Federal transport minister Marc Garneau has unveiled the Liberals' long-term strategy for transportation in Canada, including the promise to introduce new legislation relevant for grain transportation in early 2017. Co-hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner discuss the government's promise to address concerns about grain transportation, Dairy Farmers of Canada's new logo, and much more on... Read More
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While delays in regulatory approvals have pushed back the timeline for Syngenta's proposed US$43 billion sale to ChemChina, the head of Syngenta's Canadian operations is looking forward to the getting the deal finalized. Jay Bradshaw, president of Syngenta Canada, sat down with RealAg's Shaun Haney during the Syngenta Media Summit in North Carolina last week.... Read More
Bern Tobin and Lyndsey Smith join co-hosts Shaun and Kelvin to chat about harvest progress, the U.S. election, changes to Canada's Food Guide and more. We also hear from Brian Comeault of Cargill on the sudden halt in the canola market rally. Tune in each weekday to SiriusXM’s Rural Radio Channel 147 at 4 p.m.... Read More
Despite a tough year, there are reports of Ontario elevators running at full capacity or right full. Some farmers are reporting a record wheat and soybean year, which explains the full delivery points, but as harvest winds down many farmers will be happy with average, at best. That's where we start with this week's Wheat... Read More
As canola seed prices have risen, farmers across the prairies have cut back on the amount of seed they're putting in the ground. The Canola Council of Canada still recommends aiming for 7 to 10 plants per square foot with uniform emergence and spacing, but many farms have been targeting lower plant stands — in... Read More
Are you regularly grumpy? Do you know someone that's happy all the time and wonder, what is wrong with him? Is he/she just way too happy? To turn the tables: are you as happy as you could be? Sometimes in our busy lives we struggle to find happiness on a daily basis. Many times it's... Read More
Co-hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner discuss the moment in the House of Commons involving the former and current trade ministers following the introduction of the bill to implement the Canada-EU trade deal. Kevin Grier also stops in to chat about retail beef prices — are we finally seeing a trend lower? We also hear... Read More
Just over a week after Canada's Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland stormed out of trade talks uttering words like "impossible" and "incapable," there she was with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday signing off on a final version of the massive agreement. The treaty now heads back to the governments of the 28 EU member states... Read More
The Canada-EU trade deal has been signed, as PMJT stopped in Brussels to make it official on Sunday. Ryan Heath, Brussels-based correspondent for Politico, joins us today to discuss what it took to get both sides to that signing table on the weekend. We also hear from long-time CBC broadcaster Don Newman — his thoughts... Read More
Mario Tenuta has been studying greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture for longer than he's willing to admit. Never before has he seen this much interest in the topic. "We've always had interest in carbon sequestration and the use of nitrogen fertilizers and manures, but now where we are called to some form of action and... Read More