There's a flavour for strong beef demand in the country, says Anne Wasko, market analyst with Gateway Livestock, which has producers feeling good about market positioning. Last week's slaughter report showed a 6.3 percent increase in animals killed in federally inspected plants in Canada, when compared to last year at this time. It's good news... Read More
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New tractor sales numbers in Canada continue to exceed last year's levels, and sales activity in the U.S. The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has released its September flash report on new tractor and combine sales in Canada and the United States. In Canada, four-wheel-drive tractor sales were up almost 80 percent from September of last... Read More
Co-hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner start off the show with a discussion around the multi-cultural New Orleans, and, of course, sports. Then, on this Friday episode of the show: Top Ag News - BASF makes a big purchase, Saskatchewan crop report, National Beef Check-Off going up, new poll showing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could... Read More
The tone surrounding the negotiations to update NAFTA has taken a gloomy turn, especially for agriculture, with a growing consensus that there's a real chance President Trump will try to follow through on his repeated threats to pull the U.S. out of NAFTA. Even Prime Minister Trudeau, after meeting with Trump on Wednesday, sounded like... Read More
Intro craziest places to record RealAg Radio from, Shaun Haney co-hosts with Kelvin Heppner from a Starbucks in New Orleans. In this episode: Top Ag News - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau corrects Canadian Revenue Agency on employee discounts, updates on North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Trudeau/Trump relationship; Manitoba receives legal advice on... Read More
What does the show ring at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin and Liberal tax proposals have in common? Depending on the day and the country, you'll find 22-year-old Dennis Catt in the middle of both. Last week, Catt and his Ontario 4-H judging teammates eyeballed udders and contemplated cow confirmation as they competed... Read More
Last week TransCanada Corp announced its withdrawal from the 1.1 million barrel per day Energy East pipeline project in Canada. The cancellation of this $15.7 billion project has created much unrest or satisfaction depending where you live in Canada. The pipeline's concept was to take oil east for domestic use and exports abroad. The pipeline... Read More
In this episode of The Word, host Peter Johnson takes us through "unbelievable yield reports", push back on his IP vs RR soybeans conversation, cover crop management, and some specific questions on triticale and wheat. Have a question you’d like Johnson to address? Or some yield results to send in? Leave him a message at... Read More
Co-hosts Kelvin Heppner and Shaun Haney start off the show with one of the strangest dairy commercials ever created. Then: Top Ag News - Farmer's Edge partners with Planet Labs, an update on North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food in Europe, federal government announces super-clusters, Manitoba Crop Report, India reported... Read More
From Prince Rupert down to Vancouver's Fraser River ports, grain companies are investing hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure for loading grain onto ships destined for overseas markets. Just a few weeks ago, Raymont Logistics opened the only unit train stuffing facility on Canada's west coast at Prince Rupert. In Vancouver, on the north... Read More