The trek from Altona, MB and Picture Butte, AB to Hanover, Germany has begun, but the show must go on! In today's episode: Top Ag News Mike Opperman, Farm Journal's MILK, joins to talk about the similarities between production and business operations in the Canadian and U.S. dairy industries. Matthew Pot, Grain Perspectives, breaks down... Read More
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Host Shaun Haney says we are better as an industry when we genuinely try to understand other points of view. Hosting once again from Las Vegas, Nevada, Haney covers: Top Ag News (as always) with Kelvin Heppner. DEF winter storage considerations. Chip Flory, host Market Rally - All things markets — corn, soybeans, and the... Read More
Another day, another broadcast from Las Vegas. Host Shaun Haney is down south for Farm Journal's MILK Business Conference. In today's show: An update on the conference - hot topics like immigration and labour. Jim Wiesemeyer of Pro Farmer on all things trade, U.S. politics, and why tax reform is so critical for the Trump... Read More
From the land of casinos, cheap beer and all the food you can possibly eat, Shaun Haney hosts today's show/podcast from Las Vegas, where he's attending Farm Journal's MILK Business Conference. Highlights: Weekend college football recap Doug Porter, chief economist for BMO, joins Kelvin Heppner to discusses the slowdown in the Canadian economy, where the... Read More
Host Shaun Haney starts off the conversation today with a nod to the diversity of consumers, and a head-shake to falling snow. Then: Top Ag News - October job numbers better than expected; Wall Street poll on potential for U.S. to withdraw from North American Free Trade Agreement; new United Conservative Party leader names ag... Read More
Well, the last inning was played in the World Series, and the snow has fallen in western Canada. Host Shaun Haney reflects on the abrupt changes, after a hasty trip to New York City. Then, in the show: Top Ag News - U.S. President Donald Trump back to talking tough on trade deals; optimism around... Read More
Host Shaun Haney starts off the show with an update from New York City. Then: Top Ag News - Rainfall records; more bad news for Finance Minister Bill Morneau —Canada's GDP sees a decline; accusations on price fixing in bread; Canada's largest farmland investor set to double in size; bioterrorism case potential in PEDv. Signal... Read More
Happy Halloween! What ag-inspired pumpkin carvings are you working on? Today, on the show: Top Ag News - Richardson continues expansion through acquisition of ten retail outlets in Western Canada; India's desire for self-sufficiency isn't as easy as they'll have world believe; CFIA makes changes to labeling rules on pork; CTV's story on cattle dying... Read More
Happy Agronomic Monday! Today, on the show: Top Ag News - Kelvin's Hot Picks; CN Railway and Norfolk Southern working together on a "joint interline service" to help congestion in Chicago; another rough week for Minister of Finance Bill Morneau; former Prime Minister Stephen Harper's criticism of the current government; the impact of trade (or... Read More
Friday's edition of RealAg Radio: Saskatchewan harvest report, with yield estimates, including a average soybean yield in the teens (that's going to have to climb if acres are supposed to reach anticipated levels); Manitoba's government rolls out its anticipated carbon pricing plan; Anne Wasko discusses the rally in live cattle futures on the Beef Market... Read More