Wheat breeder resignation raises concerns across industry
The resignation of a wheat breeder at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Swift Current Research and Development Centre is raising concerns...
Federally mandated spending reductions putting additional strain on research
Canadian wheat growers are calling for decisive, forward-looking action to strengthen the country’s wheat breeding system following the recent departure...
Departure of Senior AAFC Breeder Sparks Renewed Calls for Long-Term Wheat Breeding Strategy
The recent reported departure of Richard Cuthbert, a senior wheat breeder at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Swift Current Research and...
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...