We might be hearing more about plant-based protein and meatless burgers in headlines, but when we look around the world, demand for animal-based protein — meat — is still climbing. In this podcast we connect with Carlos Saviani, the vice president of food sustainability with the World Wildlife Fund. You might say he brings a... Read More
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Co-hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner are back for another jam-packed Friday episode of RealAg Radio. In it: The North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations start over the weekend; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dresses the part for the International Plowing Match in Ontario; A motion to have the agriculture committee examine tax changes defeated yesterday;... Read More
The federal government wants to clamp down on incorporated business owners who it says are claiming capital gains when they should be reporting taxable income or dividends. A capital gain is essentially the increase in the value of a capital asset, such as farmland, above its purchase price. Under Canada's tax system, only 50 percent... Read More
This episode of RealAg Radio starts off talking...you guessed it — football. But co-hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner aren't just great sports commentators. In this show: Top News: An update on SK crop conditions, CETA Day, discrepancies in proposed tax change messages, lobbying MPs, the upcoming pulse export deadline, and, of course, NAFTA. Brian... Read More
The length of time it takes to a new technology to clear regulatory approvals is often seen as a barrier to innovation. In the case of a new wheat variety, for example, there are multiple pieces of federal legislation (ie. the Canada Seeds Act and the Canada Grains Act) and government departments involved in bringing... Read More
Salford’s Valmar 9620 was on display at Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois last month. The newest addition to Salford’s Valmar Air Boom line features a 660 cubic foot hopper, and 70 foot hydraulic booms, allowing it to cover at least 110 acres per hour, with less time needed to re-fill. In addition, the machine... Read More
Host Peter Johnson is back in the office for this episode of The Word. In trying to catch up on a plethora of questions, Johnson discusses: wheat after silage, double cob corn, red soybean leaves and so much more. Have a question you’d like Peter to address? Or some yield results to send in? Leave... Read More
The federal government thinks too many Canadians are using private corporations as tax-advantaged personal savings accounts, and so it's proposing having much higher tax rates apply to income that comes from investments made within a company. For an incorporated farm business, this "passive" investment income might include returns from GICs, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, or... Read More
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
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