Comfort over courage: The cost of playing it safe in agriculture
There is a quiet crisis in Canadian agriculture. It doesn’t make headlines or trigger emergency meetings, but it is real....
Canada’s grain gateway: Prioritizing Vancouver in times of fiscal restraint
Investing in Western Canada’s agricultural export infrastructure requires a balanced approach, but sometimes we must prioritize one solution over another...
RealAg Radio: Wrapping up harvest, trade frustration, & the impacts of a dry summer
Welcome to the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! On today’s edition of...
Prairie harvest a mixed bag as tariff strife casts shadow over healthy crop
CALGARY – Gunter Jochum can easily tell which parts of his farm got rain and which parts the clouds passed...
Are temporary foreign workers essential to keep Sask’s economy growing?
Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for the federal Temporary Foreign Worker program to be scrapped. The...
Farm groups are too amiable with the federal government
I spoke to a farmer from north-central Saskatchewan earlier this summer about the dry spring in parts of Saskatchewan, but...
RealAg Radio: Why inputs are high, Canada’s infrastructure in trouble, & crop profits
Welcome to RealAg Radio with your host, Shaun Haney! On this edition of RealAg Radio, Haney is joined by: Josh...
Saskatchewan farmers prepare for the worst as canola seed tariffs take effect
According to the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, canola is down nearly $1.50 per bushel, meaning producers could lose around...
The time is now: Why the Second Narrows Bridge’s century of service deserves a century worth of foresight
Western Canadian farmers are the backbone of our nation’s agricultural economy, producing world-class wheat, canola, pulses, and other grains that...
CTV National News: Chinese tariffs could cost canola industry $1 billion
A mid-sized Saskatchewan canola farmer says he stands to lose $100,000 dollars because of tariffs imposed by China. Allison Bamford...