The Ottawa REDBLACKS (worst team name ever?) are Grey Cup champions, Agribition 2016 is in the books, and hydro rates are discouraging new business in Ontario...that's just some of the news Shaun and Kelvin discuss on today's edition of RealAg Radio. We're discuss some top-of-mind issues for young innovative farmers taking over their family operations... Read More
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Health Canada's plans to phase out use of a specific neonic insecticide, the EPA has raised its ethanol mandate in the U.S., people from more than 70 countries are looking for beef genetics to take home from Agribition...there's plenty to cover on this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. Guests include Blake MacMillan, chair of the... Read More
Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends! On today's show, Shaun and Kelvin take us on a tour of the Agribition grounds, with conversations on how bovine TB is spread, what it takes to be named Agribition's auctioneer champion, growing demand for lamb, an update on the lentil market, an interesting conversation with two high school... Read More
Glen Murray's apology to Ontario farmers, what it takes to be a successful purebred beef breeder, could canola fundamentals support a further rally — it's all covered in Wednesday's edition of RealAg Radio. Shaun and Kelvin co-host the show from Agribition in Regina, while Lyndsey and Bern join from Ontario to discuss the environment minister's... Read More
Before getting to the latest at Canada's largest livestock show, Shaun and Kelvin try to figure out Glen Murray shocking apology to Ontario farmers over the province's neonic rules at the Ontario Federation of Agriculture AGM this morning. Agribition's new CEO Chris Lane joins the show to introduce himself and why he's excited about his... Read More
It's day 1 of Canada's largest livestock show, and Shaun and Kelvin are on location at Agribition in Regina for today's program. Guests include Anne Wasko with the latest on beef markets and Friday's Cattle on Feed Report, John Masswohl on the future of TPP, and hockey legend, Saskatchewan farmboy Wendel Clark. Tune in each... Read More
It's Friday already, and we have a lot to discuss on today's show. John Masswohl of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association joins Shaun and Kelvin to discuss the odds of whether mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) could actually be revived if Trump re-opens NAFTA, as has been reported elsewhere. Wade Sobkowich of the Western Grain Elevator Association... Read More
From an organic labeling loophole in Ontario to a $140 million investment in dairy processing to the return of the McRib, there's plenty to discuss on today's edition of RealAg Radio. Co-hosts Shaun and Kelvin get into whether the railways-vs-grain companies blame game on grain shipping is beneficial for farmers. Jon Driedger of FarmLink Marketing... Read More
The farm auction business has not been left untouched by the wave of mergers and acquisitions in agriculture, as Ritchie Bros. has announced the purchase of Saskatchewan-based Kramer Auctions. That's one of the top news stories covered on today's edition of RealAg Radio, co-hosted by Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner. We also discuss competitiveness concerns... Read More
Property tax bills are catching up with rising farmland values across much of Canada, as Shaun and Kelvin discuss on today's edition of RealAg Radio. It's day two of the Bayer Agronomy Summit in Banff — Al Driver, Bayer Canada's president and CEO, joins Shaun to chat about the impact the company's proposed acquisition of... Read More