Why do we even have a regular season? Host Shaun Haney gives a shout-out to the playoffs to start the show. Then, finding and keeping skilled farm workers, and BNSF Railway's strategy. And, of course: Top Ag News - ICE wants to move canola futures to New York; an update on CP strike; Bill C-49;... Read More
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Today's show starts with a discussion on oil and diesel prices. Then: Top Ag News - Canada's GDP in February, U.S. extends steel and aluminum tariff exemptions, re-labelling TPP, CN and CP trending in opposite directions, and more. Behind the scenes at StatsCan, and reactions to the report - Kelvin Heppner shares his learnings on... Read More
How do we close the gap between potential yields and actual yields achieved in a country? Host Shaun Haney starts off the show talking about a recent article in The Economist. Then: Top Ag News - An update on Bill C-49, soil health in politics, CPTPP, and more. In-season analytics - Nope, we're not talking... Read More
What are the legislative priorities here? Host Shaun Haney starts off the show discussing potential 'easy wins' for the federal government. Then: Top Ag News with Kelvin Heppner. StatsCan's shocking acreage report - Dwight Nichol, DLN AgVentures, joins the show to interpret the surprises. Are producers more concerned about drought than analysts anticipated? What's up... Read More
Today on the show: Top Ag News Buy or Sell - Everyone's favourite (ag) game show is back, with topics ranging from canola acreage to hockey playoffs. Let us know what you think of Kelvin's answers by emailing, tweeting (with #RealAgRadio) or commenting below. Thoughts on Politics - John Barlow, Member of Parliament for Foothills,... Read More
Kelvin Heppner is in the host chair today (perhaps due to Shaun Haney's ending comments yesterday?). In today's episode: Top Ag News RockyTalk - Vaderstad Industries' Kris Cherewyk joins the show to discuss seeding into dry conditions. #HandsOffMyPlate - Ontario farmer and guest contributor Andrew Campbell joins the show to talk about Health Canada's front-of-package... Read More
It's a special episode of the show. We've got the entire RealAgriculture content team together in Winnipeg, MB. Kelvin Heppner, Peter Johnson, Debra Murphy, Lyndsey Smith, and Bernard Tobin join host Shaun Haney to talk land values, food labels (#handsoffmyplate), and late seeding. Join us for RealAg Radio every weekday at 4 pm eastern on... Read More
If the U.S. corn crop were planted in two weeks, what would that work out to for seeds per second? Host Shaun Haney starts out with a shoutout to one of our listeners who has done the math on it. Then: Top Ag(ronomic) News Pairing soil sensing technology with planting parameters — a look at... Read More
We'd be remiss if we didn't start the show talking weather — is it finally spring? Then: Top Ag News - Beer borders, NAFTA, and more. Buy or Sell - Everyone's favourite segment that has Kelvin Heppner in the hot seat. Market Messages - The Bank of Canada's murky messages, the Federal Reserve's impact on... Read More
Thursday's edition of RealAg Radio, hosted by Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner, including: Latest news, including NAFTA ministerial meeting in Washington today, and Maxime Bernier cancelling the release of his book; Cam Dahl of Cereals Canada on Italy shutting out Canadian durum, rail problems (including the looming strike on Saturday), and wheat classification changes; Bud... Read More