Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay was in Regina this week to attend Canadian Western Agribition. MacAulay participated in the "Burning of the Brand" ceremony to open Agribition, delivered remarks at the Indigenous Agriculture Summit and Agribition's Grain Expo, and met with stakeholders, including Saskatchewan's new Ag Minister Daryl Harrison and cattle industry leaders. The ag... Read More
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In episode 17 of The Truth About Ag podcast, co-hosts Kristjan Hebert and Evan Shout sit down with Dean Klippenstine, partner and business advisor with MNP’s Agriculture team. Klippenstine shares insights from his extensive career in agriculture and business, touching on risk management, succession planning, and how collaboration between advisors and producers can unlock growth... Read More
With less than two months until his inauguration, U.S. president-elect Donald Trump says he's going to sign an executive order on his first day back in the White House imposing 25 per cent tariffs on all products coming from Canada and Mexico. Posting on his Truth Social platform late Monday, Trump announced the plan to... Read More
Wheat is a unique crop, in that it is grown and consumed in every arable region of the world. But all that production and demand also means wheat is one of the most competitive commodities to grow and most challenging to gauge market direction. Darren Padget, past chair of U.S. Wheat Associates, says that all... Read More
The General Bean and Brand Felt have been named as co-winners of the inaugural Canadian Wool Innovation Prize. Awarded by the Campaign for Wool Canada, the Canadian Wool Council and with support from the Worshipful Company of Woolmen, the $10,000 prize is awarded to an individual or private company that champions innovative uses of wool... Read More
There's no two-ways about it: 2025 is going to be a challenging season for farm profitability. It's anyone's guess right now what factors could pop up to push the commodity complex higher, but that doesn't mean it can't happen. John Newton, executive head of Terrain, spoke with RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney at the National Association of... Read More
Join RealAgriculture and the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) Wednesday, November 27th, at 11 a.m. Eastern for a webinar to discuss the impacts of the recent U.S. Presidential Election. This webinar will investigate what the election results could mean for Canada’s relationship with the U.S., and will dive deeper into the possible implications for Canada’s... Read More
All the delicious ways to enjoy beef (hello, BBQ!) are perhaps just one reason why retail demand for beef has remained relatively unshakeable, even in the face of increasing prices. There are, potentially, very good reasons for that — taste and people's enjoyment of beef are only two factors. One of the driving reasons for... Read More
AGT Food and Ingredients Inc. has announced the sale of all shares of its shortline rail and bulk handling infrastructure in Mobil Grain Ltd. to GCM Grosvenor, a global alternative asset management firm. The sale includes MobilGrain and its operating subsidiaries: Last Mountain Rail, with 140 kms (87 miles) running from the Regina Plains to... Read More
As first reported here on RealAgriculture, Lawrence MacAulay, Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, spent last week in Beijing, China, where he met with Chinese industry leaders, importers, and Canadian stakeholders (see list below). A news release issued by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on Nov. 19 was the government's first public acknowledgement of the minister's... Read More