Canada's dairy import rules are in the public spotlight today after President Trump referred to Canada in a speech in Wisconsin. Shaun and Kelvin discuss his remarks, and are joined by Alberta dairy producer Jeff Nonay to discuss the dispute over dairy market access. Today's show also includes the weekly Rocky Talk segment with Greg... Read More
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Ever wonder how crop analysts come up with their acreage estimates? As forecasts are finalized ahead of the StatsCan report on Friday, Dwight Nichol of DLN AgVentures joins the show today to discuss how he comes up with his numbers (including his record-breaking 22.5 million acre canola estimate). He also applies his methodology to picking... Read More
It's Agronomy Monday with hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner, as we get an update on the status of bee populations across North America, and discuss what goes into deciding when to start rolling with the airseeder or planter, whether to treat wheat seed or not, the importance of starter phosphorous, corn stand establishment and... Read More
Today's show includes discussion on the politics of the Canada-U.S. dairy file, Alberta's move to allow farm groups to collect non-refundable check-offs, Italy's plan to implement country-of-origin labeling on pasta, and the impact staying in the field over winter had on canola quality. After hearing from Cam Dahl and Veronique Barthet, we wrap up the... Read More
The RealAg team is meeting in Toronto this week (the annual get-together just happened to coincide with the Jays' home-opener on Tuesday night.) So for the first time, Shaun, Kelvin, Lyndsey and Bern are all in one place for a RealAg Radio roundtable, discussing everything from the latest farmland values report to Italy's plan to... Read More
As a sector that's generally very dependent on demand from outside the country, access to markets around the world is extremely important for Canadian agriculture. And there's been no shortage of trade issues to sort through over the last few months. As part of today's show we're revisiting some of these key trade files with... Read More
It's Agronomy Monday, and we're talking soybean row spacing, big barley yields, blackleg resistance labels on canola, and spring nitrogen options after wet conditions last fall prevented fall application. Catch RealAg Radio every weekday at 4pm eastern on Rural Radio Channel 147 on SiriusXM!
It's Friday and that means it's roundtable time on today's show. Join Shaun and Kelvin, as they discuss today's news, including Brian Mulroney's latest comments on NAFTA renegotiation, Brad Wall's visit to Washington, hog industry excitement in Manitoba and more. With barbecue season around the corner, Anne Wasko joins Shaun for another beef market update,... Read More
It's day two of the Canadian Dairy XPO, and today's show features several guests from Stratford, including JP Gervais, chief ag economist for Farm Credit Canada; Ontario Agcast podcast host Wendell Schumm; and CDX founder Jordan Underhill. Wheat Pete also discusses #plant17 in Alberta, starter fertilizer and more as part of this week's Word. Catch... Read More
Syngenta-ChemChina approvals, India's demand for Canadian pulses, Nuffield Canada's 2017 scholarships — just some of the topics Shaun and Kelvin discuss on today's show. The Canadian Dairy XPO kicks off today in Stratford, Ontario, and we check in with Bern Tobin, who's at the show. We also hear from Garth Donald on agronomic decisions heading... Read More