Grain handling is essential—but hazardous—work. On this episode of Farm Safety Roundup, host Shaun Haney digs into grain safety blitzes with Bruce Christianson of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Jay Remsik of Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS). Together, they break down what these inspections mean for federally regulated grain operations and how... Read More
Year: 2025
Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! On this edition of the show, Haney is joined by: Ed Brochinski of Cargill to discuss the markets and focuses on what’s happening in the oilseed sector; Lyndsey Smith joins Haney for a mini RealAg Issues Panel covering topics including the Campbell’s... Read More
Canadians have witnessed remarkable change across the country's political landscape over the past year as the Liberal government miraculously shed the weight of the Trudeau years to ride the leadership of Mark Carney to another federal election victory. At the Ontario Federation of Agriculture's annual general meeting this week, political journalist Althia Raj looked back... Read More
As margins tighten and production challenges evolve, Canola Week 2025 offers a timely forum for those focused on the future of this critical Prairie crop. Taking place the first week of December, the event brings together researchers, agronomists, and industry stakeholders to share new findings, identify knowledge gaps, and ask tough questions about where canola... Read More
Farming has always been a risky business. Regardless of how carefully chosen a variety or fertility rate, Mother Nature always gets the last laugh. Now, with globally-integrated supply chains, market disruptions, and ever-higher stakes for input costs, Canada’s business risk management (BRM) programs are being pushed to evolve. But is the current public delivery model... Read More
We’re rolling into meeting season, Ontario’s wheat acres are way up, and Wheat Pete has residue on the brain. In this jam-packed episode of Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson dives into plot data, soil compaction, and residue trials with some surprising findings. Plus, he answers listener questions on nitrogen, economics, and whether seed-to-soil contact... Read More
With global markets shifting and input costs squeezing producers, policy decisions at the top levels of U.S. agriculture are being closely watched across North America. In this interview with RealAgriculture, USDA deputy secretary Stephen Vaden outlined the administration’s stance on trade, affordability, and the potential for a “Golden Age” in agriculture. Vaden pushed back on... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of RealAgRadio! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Michael Harvey of CAFTA on the future of North American trade; Stephen Vaden, Deputy Secretary of USDA, on U.S. trade deals and the affordability crisis; and, Jay Whetter of Canola Digest on where canola goes from... Read More
Canada's hemp sector is closely watching several policy files domestically and in the U.S. that could unlock new demand and value for the highly-regulated crop. Stakeholders from the hemp industry gathered at the historic Met Theatre in Winnipeg last week for the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA)'s 2025 convention. After six years of research and... Read More
On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Anne Kirk, cereal specialist for Manitoba Agriculture and Dr. Aaron Mills, researcher with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada PEI, to discuss crop sequence — what do we know about the impact of order crops are grown in? How is crop sequence different from rotation?... Read More