As government develops policy, draws up a budget, and sets a direction, they do so with input from voices within the government but also from voices outside the Parliament Hill bubble. Katie Ward is the president of the National Farmers Union, and farms near Ottawa, Ont.. She's our guest for today's RealAg LIVE! to talk... Read More
Category: Western Canada
SeedMaster has added Alberta AG Centre to their Canadian distribution channel, expanding the company's reach across the Prairies. The new agreement will give farmers access to Alberta AG Centre equipment from border to border. Tim Criddle, global sales director at SeedMaster, says they are very excited to be working with Alberta AG Centre to promote... Read More
Lethbridge College and Olds College have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) focused on applied agriculture research. To launch the agreement, both colleges have signed on to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), becoming the first two colleges in Alberta, and among the first in Canada, to sign the accord. Both colleges are committed... Read More
The deadline for submissions to the Grain Act review consultations is coming up on April 30, 2021. In anticipation, producer and policy groups from across Canada are urging farmers and industry players to submit their thoughts on changes and improvements they'd like to see in the act going forward. Farm groups have also outlined the... Read More
Canola, wheat, pulse crops, barley, and more acreage numbers were released in Statistics Canada's report today. The numbers are what they are, and hopefully Statistics Canada was able to complete surveys that gave fairly accurate ones. To break it down for us, Neil Townsend, senior market analyst at FarmLink Marketing Solutions, joins Shaun Haney for... Read More
It's a big day when the Statistics Canada acreage report is released for all the major field crops in Canada. To understand if the numbers are above or below expectations, Shaun Haney is joined by Jon Driedger, grain market analyst with LeftField Commodity Research. To start the conversation off, canola acres are up from last... Read More
Within the last month, three grain companies have announced plans to add nearly five million tonnes of canola crush capacity in Western Canada. Richardson first announced a doubling of production to 2.2 million tonnes per year at its Yorkton, Sask. site, then Cargill announced plans to build a new 1 million tonne plant at Regina,... Read More
Viterra has officially announced it will build a canola crushing facility at Regina, Sask. The company is currently in the feasibility stage of finalizing the plant's capabilities and design, with an initial target to crush 2.5 million metric tonnes annually, which would make it the "world's largest integrated canola crush facility," according to the company.... Read More
For anyone who knows Shaun Haney, they know he's someone who is constantly thinking and evaluating what is going on around him. What has he been thinking about this week? On this RealAg LIVE! we've got a special "Freestyle Friday" where Shaun has an interactive chat with the audience, mixed with clips on his topic... Read More