The new year is off and running, and Wheat Pete is energized by the learning and connections happening at Ontario’s winter ag conferences! In this first episode of 2026, Peter Johnson dives deep into fertilizer economics, the legalities of road safety, fungicide's value with or without disease, and how to keep those tar spot losses... Read More
Year: 2026
Christina Franc has been announced as the new CEO of 4-H Canada. With over 15 years of experience leading national nonprofit organizations, Christina brings a collaborative, people-first leadership style and a deep commitment to youth, rural communities, and volunteer-driven networks, says 4-H Canada. Franc was most recently the national director of the Government of Canada... Read More
In this episode of the Truth About Ag podcast, co-hosts Evan Shout and Kristjan Hebert sit down with first-generation farmer and long-time ag industry leader April Nichol to explore what it really takes to build both a business and a life on the farm. April and her husband Chad started their operation from scratch east... Read More
Regenerative agriculture is one of those terms that can spark a debate faster than a coffee-row chat about tillage, but on this episode of Ruminating with RealAg, host Amber Bell sits down with Joel Williams of Integrated Soils to keep things grounded. Williams, an independent plant and soil health educator who works with farmers around... Read More
An airless wheel loader tire from Evolution Wheel is designed to cut downtime and extend wear life for operators running mid-size loaders. The company's 20.5-25 all-terrain wheel loader tire was on display at Agri-Trade in Red Deer. Designed for machines such as a Cat 930, the tire features an L5 tread with roughly three inches... Read More
Welcome to today’s edition of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! For today’s discussion, Haney is joined by: Neil Townsend of GrainFox on the markets, including how the Venezuela situation may have an impact on oil and ag commodities; and Krista Swanson, chief economist with the Nation Corn Growers Association, on opportunities for U.S.... Read More
The U.S.-led arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro may have been framed as a crackdown on drug trafficking, but its ripple effects could extend deep into agricultural markets across the Americas. In this Frontlines episode, Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture speaks with Jacob Shapiro of the Bespoke Group to explore the implications of Maduro’s removal—not just... Read More
Andrea Brocklebank will become the Canadian Cattle Association’s (CCA) Chief Executive Officer in early March. She is currently the executive director for the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC), a division of the CCA. Brocklebank first joined CCA in 2004 and held various roles with Canfax Research Services and BCRC before becoming executive director of BCRC... Read More
On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith and guests Dale Cowan of AGRIS Co-op and Rob Miller of BASF Canada discuss the smartest spend: what does an extra dollar of N return? How can we make sure the money spent on crop protection does what it should? Are there obvious places to stretch... Read More
Improving the soil while maintaining a profit to feed the farm. It's a simple philosophy that's reflected in Cavan, Ont., farmer Norm Lamothe's approach to nitrogen management and cover crops. On this episode of Farming Forward, Lamothe shares how he's combining cover crops and the power of living roots with a split nitrogen strategy to... Read More