Year: 2025

Managing dairy cows in freestyle housing has changed significantly over the decades as stabling systems have evolved to optimize cow comfort and milk production. Torenna freestalls vice president Austin Nyenhuis says cow comfort is a key focus in how his company is working to advance freestall systems. In this report from the Canadian Dairy XPO... Read More

Pastures or hay fields looking a little thin? It could be time to rejuvenate those forage fields! But how, when, and with what? For this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Christine O'Reilly with OMAFA and Grant Lastiwka of Renovo Seeds to talk about the role of grazing and hay management... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by RealAgriculture’s in-house agronomist, Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson to cover some agronomic topics including: Seeding/planting conditions; Killing weeds with low night temperatures; and, The consequences if we ever lost glyphosate as a tool. Don’t miss a special announcement... Read More

Lethbridge, Alta. — RealAgriculture is pleased to announce that RealAg on the Weekend, our one-hour agricultural news and insights program, officially launched across Alberta radio stations QR Calgary 770 and 880 CHED on May 4, 2025. Following its success in Saskatchewan, RealAg on the Weekend is set to bring its unique mix of market updates,... Read More

As climate variability and export sensitivities reshape wheat production, U.S. breeders are refining their focus to meet farmers’ evolving needs. Speaking on RealAg Radio, Drs. Marla Barnett and Dylan Larkin of Limagrain Cereal Seeds (LCS) highlight how breeding objectives differ across regions—and how advanced tools are speeding up variety development. Larkin, based in the Pacific... Read More

The Canadian Industrial Hemp Promotion-Research Agency (CIHPRA), operating as Hemp Canada Chanvre (HCC), has announced its first permanent board of directors. Following a nationwide call for nominations and engagement with producers and stakeholders, nine individuals have now been formally appointed. The board comprises seven regional producer representatives: ALBERTA: Will Van Roessel BRITISH COLUMBIA: Peter Dushop... Read More

SeCan has announced the addition of Nick Cowan to its team as marketing representative for southwestern Ontario, covering the Niagara–Windsor corridor. He will play a role in supporting SeCan’s retail partners and members across Ontario’s soybean and winter wheat markets. Cowan joins SeCan after more than 30 years with Syngenta/NK Seeds, where he held various... Read More

Making high-quality milk and milk replacer easily available to calves is a key to future production for dairy farmers. "Calves are the most important and the best investment for the future, because they end up as a dairy cow," says Manuel Schieritz, sales director for Urban, the Germany-based calf feeding mixer manufacturer. The company was... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this episode of RealAg on the Weekend! Host Shaun Haney is joined by Chuck Penner, Leftfield Commodity Research on the seasonality trends in the markets; David Coletto, Abacus Data on the election results; A discussion from the latest Mind Your Farm Business podcast on how do you teach your kids... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. Host Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture, and Stuart Person of MNP. They discuss a number of topics including: The federal election results; U.S. trade war including 2,4-D imports; and, AgriStability impact. Don’t miss the exclusive podcast... Read More