Yesterday was Canada Day, and we're definitely feeling that it's a weird week here at RealAgriculture. With yesterday being a stat holiday in Canada, and tomorrow being a stat holiday in the U.S., we're asking ourselves: What day of the week is it?! Despite our confusion, we know it's Thursday, and that can only mean... Read More
Category: Podcasts
COVID-19 has really thrown a lot of the economic forecasting out the window for the Canadian economy. The big question is, how quickly we can get back to normal? Glen Hodgson, fellow-in-residence at the C.D. Howe Institute at Toronto, Ont., joined Shaun Haney for a chat about our country's economic forecast. The economy rode a... Read More
To our Canadian listeners — Happy Canada Day! We hope you are able to take a break from spraying and enjoy some downtime to celebrate our country! Not only is it Canada Day, but it's also Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA, or USMCA, depending on where you are) implementation day. On today's episode of RealAg Radio,... Read More
For this special Canada Day edition of Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson has got answers to your timely agronomic questions. The good news is there are no alerts this week, but that doesn't mean you can let the throttle off scouting — there are insect pests creeping in and populations can grow very quickly!... Read More
Did anyone win in the final version of the New NAFTA? Is trade diversification for Canada just a pipe dream? How come we rarely talk about trade with Mexico? In this edition of RealAg LIVE! with Carlo Dade, director of the trade & investment centre of the Canada West Foundation, host Shaun Haney gets in... Read More
Happy Tuesday! On today's episode of RealAg Radio, you'll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Darcy Herauf, of Farm Credit Canada, with a product spotlight; Jon Driedger, of LeftField Commodity Research on crop production estimates following the June USDA report; and Glen Hodgson, of the C.D. Howe Institute,... Read More
As June winds down to a close, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) rolls out its revised acreage report. The latest report brought some surprises, to say the least, as some numbers were a significant revision from March, 2020. It is safe to say the market was a little shocked, as the USDA came... Read More