Category: Podcasts

Two things are true when it comes to agriculture: where there are cattle, there is manure and where there are crops, there is a need for nutrients. Producers have found many ways to handle those two truths individually, but research is showing that some things really are better together. Feedlot operators have been spreading manure... Read More

Genetics and fungicides are the two pillars of disease defence when it comes to yield robbers like tar spot. But weather and technology also play a key role in helping growers defend their crops against the foliar disease. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Corn School, Ontario Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Agribusiness pathologist Albert... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the Weekend! Host Shaun Haney discusses the U.S. election outcome and Daryl Harrison being named the new Saskatchewan agriculture minister. Haney is then joined by: Anne Wasko with the Gateway Livestock Exchange for the Beef Market Update; Neil Townsend with GrainFox App on the grain markets; and Greg... Read More

With the U.S. electorate re-electing Donald Trump as president, there are many angles of agriculture and trade policy that will have an impact on Canada. The day after the election I joined host Jeff Sammut on Canada Now, which is on Canada Talks 167 on SiriusXM, to discuss the impact. Jeff is always very curious... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange for the Beef Market Update. Haney is then joined by Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture, Tyler McCann of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), and Evan Shout of Farmer Coach to discuss... Read More

Trade was slow to get moving this week in the U.S. In this Beef Market Update, Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange tells RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney that this could be due to packers possibly dragging their feet on the choice cut out, which has lost some of its momentum. There is still a strong... Read More

The Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) program for winter wheat has expanded from 43 farms in 2021 to 184 farms across Ontario and a growing number of U.S. states in 2024. In four short years, the program has identified key agronomic and management strategies that consistently drive higher yields for YEN grower participants. On... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio’s Farmer Rapid Fire, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Host Shaun Haney checks in with: Franck Groeneweg of Three Forks, MT.; Mark Maclean of Port Albert, Ont.; Fred Grieg of Reston, Man,; and, Keith Fournier of Lone Rock, Sask. Also hear from eastern... Read More

Initial market reaction to an incoming Donald Trump presidency has been positive for most financial markets, however commodity market moves haven't been as decisively upward as the market digests several unanswered questions. Neil Townsend, market analyst with Grainfox, says the very early reaction on Wednesday trended a little negative, even, and that's not likely a... Read More

Kelp has been used by ranchers in coastal areas for decades as a feed additive. This nutrient-dense sea vegetable is a great source of micronutrients and some farmers who feed it also make anecdotal claims, such as reduced incidence of pink eye and healthier cattle. Reports coming out of Australia showing a reduction in methane... Read More