Agribition is about a lot of things — every year the event hosts cattle shows, sales, a tradeshow, and even live entertainment. Ultimately, though, Agribition is all about the ranchers. With the help of the Agribition newsroom staff, Shaun was able to gather up a panel of purebred cattle breeders to discuss the industry, the... Read More
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There are so many moving parts in the agriculture industry — shifting food trends eventually are mirrored in production changes, and evolving markets and economics drive policy changes. Behind all this change, however, are the people in leadership positions within agriculture. And, according to Ontario's Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Deb Stark,... Read More
Another Ag Excellence conference is in the books. It was actually the first one that I have ever attended and it was a great time. One of the unique aspects of the conference is that there is such a wide swath of producers in terms of the Canadian geography but also genre of production. From... Read More
Health Canada's plans to phase out use of a specific neonic insecticide, the EPA has raised its ethanol mandate in the U.S., people from more than 70 countries are looking for beef genetics to take home from Agribition...there's plenty to cover on this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. Guests include Blake MacMillan, chair of the... Read More
President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to spend part of his first day in the Oval Office issuing a notification of intent to withdraw the U.S. from the "potential disaster" that is the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Trump has spoken in favour of bilateral deals, and possibly got a jump on one with Japan by meeting Prime... Read More
Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart reiterated the province's opposition to the federal government's carbon tax plan at Agribition this week. "It's going to impose huge costs on agriculture if it rolls out the way it's been heralded. It'll have the effect of making us uncompetitive in most of our markets because our competitors are not... Read More
Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends! On today's show, Shaun and Kelvin take us on a tour of the Agribition grounds, with conversations on how bovine TB is spread, what it takes to be named Agribition's auctioneer champion, growing demand for lamb, an update on the lentil market, an interesting conversation with two high school... Read More
In 1971, John Willmott was a cattle producer in southern Ontario and director for the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto when he was invited to judge cattle at a new event called Canadian Western Agribition in Regina. Fast forward 45 years, the 83-year-old Willmott has been involved in Agribition in some way every year... Read More
Whether producing award-winning newscasts or producing Canada's largest livestock show, the process behind the scenes is similar, says the new CEO of Canadian Western Agribition. Chris Lane joined Agribition in July after working as a senior news producer for CBC in Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Maritimes. "It's really about people," he explains, as we chatted... Read More
Next year marks Canada's 150th birthday, and you can bet there will be some phenomenal events held in conjunction with the occasion. For the agriculture industry, 4-H Canada is planning a summit of global proportions. In this interview filmed at October's Advancing Women Conference, Shaun Haney sits down with Jen Christie (@savvyfarmgirl), newly-minted chair of... Read More