Category: Podcasts

There's no shortage of challenges facing Canadian grain producers — seemingly constant railway disruptions, regulatory hurdles, and plant breeding holdups all impact producers' bottom line. Darcy Pawlik is the new executive director of the Wheat Growers Association, and all these challenges are on the docket when it comes to outlining where the organization plans to... Read More

The dairy industry has always been a part of the beef business but today the dairy herd in both Canada and the U.S. plays an increasingly important role in the beef production system. In the U.S., one in five fed cattle now comes from the dairy industry; some of those cattle are full dairy but... Read More

Pulses, such as peas, lentils, chickpeas, and faba beans, can be an excellent addition to a crop rotation as they fix their own nitrogen and even leave some for the next crop. The crops do have serious challenges, however, including aggressive root rots and diseases that can decimate yields, especially in wetter years. To unpack... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by Lyndsey Smith of RealAgriculture to discuss upcoming episodes of The Agronomists. Then hear from RealAgriculture's in-house agronomist Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson to discuss a number of agronomic topics including: Sulphur strategies and application; Modern agriculture; and 2025... Read More

Knowing your soil is critical to understanding a field's potential and setting realistic yield goals that make economic sense for the 2025 growing season. Heading into a the new year with depressed crop prices, growers will be looking to sharpen their pencils this winter to optimize input investment, including everything from seed and weed control... Read More

Efficiency and safety are everything when it comes time to bring the grain in. Meridian offers a few different augers of varying sizes within the TL line, including the 10- and 12-inch. The company has now also officially launched their new TL1346 hydraulic-drive auger to complement the existing line. Some of the innovations that make... Read More

Land is a fundamental and finite resource, yet it is easy to overlook its value in our everyday lives. Canada may have an abundance of land, but those acres are under immense pressure to serve multiple purposes—residential and industrial development, food production, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, solar and wind energy generation, recreation, and more. As we... Read More

Today, on the same day that the Liberal government will present the Fall Economic Statement, Chrystia Freeland submitted her resignation as Finance Minister to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. In a letter dated Dec. 16, Freeland writes: "On Friday, you told me you no longer want me to serve as your Finance Minister and offered me... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the Weekend! On this show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Darcy Pawlik, new executive director with the Wheat Growers Association on what is ahead for the association; Jill Sharko with Ag Scouter on a new app to help track agronomy decisions; and, Curt Blades with Association of... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. Hear from Darcy Pawlik with the Wheat Growers Association to discuss the organization and the issues they are dealing with. Host Shaun Haney is then joined by Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner, both with RealAgriculture, for the RealAg Issues Panel. The trio discusses a... Read More