Farmers spend thousands on crop protection products every year, only to quietly lose performance because of factors that are often overlooked. Water quality, surfactants, and adjuvants can make the difference between a successful spray pass and one that falls short. For this episode of Wheat School, Martin Carr, agronomy manager with WinField United, joins RealAgriculture’s... Read More
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Ontario agronomist Henry Prinzen thought he had his future mapped out early: go to the University of Guelph, return to the family farm, and build a career there. Instead, he found himself following a different path — one shaped as much by instinct and opportunity as by planning. In this episode of the How Could... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to the Farmer Rapid Fire brought to you by Corteva Crop Protection! On today’s edition of RealAg Radio, your host, Lyndsey Smith, is joined by: 00:00 - Coming up... 01:43 - Ryan McCarron of Antigonish, N.S. 13:48 - Tyler Lester of Bloomfield, Ont. 24:36 - Keith Fournier of Lone Rock, Sask.... Read More
Canadian farmers are increasingly questioning whether today’s farm economy challenges are part of a normal cycle — or signs of something more permanent. In the April 2026 edition of the Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index, conducted by RealAgristudies, 59 per cent of respondents said agriculture is facing a “structural breaking point,” meaning permanent changes may be... Read More
Welcome, and thanks for making RealAg Radio part of your workday! For today’s show, host Shaun Haney is broadcasting from Dubois, Wyoming, for a solo edition of RealAg Radio to break down discoveries and data from the Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index for April, discuss the big issues in agriculture and unpack questions from the RealAg... Read More
Cool nights, hot wheat markets, and plenty of agronomy curveballs — Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson is back with another packed episode of the Wheat Pete’s Word podcast! From drought-stricken U.S. wheat crops driving market rallies, to nitrogen application headaches in Ontario wheat, Pete covers a wide range of timely crop management issues. There’s also discussion... Read More
The grass always looks greener on the other side of the fence; this old adage seems to be more true in the spring than at any other time of the year. Just because it's green, though, doesn't necessarily mean that it's ready for cows. So what do we do when feed supplies are getting tight,... Read More
Today on the show, host Shaun Haney presents last night’s episode of The Agronomists, where Lyndsey Smith of RealAg, Tyler Wist of AAFC and John Gavloski of Manitoba Ag discuss early-season insect feeding! The discussion focuses on flea beetles, cutworms, wireworms, and more. They talk about forecasts, anticipating control, and economic thresholds. Also on today’s... Read More
Spray drones are quickly moving from novelty to serious farm tool, especially as the Canadian Pesticides Regulatory Directorate (PRD) considers new rules that would allow the use of drones to apply pesticides already registered for aerial use. Dr. Tom Wolf, co-founder of AgriMetrix and Sprayers 101, says drones will reshape how some crop inputs are... Read More
Agricultural producers across North America are bracing for a season of environmental extremes as meteorologists confirm a rapid transition toward an El Niño weather pattern. The shift follows a winter that was historically dry and snowless for much of the Western United States and parts of Western Canada, leaving soil moisture levels low. Conversely, other... Read More