Around 1,600 people spent part of this week at the Victoria Inn Convention Centre in Winnipeg taking in the 2017 CropConnect Conference. Organized by eight provincial commodity organizations, co-chair Roberta Galbraith joined Kelvin for a wrap-up of the fourth-annual edition of CropConnect: CropConnect '17 notes: The idea of collaborating/working together/possibly even merging provincial commodity associations... Read More
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When you look to purchase a new piece of seeding equipment what are your priorities? Is it size, colour, or what is the newest flashiest tech in the marketplace? Do you shop new and used or only one or the other? There are many things to consider. Kickin' Tires co-hosts Jim Hale and Shaun Haney... Read More
We're celebrating Canada's Ag Day today, as Kelvin and Bern co-host the show from the CropConnect conference in Winnipeg and the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville. Today's topics include the latest in the ag equipment world from NFMS, an economic outlook with Glen Hodgson of the Conference Board of Canada, and coinciding with the... Read More
Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay was in Winnipeg on Wednesday, visiting CropConnect with his Manitoba counterpart Ralph Eichler. MacAulay announced $675 thousand to support market development work through the Canadian Special crops Association and Cereals Canada. Both ministers also outlined $1.6 million in fed/prov funding for eight crop research projects at the conference (coming from... Read More
Wednesday's edition of RealAg Radio, from CropConnect in Winnipeg, featuring federal Ag Minister Lawrence MacAulay, Manitoba Ag Minister Ralph Eichler, ATB's Terry Andryo, Ontario farmer Andrew Campbell and veterinarian John Thaler. Catch RealAg Radio every weekday afternoon at 3pm central on Rural Radio 147 on Sirius XM!
Shaun Haney is in Germany this week as a guest of Bayer, celebrating 20 years of the company’s InVigor brand. The world is big place, sure, but when it comes to agriculture, it's actually quite small. As people move up the ladder within companies, they frequently get to spend time in other countries to build... Read More
After a week away, Peter Johnson is back for this edition of Wheat Pete's Word. Maybe it's the now-on-sale chocolate talking, but this week's edition is just a little wild, tackling everything from crazy strips, to peduncles, to robot sprayers, to shedding buckwheat, and much more. Learn why you've just got to stop seeding wheat... Read More
Calling this week's meeting between Prime Minister Trudeau and President Trump a "pre-arranged first date in an organized marriage," Conservative trade portfolio critic Gerry Ritz possibly came as close as we've heard to complementing the Prime Minister. "The first rule is 'do no harm,' and I think that's exactly what happened. Nothing got done, but... Read More
The inaugural "Canada's Agriculture Day" is slated for Thursday, with celebrations of Canadian agriculture planned in communities across the country. In Alberta, organizers of an event called "Meet in the Middle" are bringing together 150 millennials for a five-course meal and conversation about food in the Willow Lane Barn near Olds. As Terry Andryo, ATB... Read More
There's plenty to discuss surrounding Prime Minister Trudeau's first in-person visit with President Trump, including what the President meant when he referred to "tweaking" the Canada-U.S. trade relationship under NAFTA. Former Agriculture Minister, now Tory trade critic, Gerry Ritz joins host Kelvin Heppner to discuss the Trudeau-Trump meeting. From Germany, Shaun catches up with Dr.... Read More