Canada (DUC) has completed the largest conservation land purchase in Manitoba’s history with the acquisition of East Meadows Ranch, now renamed to Kennedy Field Station at East Meadows. Kennedy Field Station at East Meadows is an 8,167-acre property on Lake Manitoba’s Marshy Point. The area includes coastal marsh, wetlands, and grassland habitats. The site lies... Read More
Year: 2026
This week on The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Derwyn Hammond of Pioneer Seed and Derek Flad of Winfield United to talk about where the canola season is at, how it has unfolded and how to manage harvest in variable or stagey fields. From field selection, to the swath vs. let-it-stand decision and... Read More
Welcome to Agronomic Monday on RealAg Radio with your host Lyndsey Smith! Today on the show, hear from Henry Prinzen of Maizex Seeds to talk about 100-bushel soybeans, Elston Solberg of Sun Mountain Ag to talk about nutrient stratification, Nick Harvey of Kubota Canada for a spotlight interview, and Cory Trombley of Nokian Tyres to... Read More
Welcome to another episode of How Could I Know? with hosts Patti Durand and Chris Corbett of Brightrack Consulting! On this episode, the hosts sit down with Amanda Hammell, senior manager on the farm management consulting team at MNP and owner-operator of a dairy and beef operation in Bruce County, Ontario. Hammell shares her personal... Read More
Expanding domestic canola processing has created significant opportunities for Canadian growers, but maintaining steady growth requires navigating evolving trade policies and biofuel mandates across North American markets. With approximately 75 per cent of the domestic crop now processed in Canada, alignment with regulatory frameworks remains critical to sustaining momentum. In this interview, host Shaun Haney... Read More
If you’ve ever contemplated walking away from the day job, selling your house, and jumping headfirst into farming, Renaud Gagné’s story will sound familiar. Hitting 40 and looking down the barrel of the next 20 years, Renaud and his wife Anna-Marie took a hard look at where things were heading for their family of six,... Read More
Every year, Canadian farm operators make a difficult choice: work harder or work smarter. At 56 years old, the current average age for farm operators across the country, many are managing significantly larger operations than their predecessors did a decade ago. Add fewer young farmers entering the industry, and the equation becomes unforgiving: expanded acreage,…Read More
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On this week’s edition of the show, Haney hits on the use of artificial intelligence and geopolitics with Jacob Shapiro, highlights some of the Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index data, gets a harvest weather forecast with Eric Snodgrass, and talks canola crush with Mark Walker... Read More
The July 2026 Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index (CFSI) data reveals a notable surge in farmer optimism, marking a sharp contrast to the economic concerns that dominated earlier in the year. In the April 2026 survey, 57% of producers believed that we are in a period of strutural change and not just another down cycle. That... Read More
Welcome to today's RealAg Radio! Your host Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith of RealAg to talk about the Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index, summer weather and crop conditions, the new emergency alert system from Environment Canada and so much more. Also on today’s show hear from Anne Wasko who joins the... Read More