It was a day where the world remembered former U.S. President George H.W. Bush at his memorial service. There was a Canadian flare at the funeral as former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney gave one of the eulogies. Shaun Haney shares a portion of Mulroney's comments to open the show. Today show run down includes:... Read More
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This week's edition of Wheat Pete's Word tackles tough questions and comments from the Maritimes, the United States, and across Ontario. In case you missed it, the east has called time-of-death on the potato harvest with a full 10% of the crop abandoned. There's no shortage of concern for next year's wheat crop, too, and... Read More
In a move designed to "streamline decision making and empower the advocacy committees to build consensus and develop policy positions," the Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) has revamped its structure from a president, vice-president, and executive committee to a chair, vice-chair, and board member organization. Jeff Nielsen, of the Alberta Barley Commission, was elected chair,... Read More
Although Agribition has come and gone, there's still much talk around town about Jim Reeves, the the Texas longhorn steer that graced the show for the first time in 2018. Owner Kris Johnson says about the longhorns: "They're a very very docile breed, which is what's so special about Jim Reeves, he's a big massive... Read More
It's nice to have all the bells and whistles on new equipment, and you have to keep up-to-date on new ideas or you'll get left behind. It's is also important to listen to your customers and realize that sometimes it is hard to manipulate bells and whistles when you have to wear thick gloves to... Read More
RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney has a great line-up for Tuesday's show. News with Guse kicks things off as Shaun and Jessika Guse tackle all the top ag news you should know. Topics covered include: AGT get the green light from a special committee to privatize Some confusion around the China and U.S. trade resolution... Read More
When it comes to policy and politics, is compromise inherently a bad thing? It would seem the expectation on political figures these days is to never back down or never hear from and incorporate the "other side." But, as former leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Rona Ambrose, explains, "We have to support leaders... Read More
Can spray technology help us better manage the escalating problem of herbicide-resistant weeds? Spray guru Tom Wolf, from Saskatchewan-based Agrimetrix Research & Training, certainly thinks so. At the recent Canadian Weed Science Society meeting at Niagara Falls, Ont., Wolf highlighted two technologies he believes could help help growers manage weed resistance. In this video, Wolf... Read More
It's Agronomic Monday with a dash of News with Guse on this early December edition of RealAg Radio. Your host, Shaun Haney, covers all the top ag news stories of the day with Jessika Guse including: Presidents Trump and Xi meet during the G20 summit Saskatchewan tightens up its regulations around driving a semi SaskCanola... Read More
It's nice to receive recognition from your peers. It is particularly nice when your peers are also your friends and the recognition occurs in a place of special emotional significance. All these things came together for Elaine Froese during last week's Agriculture Excellence Conference held at Winnipeg, Man. It was in the ballroom of the... Read More