The inaugural BeefTech conference was held in Edmonton this week, where Agri-Trend founder and "outspoken advocate for agriculture" Robert Saik delivered the keynote address. Saik's presentation focused largely on the metaphor of swimming in a river — we can either swim with the current of scientific evolution, or try to fight against it. In this... Read More
Category: Podcasts
The trek from Altona, MB and Picture Butte, AB to Hanover, Germany has begun, but the show must go on! In today's episode: Top Ag News Mike Opperman, Farm Journal's MILK, joins to talk about the similarities between production and business operations in the Canadian and U.S. dairy industries. Matthew Pot, Grain Perspectives, breaks down... Read More
In this episode of The Word, host Peter Johnson takes us through plot data, the corn conundrum, whacking weeds and specific questions all the way from wheat to fertilizer salt injury. Have a question you’d like Johnson to address? Or some yield results to send in? Leave him a message at 1-888-746-3311, send him a... Read More
Host Shaun Haney says we are better as an industry when we genuinely try to understand other points of view. Hosting once again from Las Vegas, Nevada, Haney covers: Top Ag News (as always) with Kelvin Heppner. DEF winter storage considerations. Chip Flory, host Market Rally - All things markets — corn, soybeans, and the... Read More
Another day, another broadcast from Las Vegas. Host Shaun Haney is down south for Farm Journal's MILK Business Conference. In today's show: An update on the conference - hot topics like immigration and labour. Jim Wiesemeyer of Pro Farmer on all things trade, U.S. politics, and why tax reform is so critical for the Trump... Read More
From the land of casinos, cheap beer and all the food you can possibly eat, Shaun Haney hosts today's show/podcast from Las Vegas, where he's attending Farm Journal's MILK Business Conference. Highlights: Weekend college football recap Doug Porter, chief economist for BMO, joins Kelvin Heppner to discusses the slowdown in the Canadian economy, where the... Read More
It's just a little dirt or grease and a bit of sunlight, how much harm can it do? When it comes to pulling strength, the elements can take a toll on the ability of tow straps to do their two-part job — to not break and to minimize the risk of human injury when pulling... Read More
Host Shaun Haney starts off the conversation today with a nod to the diversity of consumers, and a head-shake to falling snow. Then: Top Ag News - October job numbers better than expected; Wall Street poll on potential for U.S. to withdraw from North American Free Trade Agreement; new United Conservative Party leader names ag... Read More