I love to play a game called "what would you do if...." and come up with new ways to finish the sentence. It could be what crop would you grow if we had the heat units, or what degree would you get if you had to go back to school, those kinds of things. This... Read More
Year: 2025
Getting an early application of sulphur on winter wheat is a good strategy for boosting plant development. Add some nitrogen and you have a recipe for strong early-season growth. On this episode of RealAgriculture Wheat School, Sparta, Ont., farmer and Bayer Crop Science technical product lead Adam Pfeffer shares how he's been using drones to... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio! On today's show, hear Shaun Haney and Evan Shout with Maverick Ag in the latest Truth About Ag podcast episode, discussing the journey that took Shaun from small-town Alberta to becoming one of the most trusted voices in Canadian ag media. Thoughts on something... Read More
This week’s episode of Wheat Pete’s Word has it all—from late snow and later crop stress risks, to heartfelt lessons on mental health, and on to nitrogen loss and sulphur losses. Host Peter Johnson also covers timely questions on manganese rates, how to handle winterkill patches in wheat, and reaching out to people when you... Read More
In this episode of The Truth About Ag, Evan Shout and Kristjan Hebert sit down with Kent Fraser, vice president at Stratus Ag Research, to unpack the results of a collaborative survey between the Hebert Group and Stratus. What are 417 farmers—each with operations generating over $1 million in revenue—thinking as they head into the... Read More
In this episode of the Pests & Predators podcast, host Shaun Haney is joined by entomologist Carol Frost and PhD student Rachel Pizante of the University of Alberta to explore the surprising power of hoverflies in Prairie cropping systems. This conversation highlights recent research showing how treed field borders can dramatically increase the presence of... Read More
While every bag of certified canola seed in Canada comes with a base seed treatment, what exactly does that protection include — and is there value in going beyond the basics? The answers to these questions are ones that Anique Josuttes, technical marketing specialist with BASF, seeks to explore in this episode of RealAgriculture's Canola... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! Shaun Haney is joined by: Michael Harvey with Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance on Canada and U.S. trade; Derryn Shrosbee with 33seven Continuity Planning on if you are leaving a legacy or creating a liability; A clip from the latest Pests & Predators episode with... Read More
Representatives from the five parties that held seats in the House of Commons prior to the federal election campaign are set to debate key agricultural issues on Thursday. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture's Agriculture Leaders Debate will be broadcast online on April 17 at 5:00 p.m. EST, in both English and French, with the English... Read More
Financial services company StoneX has announced a US$900 million deal to acquire R.J. O'Brien, North America's oldest futures brokerage firm. (All funds in U.S. dollars). The agreement would see StoneX acquire RJO for $625 million in cash and approximately 3.5 million shares of StoneX common stock. StoneX will also assume up to $143 million of... Read More