Wednesday's edition of RealAg Radio, as heard on SiriusXM 147, hosted by Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner — highlights: The Canadian International Grains Institute and Cereals Canada acknowledge there's been conversations about them joining forces; Deputy ambassador and advisory panel for upcoming NAFTA negotiations announced, with some connections to Canadian ag; Dairy groups not pleased... Read More
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Tuesday's edition of RealAg Radio, with Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner — highlights: 5 years since the end of the Canadian Wheat Board on Aug 1, 2012; Matthew Pot on U.S. crop conditions, cooler weather forecasts for August, and Twitter contests predicting prices; Al Mussell, author of a new report looking at farm subsidies, how... Read More
It's Agronomy Monday, hosted by Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner — highlights: Peter Johnson takes a few minutes from harvesting wheat to discuss soybean issues growers are seeing — late maturity, downy mildew, aphids and more, as well as western bean cutworm in corn; Rob Saik, Agri-Trend founder and executive producer of the "Know GMO"... Read More
Friday's edition of RealAg Radio with Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner — highlights: Anne Wasko on the climbing Canadian dollar and the impact of Japan announcing increased tariffs on beef as of August 1; Neil Townsend of FarmLink Marketing Solutions on the U.S. wheat tour yield estimate and why he thinks prices have yet to... Read More
Thursday's edition of RealAg Radio with Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner — highlights: What does the future hold for electric motors and farm equipment, as the UK commits to not allowing new diesel and gas vehicles by 2040?; Darcy Cook, director of engineering for JCA Electronics, the company that provided the internal electronics in the... Read More
Wednesday's edition of RealAg Radio, with Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner — highlights (not necessarily in this order): Cam Dahl, president of Cereals Canada, on Italy ignoring EU rules and imposing country of origin labeling on pasta, threatening Canadian durum exports; Shaun and Kelvin discuss the Washington Post article on the top 10 myths about... Read More
Tuesday's edition of RealAg Radio, hosted by Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner — highlights: Neil Douglas of Univar discussing the future of independent retailers, in light of consolidation among larger crop input suppliers; Mark Brock, chair of Grain Farmers of Ontario, on the changes to AgriInvest and AgriStability, and the promised review of BRM programs... Read More
Agronomy Monday, hosted by Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner, featuring: Australian agronomist and farmer Craig Hole discussing the cost of herbicide resistance in Australia, how Aussie farmers are managing resistance issues, and his advice for North American farmers (recorded at Ag in Motion near Saskatoon last week); Changes to AgriInvest under the new five-year Canadian... Read More
Friday's show, hosted by Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner — highlights: Ag ministers from across Canada reach a deal on next five-year ag funding agreement, dubbed "Canadian Agricultural Partnership." Some changes to AgriStability and AgriInvest; Italy moves ahead with COOL on durum; Proposed changes to the Canada Food Guide raise emphasis on plant-based protein; New... Read More
Thursday's show, hosted by Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner, featuring: Dairy Farmers of Canada elects a new president; Ag Minister Lawrence MacAulay leaves roundtable ahead of ag ministerial in St. John's; Farmer panel on the DOT autonomous machine, Ag in Motion and more with Jeff Bennett, Danny Ottenbreit and Landon Friesen (recorded at Ag in... Read More