Todd Lewis, Saskatchewan farmer and Canadian senator, died suddenly on Friday, July 31. He was 65. Lewis, a well-respected and instantly recognizable figure in Canadian agriculture, farmed south of Regina, near Gray, and previously served as a vice president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, president of the Agriculture Producers Association of Saskatchewan, and a... Read More
Year: 2026
Welcome to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Haney is joined by brothers Brady and Bailey Berntson based out of Medicine Lake, Montana to talk no-till, seeder setup and crop conditions, as well as Greg Stamp of Stamp Seeds for a discussion about KWS... Read More
As sprayers get larger and labour becomes harder to find, improving the efficiency of the spray tender has become just as important as improving the sprayer itself. Laython Ford, territory manager for Western Canada with SurePoint Ag Systems, shows how the company’s Arsenal spray trailer completes the complete spray tender system built around the company’s... Read More
Welcome to RealAg Radio for this Friday edition of the show. Today, Lyndsey Smith of RealAg and Tyler McCann of CAPI join host Shaun Haney for the RealAg Issues Panel! Also on today’s show, Anne Wasko joins the show for a Beef Market Update. 02:02 - Anne Wasko & Shaun Haney: Beef Market Update 16:14... Read More
Extreme volatility and shifting trade policies continue to reshape North American cattle markets. In this week's Beef Market Update, Shaun Haney is joined by Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange to unpack a tumultuous month for both cash and futures trade. U.S. cash prices finally stabilized near $231 to $232 per cwt following a violent... Read More
By Daryl Fransoo, chair, Wheat Growers Association Visionary leadership isn't measured by being right today. It's measured by how many years pass before everyone else realizes you were right. Agriculture has an unfortunate habit of proving that point. Too often, we wait until challenges become a crisis before acting on ideas that were once dismissed... Read More
Years of direct seeding have brought plenty of benefits to prairie farms, but they've also created a challenge that's becoming harder to ignore. Nutrient stratification—the concentration of immobile nutrients near the soil surface—can leave crops short of key nutrients when dry conditions force roots deeper into the soil profile. During this episode of RealAgriculture's Canola…Read More
Reports of tar spot being confirmed in Ontario corn fields are increasing, and with the calendar turning to August, growers should be scouting regularly and making timely fungicide decisions as weather conditions evolve. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness plant pathologist Albert Tenuta says tar spot was first detected a few weeks ago near... Read More
When I talk to growers across the U.S. Midwest and the Northern Plains, whether hosting RealAg Radio or standing in a tent at a summer field day, risk is on everyone's mind. One of the ways to manage market and agronomic risk is through crop rotation diversification. While the bulk of the Midwest remains laser-focused... Read More
Cathy-Jo (CJ) Noble will join the Canadian Seed Growers Association (CSGA) as its new executive director beginning in mid-August 2026. CJ brings more than 30 years of experience in public affairs, government relations and agricultural leadership. Most recently, she led policy and government relations for the National Cattle Feeders’ Association and the Alberta Cattle Feeders’... Read More