While the U.S. dairy industry has raised its voice in calling on the Trump administration to pressure Canada into allowing more dairy imports, Dairy Farmers of Canada has kept a relatively quiet profile over the last few months. The national dairy producer group appears to have chosen to stay out of the spotlight with Canada's... Read More
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The seed growing season doesn't really end at harvest. Once a seed crop is harvested the grower needs to condition and clean the seed to get the lot sample up to a certified grade. Seed cleaning plants have many shapes and sizes, but the overall process is the same — taking the harvested crop and... Read More
Maintaining the Canada-U.S. relationship following the election of Donald Trump has quickly become a top priority for the Trudeau government, adding to an already long list of issues facing the Liberals. "It's added a lot of uncertainty obviously to an already full agenda. They came to power with 300-plus promises. A very ambitious government, across... Read More
It's Friday! And that means it's time for a RealAg Roundtable on today's show. After Shaun and Kelvin cover the day's news, which includes the Canadian government's plan to attend a post-TPP trade summit with most of the other TPP countries and China, southwest Ontario market consultant and economist Matthew Pot joins the show to... Read More
It's time for another episode of the Beef Market Update! Shaun Haney and Anne Wasko are fresh off their trip to Nashville and they have much to discuss. Canada has agreed that they will attend the the March "post-TPP" meeting in Chile with most of the other countries minus the United States. Also invited is... Read More
As the independent law enforcement agency tasked with administering Canada's Competition Act, the Competition Bureau operates on the fundamental assumption that competition is good for both businesses and consumers. So when examining a merger or acquisition, the Bureau will go through three main steps to determine whether a deal will result in reduced competition: "We... Read More
New census data showing a shift west, Canadian cabinet ministers in Washington, new USDA supply/demand numbers, the NFU's stance on neonics, spring flood risk in Saskatchewan & more — Shaun and Kelvin break down the latest news to start today's show. From there, we discuss how to keep the conversation going between generations in a... Read More
When you're on the hunt for that new seed drill one of the major consideration is row width configurations. There continues to be an influx of European thought on cereal production with the push to run sub-7.5 inch row widths. Some would argue that Ontario growers have gone narrower at a faster rate than Western... Read More
Managing a feedyard used to be fairly simple. You bought the cattle, you processed the cattle, the cattle were fed, and then sold. And that process repeated itself. In 2017, this kind of lack of attention to detail is a money-losing guarantee. Collecting data and understanding what is happening in your feedyard is essential to... Read More
We have another jam-packed show today, as we celebrate Food Freedom Day in Canada. What's Food Freedom Day? Shaun and Kelvin explain/discuss in today top news part of the show. Guests include Tim Caulfield of the University of Alberta on the inescapable influence of celebrities on food and health decisions, Chad Moskal of Rocky Mountain... Read More