Welcome to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio! We appreciate you listening in, and on today's great show, you'll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Marla Orenstein of Canada West Foundation, on what exactly carbon tariffs are; David Wiens of Dairy Farmers of Canada, on compensations for market... Read More
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This week marks a "difficult" time in Alberta for the public sector working in agriculture. By the end of this week, it's estimated that over 250 people will have lost — or will be in the process of losing — their jobs with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, with the layoffs being on the agriculture side.... Read More
Corn in Ontario is finally drying down, just as the cold, wet, fall weather kicks into gear this week. But, hey, it's not snow (sorry, Western Canada). In this week's Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson is answering plenty of your questions on soil fertility, fertilizer rates, and residue management considerations in conjunction with fertility... Read More
According to a new book from Dr. Brian Lee Crowley, managing director of the Ottawa-based think tank MacDonald-Laurier Institute, policy makers can fall into two categories. The new book, Gardeners vs Designers: Understanding the Great Fault Line in Canadian Politics, outlines that there are two types of thinkers when it comes to politics — those... Read More
Fifty years ago, supply management was formed to "save the family farm" and today, the reason for such a system to exist is becoming less clear to some researchers and analysts. A report was recently released on the future of supply management, titled Supply Management 2.0, A Possible Roadmap for the Canadian Dairy Industry. Dr.... Read More
Thanks for joining us for this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio, you'll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with your host Shaun Haney; Brian Lee Crowley of the MacDonald-Laurier Institute, on his new book; and, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, senior director of the agri-food analytics lab at Dalhousie University, on a new report... Read More
Post-secondary institutions must evolve to serve the needs of an ever-changing job market. For a diverse industry like agriculture, courses, research, and experience must change too. To discuss the SmartFarm concept and plant breeding funding advancements, we go to Stuart Cullum, president of Olds College, for this LIVE! Q&A. Don’t miss RealAg LIVE! weekdays at... Read More
Those opposed to supply management of dairy in Canada often point to other countries that have moved away from the system as success stories. But delving deeper into some of these systems shows that not all dairy value chains can be compared apples to apples (carton to carton?), but that like it or not, the... Read More
Farmers have enjoyed an extremely rare harvest rally in several grain markets. For a discussion for what's behind the corn, soybean, and wheat market moves, this RealAg LIVE! features Matthew Pot, of Grain Perspectives! Don’t miss RealAg LIVE! weekdays at 1 pm M/3 pm E on your favourite social media platform! SUMMARY Corn ending stocks... Read More