On Friday's edition of RealAg Radio, with host Kelvin Heppner: Soybean yield surprise from the USDA in its August WASDE report Jenessa Karlowsky of Cargill MarketSense discusses highlights from the USDA report Beef Market Update — Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock on the impact hot/dry weather is having on timing and volumes of cattle coming... Read More
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On Thursday's edition of RealAg Radio, with hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner: Would you spend extra for equipment with a retro or classic paint scheme? Sask. Ag Minister Lyle Stewart announces he's stepping down to seek treatment after cancer diagnosis Product spotlight: Darrin Hicks of Corteva discusses the company's canola portfolio plans under Brevant... Read More
On Wednesday's show, with host Shaun Haney: Saudi spat escalates — Saudis selling Canadian assets? What does this mean for G3? Feed shortage concerns due to dry summer Joel Hoehn of Rocky Mountain Equipment discusses swather maintenance/servicing as part of this week's Rocky Talk BC Ag Minister Lana Popham on land policies, trade, and other... Read More
Tuesday’s edition of RealAg Radio, with hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner: Saudi Arabia halts purchases of Canadian wheat and barley. Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) says there's a new record for total amount of exported Canadian major grains and oilseeds for 2017/18. Grain Growers of Canada welcomes four new members including the Grain Farmers of... Read More
On Friday's edition of RealAg Radio: Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna visits Curtis McRae's grain farm in Manitoba Organizers aiming for 300 combines in one field at Harvest for Kids near Winkler, Man. on Saturday. Canadian veterinary system recognized as one of the best by World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) China proposes new tariffs... Read More
On Thursday's edition of RealAg Radio: A wild day in the wheat market due to a confusing report about exports from Ukraine Ontario launching its own court challenge against the federal carbon tax Opposition to Canadian Grain Commission's plan for $130 million surplus Ag Minister Lawrence MacAulay wraps up trade mission to Argentina and Chile... Read More
On the August 1 edition of RealAg Radio: The start of a new month and crop year means there's a flurry of news to talk about, including BASF closing its deal with Bayer, the Canadian Grain Commission announcing plans for its $130 million user fee surplus, the Flax Council of Canada restructuring, Henk Schuurmans' inspiring... Read More
Tuesday's edition of RealAg Radio, with host Shaun Haney: A tribute to plant breeders Top ag news with Kelvin Heppner: Has Canada really been frozen out of NAFTA talks?, soybeans rally on reports of China-U.S. discussions, new stats show record oil shipments by rail, Deere buys Argentinian sprayer company, and more. Sylvain Charlebois of Dalhousie... Read More
Monday's agronomy-themed show, with host Shaun Haney: Shaun begins by acknowledging the loss of a dear friend and member of the Canadian agriculture community, Amy Matheson Bern Tobin files a report from the Honda Indy in Toronto, highlighting the impact of ethanol production in Ontario as cars race past Bethany Wyatt of BASF discusses weed... Read More
RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney starts the show on a high note by reading a pretty impactful tweet from John Kowalchuk about hardworking farmers. From there, we head into the news, where you'll hear about: How the feds registered a surplus of $3.2 billion The U.S. released its GDP figures, and they're up 2.2 per... Read More