RealAg Radio: A probable election call, trade with China, and carbon tax changes, Mar 21, 2025

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How do you know when it’s time to make your next big career move? With International Women’s Day around the corner, we are excited to feature Avni Patel Thompson, Founder and CEO of Milo. Avni is building technology that directly supports the often overlooked emotional and logistical labor that falls on parents—especially women. Milo is an AI assistant designed to help families manage that invisible load more efficiently. In this episode, Avni shares her journey from studying chemistry to holding leadership roles at global brands like Adidas and Starbucks, to launching her own ventures. She discusses how she approaches career transitions, the importance of unpleasant experiences, and why she’s focused on making everyday life easier for parents. [01:26] Avni's University Days and Early Career [04:36] Non-Linear Career Paths [05:16] Pursuing Steep Learning Curves [11:51] Entrepreneurship and Safety Nets [15:22] Lived Experiences and Milo [19:55] Avni’s In Her Ellement Moment [20:03] Reflections Links: Avni Patel Thompson on LinkedIn Suchi Srinivasan on LinkedIn Kamila Rakhimova on LinkedIn Ipsos report on the future of parenting About In Her Ellement: In Her Ellement highlights the women and allies leading the charge in digital, business, and technology innovation. Through engaging conversations, the podcast explores their journeys—celebrating successes and acknowledging the balance between work and family. Most importantly, it asks: when was the moment you realized you hadn’t just arrived—you were truly in your element? About The Hosts: Suchi Srinivasan is an expert in AI and digital transformation. Originally from India, her career includes roles at trailblazing organizations like Bell Labs and Microsoft. In 2011, she co-founded the Cleanweb Hackathon, a global initiative driving IT-powered climate solutions with over 10,000 members across 25+ countries. She also advises Women in Cloud, aiming to create $1B in economic opportunities for women entrepreneurs by 2030. Kamila Rakhimova is a fintech leader whose journey took her from Tajikistan to the U.S., where she built a career on her own terms. Leveraging her English proficiency and international relations expertise, she discovered the power of microfinance and moved to the U.S., eventually leading Amazon's Alexa Fund to support underrepresented founders. Subscribe to In Her Ellement on your podcast app of choice to hear meaningful conversations with women in digital, business, and technology.…

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Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture, and Meagan Murdoch with Hill & Knowlton for the RealAg Issues Panel. They discuss a number of topics including: A possible Federal election being called on March 23; New Agriculture Minster… Read More

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RealAg Radio: A probable election call, trade with China, and carbon tax changes, Mar 21, 2025

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RealAg on the Weekend: USMCA renegotiation, grain markets, and sizzling cattle prices, Mar 29, 2025 39:46

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Thanks for tuning in to this episode of RealAg on the Weekend! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney discusses the week that was including a look at the polls, USMCA renegotiation, and more. Haney is then joined by: Arlan Suderman with StoneX to discuss the markets; Anne Wasko with the Gateway Livestock Association on the… Read More…

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Webinar: Strengthening Canadian agri-food amid tariff uncertainty 1:32:36

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On March 27, RealAgriculture and the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) hosted a webinar to discuss the future of the Canada-U.S. trade relationship, as the Trump administration’s trade agenda has become the prevailing issue in the Canadian election campaign. The webinar started with Shaun Haney getting a firmer understanding of the White House’s strategy in… Read More…

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RealAg Radio: Consumer confidence, USMCA renegotiations, and cargo taxes, Mar 28, 2025 1:09:31

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Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! Shaun Haney is joined by Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange for the Beef Market Update. Haney is then joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture, for the RealAg Issues Panel. They discuss a number of topics including: Update on… Read More…

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Vive ramping up product development for Canadian farmers 5:11

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Vive Crop Protection has received expanded Canadian registration for AZteroid FC 390. Canadian potato growers first gained access to fungicide in 2024 to fight rhizoctonia and black scurf. The updated registration now allows sugar beet and radish growers to add the fungicide to their disease control toolboxes. Vive chief technology officer Dr. Doug Baumann says… Read More…

