Pope Gregory I probably didn't foresee his list being used as guidance for grain farmers managing market risk when he defined what became known as the seven cardinal sins in 590 AD. But whether we're talking morality or grain marketing, these behaviours and habits can be costly. Brian Voth, president of IntelliFarm Inc., presented the... Read More
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As officials left the recent trilateral meeting between Canada, United States, and Mexico, RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney was able to talk about the outcome of the meeting with Colin Woodall, National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) vice president of government relations. When Shaun talked to John Masswohl, with the Canadian Cattlemen's Association, it was clear that the... Read More
Right from the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA trade show in Nashville, Shaun and special guest co-host Anne Wasko discuss the latest news and sentiment in the beef industry on today's program. American Farm Bureau Federation president Zippy Duvall also joins Shaun to discuss trade, environmental policy and immigration under President Trump. Sarah Foster and... Read More
One of the major agriculture lobby organizations in the United States is the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF). With members across the country, there are many priorities for the AFBF under the new Trump administration. At this week's National Cattlemen's Beef Association meeting in Nashville, Shaun Haney spoke with AFBF president Zippy Duvall. Duvall is... Read More
This week at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) conference over 200 Canadians will descend on Music City to take in Cattleman's College, network, and possibly attend committee meetings to influence the direction of the U.S., Canadian, and Mexican beef trading relationship. On RFD-TV's Market Day Report, Shaun Haney discussed the special importance of this... Read More
And just like that, it's February! This February 1st episode of the RealAg Radio program, recorded at FarmTech at Edmonton, has co-hosts Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith talking top news, coffee controversies and contests, and wheat variety choices. In this episode you'll hear from General Roméo Dallaire as he talks leadership in the face of... Read More
We're kicking off February with a correction — no, that wasn't Greg Stewart in the production guide you saw last week, it really was your Wheat Pete's Word host Peter Johnson. This week, Johnson covers a whole lot of ground, including a reminder to check on your tiled fields to help identify broken tiles, a... Read More
It is no secret that this is a big week at NCBA in Nashville for the Canadian, U.S., and Mexican beef industry. Trade is on tap in every meeting or side conversation throughout the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center. Wednesday morning, February 1, officials and invited guests from all three countries gathered for the annual NCBA... Read More
It's FarmTech time! RealAg Radio co-host Kelvin Heppner is joined by resident loud-talker Lyndsey Smith for this on-location-in-Edmonton recording of the show. In the top news, these two Manitobans talk spring flooding (it happens a LOT), rabies incidence in Ontario's Perth County, and a new mystery midge in Saskatchewan. Later in the show, you'll hear... Read More
We're talking cover crops in corn/soybean rotations, how soybean plants have changed over the decades, the increasing number of herbicide-tolerance traits in soybeans, and a top five list for growing a good lentil crop on this "Agronomy Monday" edition of RealAg Radio. Catch RealAg Radio every weekday afternoon at 4pm eastern on Rural Radio Channel... Read More