The RealAg team gets in on the action on RealAg Radio, as we go around the horn for an update on today's show. We also discuss CP Rail reporting a record month of grain movement to Vancouver, and things getting personal between the railway and a spokesperson for western grain companies. Terry Betker of Backswath... Read More
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Needless to say it's been a tough harvest in Western Canada this fall, with many stories of combines and harvest equipment getting stuck in the muddy conditions. The Hunter Brothers (J.J., Dusty, Luke, Brock, and Ty), who farm near Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, took to Facebook on Monday to share their adventure getting stuck, adding some harmonies... Read More
For farmers, buying land can be the biggest business decision you make. It’s also a tremendously emotional decision that many famers make without fully considering all the ramifications, explains Alberta Agriculture farm financial specialist Rick Dehod. “Is it a need or a want?” asks Dehod, who says many times buying land is what farmers want,... Read More
RealAg Radio hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner kick off this very big week with a special extended version of the day's top news stories, because hey, there's a lot happening. From the impact of a carbon tax on air travel, to wild weather and an even wilder harvest season, and on to the cattle... Read More
The struggle to get the crop off in wet conditions has left its scars on fields across parts of Western Canada, leaving farmers with tough decisions on how to manage ruts and soil compaction. A deep ripper or subsoiler might have a fit in helping fix the damage, says a biosystems engineering professor from the... Read More
Don Newman knows a thing or two about Canadian politics, having covered Ottawa as a news broadcaster with CBC for more than three decades. The former senior parliamentary editor for CBC Television covered almost every major political event in Canada from the late '70s until his retirement in 2009. Newman sat down with our own... Read More
In the last month, live cattle prices have finally stabilized and it's welcome relief for everyone in the cattle business. Fundamentally, what is supporting this stability? According to Anne Wasko, with Gateway Livestock, there are tighter cattle supplies, cattle feeders are current, carcass weights are lower than a year ago for the first time since... Read More
Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock joins hosts Shaun and Kelvin on the Nov 4 edition of Real Ag Radio to chat about what's happening in the beef markets, and few other things. We also hear from Dave Hanson of Canterra Seeds, Eric Gregory of BrettYoung and Kevin McCallum of DL Seeds — three companies in... Read More
As if canola harvest hasn't been hard enough with all the snow and rain, the work won't end when this crop enters the bin. It's going to require some babysitting. "Number one when you're taking off tough grain like this is it's not 'put it away and forget it'. It's a 24-hour job type of... Read More
Live cattle cash prices have been in the 2016-version of free fall, and many producers have been challenged trying to understand why prices at the grocery stores have not followed suit. As demand concerns rise, speculation is that beef prices in Canada must eventually fall to increase sales at the meat counter. In this week's... Read More