Trade has been the focal point for the beef industry in North America, lately, as both Canada and the U.S. search for export growth. It seems like we talk more about trade deficits and surpluses between countries than we have in a long time. This week in the Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko, Anne... Read More
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It's Friday and that means it's roundtable time on today's show. Join Shaun and Kelvin, as they discuss today's news, including Brian Mulroney's latest comments on NAFTA renegotiation, Brad Wall's visit to Washington, hog industry excitement in Manitoba and more. With barbecue season around the corner, Anne Wasko joins Shaun for another beef market update,... Read More
As the Canadian government contemplates moving forward on a free trade agreement with China, the canola industry sees tremendous potential to increase exports to the country that already imports more canola seed than any other. That's because Canadian canola seed headed to China currently faces a nine percent tariff, whereas the tariff on soybeans is... Read More
SeCan recently discovered that the majority of the soft white wheat varieties grown in western Canada naturally contain the Sm1 trait for midge tolerance. The trait has likely always been there, but only recently have we had the technology to test for it. The Sm1 gene was first identified as naturally occurring in soft red... Read More
It's day two of the Canadian Dairy XPO, and today's show features several guests from Stratford, including JP Gervais, chief ag economist for Farm Credit Canada; Ontario Agcast podcast host Wendell Schumm; and CDX founder Jordan Underhill. Wheat Pete also discusses #plant17 in Alberta, starter fertilizer and more as part of this week's Word. Catch... Read More
Saskatchewan's new provincial budget will cost farmers an average of $2 per acre, according to calculations by the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS). While there's been a fair bit of discussion about the province reducing exemptions on farm fuel and the impact that will have, there hasn't been as much talk about how the... Read More
Syngenta-ChemChina approvals, India's demand for Canadian pulses, Nuffield Canada's 2017 scholarships — just some of the topics Shaun and Kelvin discuss on today's show. The Canadian Dairy XPO kicks off today in Stratford, Ontario, and we check in with Bern Tobin, who's at the show. We also hear from Garth Donald on agronomic decisions heading... Read More
Concerns that India would no longer accept Canadian peas and lentils due to changes to fumigation requirements on incoming shipments were overblown, says the president of LeftField Commodity Research. India issued a three month extension last week, allowing sales to Canada's largest pulse export market to continue. "In the end it turns out there was... Read More
We've hit April, and that means it's time for the first of many #plant17 reports! This week, we've got super early wheat going in in Alberta, believe it or not, so that's where we start with this edition of Wheat Pete's Word. For Ontario growers, host Peter Johnson kicks off with a rust warning and... Read More
Shaun and Kelvin co-host today's show, discussing everything from the remaining 2016 harvest in Alberta and Saskatchewan to the new wheat yield record (249.7 bu/ac!) set in New Zealand to hot dog demand forecasts for Major League ballparks this season. Chuck Penner of LeftField Commodity Research also joins to discuss the India pulse export situation... Read More