Shaun Haney is back in the office today, talking to co-host Kelvin Heppner for this episode of RealAg Radio. In today's show: Member of Parliament Gerry Ritz's reference to Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna as 'climate Barbie'. Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay seemed to take the side of his party... Read More
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Members of Parliament are back at their seats for the fall sitting of Parliament, and tensions are high, with the Conservatives and NDP questioning the Liberals' proposed tax changes announced in July. Farm groups and farmers have also been vocal in criticizing the government's plan. "I don't think the government realized the opposition that would... Read More
The latest three-month exemption to India's rules requiring fumigation of pulse crops is nearing its expiration date, and Canadians are no nearer to an understanding of what, exactly, that might mean. "As of today, we don't know what India's policy is going to be for bills of lading that are dated October 1 or later,... Read More
There's a reason most farms pay accountants to provide tax planning advice. Taxes are complicated. Add multiple pages of new information, unclear definitions, 'tax cheat' accusations, some emotional rhetoric, and it's a challenge, even for accountants, to assess what Finance Minister Bill Morneau's proposed tax changes could mean for an individual farm business. We're going... Read More
Canada's wheat industry, working together with the federal government, laid out its priorities for research in a national report unveiled at press conference in Saskatoon on Tuesday. Led by Cereals Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the 2017 Canadian Wheat Research Priorities Report is being described as the first time the wheat industry has come... Read More
It's the Public Trust Summit in Calgary, AB today and tomorrow. RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney is there to cover the event, and in this episode of the show: Crystal Mackay of the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI) joins to discuss the 2017 Public Trust Research results. Charlie Arnot, CEO of the Center for Food Integrity... Read More
Finance Minister Bill Morneau asked several Opposition MPs to send him contact information for Canadians concerned about the Liberals' proposed tax reforms during Question Period on Monday, saying he would call these individuals personally. After hearing Morneau say this, some farmers and small business owners picked up the phone to call the minister, only to... Read More
After years of patiently waiting for market approvals, Dow AgroSciences' Enlist corn hybrids are heading to farm fields in 2018. The company showed off eight of the 16 hybrids it will make available for 2018 planting at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ontario. Dow Seeds portfolio marketing leader Marty Vermey explains that the program... Read More
In today's episode of the show, co-hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner cover: Kelvin's Hot Picks (hint: they weren't so hot); Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay's response to questions about whether or not he supports the proposed tax changes by the Liberal government; Peter Johnson, RealAg's resident agronomist, joins to discuss crop conditions... Read More
What should farmers look for when planning to purchase a new cultivator? There's been plenty of cultivator innovation in recent years that farmers need to consider, says agronomist Pat Lynch, who hosted the annual tillage demonstration at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ontario. This year manufacturers showed off secondary cultivation units set to finish... Read More