Thanks for tuning in to the RealAg Issues Panel on RealAg Radio! Shaun Haney is joined by Evan Shout of Maverick Ag and Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner, both of RealAgriculture, for today’s edition of the show. Topics up for discussion: farm profitability, tariff deals or no deals, Trump's beef import idea, and Ducks Unlimited's... Read More
Year: 2026
Eight years after building a 32-row strip-till “beast,” Greg Vermeersch says the MegaStripper has become one of the most efficient pieces of equipment at VanMeer Farms — but that doesn’t mean the farm is finished tinkering with it. In this episode of RealAgriculture’s Soil School, Vermeersch takes a closer look at the home-built strip-till unit…Read More
Dr. Bart Lardner’s more than two decades of applied research in beef cattle management and forage production has been recognized with him being awarded the 2026 Canadian Beef Industry Award for Outstanding Research and Innovation. Not only has Lardner made inroads into research that has contributed to the advancement of everyday practices on Western Canadian... Read More
Tight seeding windows and wet spring conditions routinely test broad-acre producers across the Canadian Prairies, making field efficiency and tendering speed critical to getting a crop in the ground. To cover more acres with fewer stops, equipment manufacturers are expanding cart capacities and redesigning handling systems to keep drills moving during narrow planting windows. At... Read More
Say the word "BSE" and just about every Canadian farmer knows what you mean, at least in general terms. Ask that same person what scrapie is, and you'll probably get a blank look. For sheep and goat producers, scrapie is a serious topic — it is the equivalent disease to BSE in cattle — but... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Today on the show, your host Shaun Haney is joined by farmers Jay Lewis, Simon Ellis, Corey Loessin, Shaune Harty, and Pioneer agronomist Liam Bracken. 02:10 - Jay Lewis of Holstein, Ont. 15:58 - Simon Ellis... Read More
A cool start and late-season rain has made for uneven fields that are full of thick, lush, green canola stands, leaving farmers to question if they need to look into swathing more acres than has been the norm the last few years. In this episode of RealAgriculture's Canola School, Amber Bell is joined by Jenny…Read More
Can autonomous nitrogen robots outperform a traditional fertility program when the weather refuses to co-operate? That's the question Brucelea Poultry field crops manager Mark McLean is watching unfold as a dry summer puts a unique field-scale trial to the test. In this second episode of RealAgriculture's Corn School series following autonomous nutrient management, Bernard Tobin…Read More
Geopolitical disruptions and infrastructure targets in the Black Sea are causing significant uncertainty in global wheat markets, causing farmers to question how the wheat market is going to play out. In this interview, RealAgriculture’s Shaun Haney sits down with Jon Driedger of Leftfield Commodity Research to analyze the shifting fundamentals of the global wheat market.... Read More
Internal parasites present a major hurdle for sheep and goat producers, driving up mortality rates and suppressing overall flock productivity across North America. While parasite management includes the use of dewormers, increasing parasite resistance to drug classes has shifted the focus to adopting long-term strategies that includes a genetic component. To unpack what it will... Read More