The boards of directors for Cereals Canada and the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) have agreed to explore a possible "integration" of the two grain industry organizations. A working group, made up of directors from both boards, has been formed to examine how the two entities could work more closely together. The mandate of this... Read More
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What a week! To put the bow on a busy week in the ag world, here's the lineup for Friday's show, with host Shaun Haney: Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau discusses the passage of Bill C-49, the need for investment in transportation infrastructure, and Shaun even sneaks in a question about Canada's plans for ratifying... Read More
There's been plenty of buzz this week among farm groups and the grain industry about the long-awaited passage of Bill C-49 — the federal government's transportation legislation that covers everything from airline ownership rules to what grain companies can put in contracts with railways. Farm group leaders and representatives from the grain industry joined federal... Read More
When should you consider switching corn and plant a shorter-season hybrid? That's a question many growers in some southwestern regions of Ontario are wrestling with as the calendar pushes ever closer to June. Spring weather conditions in many areas of the province have been good and planting is proceeding at a strong pace. However, heavy... Read More
We've hit the half-way mark of this next-to-last week of May and the weather has improved slightly in a few areas of the Prairies, as tinder-dry areas such as Brandon, MB, and Regina, SK, got some much needed rain. In today's episode of RealAg Radio, host Shaun Haney is joined by Patti Miller, chief commissioner... Read More
The average size of a new grain bin in Western Canada has grown dramatically in recent years. 1,650 bushel flat-bottom bins, while still needed in some cases, are turning into relics of the past. "Right now, the average bin going up is around 25,000 bushels," says Lorne Grieger of the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI),... Read More
CN Rail says it is moving ahead with a previously discussed plan to purchase 1,000 new grain hopper cars over the next two years following the passage of Bill C-49 in Parliament earlier this week. "This substantial investment in higher capacity payload hopper cars, with up to 10 per cent more capacity than the older... Read More
Shaun Haney kicks off Wednesday's show talking about the best hole-in-the-wall restaurants in rural towns (send him your favourite at the email address below or in a tweet with #RealAgRadio). From there, the show includes: Today's ag news, including royal assent for the federal government's long-awaited transportation legislation — Bill C-49, as well as the... Read More
For all the talk of a late, late spring, we sure have caught up in a hurry. While there are areas hurting for moisture nearly across Canada, some regions have had near-ideal planting conditions and even a timely rain or two, post-seeding. What's got croppers curious this week? Peter Johnson, host of Wheat Pete's Word,... Read More
Farm and grain industry groups are giving a big thumbs-up to the federal government for finally passing Bill C-49. The Transportation Modernization Act received royal assent on Wednesday, after gaining final approval from the Senate late Tuesday. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay will be joined by grain industry stakeholders at a Richardson elevator just north of... Read More