Category: Podcasts

Cover crops are all the not-quite-so-new rage and the process of integrating them into current agricultural systems has been gaining ground (pun intended). Seeding multiple species in a field can do some fantastic things for the land, such as enhance water holding capacity, improve soil biodiversity, provide added resistance to pests and disease, and improve... Read More

A pilot program aimed at bringing more competition to Canada's rail system is among the casualties of outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's decision to prorogue Parliament. The federal government announced an 18-month trial for extended interswitching in the 2023 federal budget, and the clock started ticking on the program in September 2023. Interswitching allows a... Read More

The Canadian government is giving the green light to Bunge's US$8.2 billion acquisition of Viterra, with a series of conditions. The two multi-national grain companies originally announced their plan to combine operations under the Bunge banner in June 2023. Approval by the Canadian government was communicated in an order-in-council published on January 14th, 2025. The... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio broadcasting from the Western Canadian Crop Production Show at Saskatoon, Sask., brought to you by FMC Pre-School! First off, host Shaun Haney is joined by Dr. Joe Ikley, extension weed specialist with NDSU, on how kochia grows and spreads and what we can do... Read More

What does it mean to struggle well? In 2006, then Major Mark Gasparotto, now retired as a Colonel, led the combat engineers during Operation Medusa in Afghanistan, Canada's largest combat mission since the Korean War. As a keynote speaker, Gasparotto now shares how the lessons learned on that mission, of leadership following friendly fire, of... Read More

More than just spell check and generating quirky images, artificial intelligence already plays a role in several aspects of our daily lives and agriculture platforms and technology. But what can AI do now and what role might it play going forward? To delve into the mash up of AI and agronomy, this episode of The... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio. Host Shaun Haney discusses feedback from the audience. Haney is then joined by: Jared Joyal in a spotlight interview for XiteBio; Zach Thibault and Troy Gerding of Limagrain Cereals Seeds on if spring wheat a good option for 2025; and, RealAgriculture's in-house agronomist... Read More

Southwestern Ontario is home to some of Canada’s most productive farmland, and a "perfect storm" of low interest rates, stretches of high commodity prices and relatively good weather have driven farmland prices to dizzying heights in the region. Ryan Parker from London, Ont.- based Valco Real Estate Appraisers & Consultants, which produces an annual survey... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the Weekend! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney discusses the Crop Production Show and asks what your objectives are at a farm show. There is also an update out of Ottawa, as well as what a prorogued parliament looks like with the incoming Trump presidency. Then hear from... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. Host Shaun Haney is joined by Kyle Larkin with Grain Growers of Canada on the impact of the prorogued parliament on private member and government bills. The RealAg Issues panel, featuring Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith both of RealAgriculture and Meagan Murdoch of Hill... Read More