Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! Today on the show, Shaun Haney is joined by Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist with Nanos Research Group. Haney and Nanos unpack the current relationship between North American countries. 00:00 - Coming up… 02:37 - Nik Nanos & Shaun Haney’s discussion part 1 14:02 - Nik Nanos... Read More
Year: 2026
Canadian agriculture's policy framework needs to shift from reacting to crises toward proactively building resilience if the sector is to remain competitive in an increasingly volatile operating environment. That's the "Big Idea" for this episode of the Ag Policy Connection podcast, hosted by Tyler McCann, managing director of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), and... Read More
What does the FIFA World Cup tell us about geopolitics? Find out in this episode of the Frontlines podcast! For this episode, host Shaun Haney and geopolitical analyst Jacob Shapiro use the global football tournament as a springboard to discuss nationalism, international institutions, and the role sport plays in bringing people together, while acknowledging that... Read More
For this episode of The Agronomists, Joseph Ikley of North Dakota State University, Mike Cowbrough of OMAFA and Aaron Hager of the University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign join host Lyndsey Smith to discuss the rising threat of Palmer amaranth and the problem that is waterhemp, what we know (and don't) about control and control costs,... Read More
A dense, healthy-looking canola crop may signal strong yield potential, but it can also create ideal conditions for one of the crop's most significant diseases: sclerotinia stem rot. In this episode of Canola School, RealAgriculture's Amber Bell speaks with Rongrong Xiang, technical marketing manager for fungicides with BASF Canada, about how growers can assess disease... Read More
Welcome to Agronomic Monday on RealAg Radio, brought to you by FP Genetics! Today on the show, your host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Peter ‘Wheat Pete’ Johnson, Chad Yanchycki of FP Genetics, and Keith Gabert of Alberta Canola Producers Commission. 00:00 - Coming up... 01:54 - Lyndsey and Pete 17:24 - Lyndsey and Pete... Read More
Cover crops can reduce erosion, improve soil health, recycle nutrients, and help suppress weeds, but achieving those benefits depends on one critical factor: biomass. While growers often focus on selecting the right species or cover crop mix, Washington State University extension agronomist Andrew McGuire, who is also senior extension fellow at WSU's Center for Sustaining... Read More
Sure, prairie-wide performance data is good starting point when you’re deciding what canola variety to grow. But that only tells you so much. Local trials actually show how a hybrid behaves in conditions closer to what you're dealing with. It’s worth seeing for yourself how the hybrids are stacking up. Victory® Performance Trials Tour This... Read More
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On this week’s edition of the show, Haney is joined by farmers Kris Mayerle of Tisdale, Saskatchewan, and Chris Allam of Edmonton, Alberta; Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture to talk about the StatsCan acreage report; Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange for a Beef... Read More
Welcome to RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Haney is joined by Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, for a Beef Market Update! Also on today’s show, Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture and Marvin Slingerland of MNP join Shaun for the RealAg Issues Panel. 00:00 - Coming... Read More