An attack ad goes ‘Prime’ time, Canada’s ag-minister responds to farm aid, meat-packing lacking, and the week in markets
Manitoba Co-operator editor Gord Gilmour talks with Farmtario editor John Greig about a controversial attack ad by Ontario grain farmers aimed at Prime Minister Trudeau; Ed White of The Western Producer speaks to federal agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau about concerns that financial aid for Canadian farmers doesn’t go far enough; Alexis Stockford of the Manitoba Co-operator and Robert Arnason of The Western Producer give their takes on the lack of mid-sized meat packers; and Phil Franz Warkentin of MarketsFarm updates us on commodity markets, spring seeding and harvest cleanup. Hosted by Gord Gilmour.