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Beef Market Update: Markets are “incredible” and “on-fire,” says Anne Wasko 8:06

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“Incredible” and “on-fire” are just a couple of descriptors that Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange uses to describe the markets in this episode of Beef Market Update. When it comes to the U.S., new records continue to be set and Wasko says that a ‘pile of cattle’ were traded last week. This week started… Read More…

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New program needed to pay farmers for impact of China’s tariffs, says Grain Growers of Canada 15:29

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Top-ups to the cash advance and AgriStability programs for farmers are nice, but they don’t go far enough in mitigating the impact of China’s retaliatory tariffs against Canadian agricultural exports, according to the executive director of Grain Growers of Canada. “What producers are looking for — this is what I’m hearing from most grain farmers… Read More…

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Burrowed trouble: Keeping gophers out of fields 12:07

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Those quick-burrowing, pesky nuisances known as gophers were a source of a good amount of lost canola yield in 2024. Some canola fields were devastated, requiring re-seeding, while a cereal field right next to the canola would go untouched, says Dr. James Tansey, provincial insect and vertebrate pest management specialist with the Ministry of Agriculture… Read More…

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Boots on the ground help manage micronutrients 8:31

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Micronutrients are a small ingredient in the crop nutrition recipe but farmers need to pay attention because deficiencies can produce a yield and profit hit. What’s the best strategy for managing micros like boron, zinc, iron and manganese? Agronomy Advantage agronomist Deb Campbell says micronutrient management can be complex and confusing, but with the right… Read More…

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RealAg Radio: Staying active, winter crop survival, and utilizing technology, Mar 27, 2025 55:38

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Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio for the Farmer Rapid Fire, brought to you by Corteva Biologicals. Host Shaun Haney checks in with: Ethan Wallace of Seaforth, Ont.; Nic Dubuc of Montreal, Que.; Randy Court of Plumas, Man.; and, Kent Erickson of Irma, Alta. Also hear from Corteva Biologicals product… Read More…

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What farmers can do now to make the most of proposed changes to AgriStability 10:54

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It’s a long way from official, but a pre-election promise to boost AgriStability payout limits and speed-up payments could go forward to help farmers deal with tariff impacts. AJ Gill, national leader of ag risk management resources for MNP, says that it is definitely possible the increased cap and larger interim payment for the 2025… Read More…

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Taxing Chinese cargo ships sounds a death knell for trade 12:45

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While most Canadian eyes and ears have been tuned to the U.S. and its president’s next move, the U.S. markets have been focused on China. So much of the current news cycle has been centred on the U.S. tariffs on Canadian products, but there is another U.S. policy looming — on incoming Chinese and Chinese-made… Read More…

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RealAg Radio: Proposed AgriStability changes, market moves, and staying grounded, Mar 26, 2025 59:38

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Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio. Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Arlan Suderman with StoneX on the markets and a U.S. policy on taxing Chinese ships; AJ Gill with MNP on the AgriStability changes; Hear a clip from the latest Farm Safety Roundup episode on staying grounded with Nicole… Read More…

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Deere planter upgrade kits delivers meter options 4:08

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Growers looking to upgrade their John Deere planters can now get next level seed metering with the ExactEmerge and MaxEmerge 5e row unit kits. In this report from Commodity Classic in Denver, Colorado, Kyle Barry, Deere’s manager of precision upgrades marketing, notes that the kits mean growers no longer have to purchase new row units… Read More…

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What the Grocery Code of Conduct will and won’t do 11:16

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With the Canadian Grocery Sector Code of Conduct complete, attention now turns to the implementation and education around what the code will and won’t provide for industry players. The code was finalized last year and will come into force in June 2025. That means there needs to be a body that overseas the code and… Read More…

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Wheat Pete’s Word, Mar 26: Overwintering covers, wheat survival, early S, and pop up science 23:00

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