Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with Shaun Haney! Today on the show, your host is joined by Jay Whetter of the Canola Council of Canada, Carlo Dade of the University of Calgary and Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange to talk about what’s going on this season with beef and canola markets and... Read More
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Welcome to RealAg Radio for this Friday's edition of the Show! Today on the show, Shaun Haney is joined by Meagan Murdoch of Burson Group, Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner of RealAg for the RealAg Issues Panel! 00:00 - Coming up... 02:17 - Issues Panel with Shaun, Meagan, Lyndsey and Kelvin 16:12 - Issues Panel... Read More
Cattle prices continue to push into record territory, but signs are emerging that the market may be testing the limits of consumer demand. In this week's Beef Market Update, Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange joined RealAgriculture’s Shaun Haney to discuss cash cattle trade, beef demand, and the growing role of feeder cattle imports in... Read More
How do we define and measure soil health across Canada's diverse agricultural regions? That's the topic of this latest Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) and RealAgriculture webinar examining the findings of a new CSA Group report on soil health measurement and reporting. The discussion explores why standardization matters, where current gaps exist, and how consistent... Read More
Welcome to the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio with your host, Shaun Haney, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! 00:00 - Coming up... 2:57 - Drew Spoelstra of Binbrook, Ont. 16:06 - Scott Keller of New Norway, Alta. 28:28 - Tracy Court of Plumas, Man. 39:16 - Daryl Fransoo of Glaslyn, Sask. 48:36... Read More
Excess moisture, escalating weed pressure, and delayed spray operations are emerging as the biggest challenges facing Prairie canola growers this season, according to feedback gathered through the Canola Council of Canada's Canola Watch network. Speaking with RealAgriculture at RDAR's Round-Up near Cremona, Alta., Jay Whetter, manager of knowledge and technology transfer with the Canola Council... Read More
Winter wheat growers may soon have a new tool for managing fertility, disease pressure, and weeds from above. While drones are already being used to apply fertilizer and seed cover crops, fungicide applications—and eventually herbicide applications—may not be far behind. Earlier this month, Health Canada issued an interim Letter of No Objection that opens the... Read More
Welcome to this Wednesday Edition of RealAg Radio with your host, Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Haney is joined by Dr. Joseph Balagtas of Purdue University, Carlo Dade of the University of Calgary, and Justine Hendricks of Farm Credit Canada! 00:00 - Coming up… 01:04 - Dr. Joseph Balagtas of Purdue University 19:33 -... Read More
Warm June temperatures pushed crops ahead in a hurry, but cooler conditions have many cereal growers hoping for a strong grain-fill finish. This week, Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson covers everything from the value of wheat in the rotation and booming forage yields to armyworm alerts, soybean insects, sulphur deficiency, weed control timing, and nitrogen management.... Read More
When margins tighten, farm management decisions become even more important. Yet some of the toughest decisions producers face aren't driven by markets, weather, or policy—they're shaped by human behaviour. On this episode of the Mind Your Farm Business podcast, host Shaun Haney speaks with Ben Brown, agricultural economist at the University of Missouri, about the... Read More