Despite recent comments from U.S. President Donald Trump questioning whether the United States needs Canada or Mexico as trading partners, leaders from across North American agriculture remain firmly committed to preserving the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA/USMCA). While guest hosting AgriTalk, RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney brought together Jim Wiesmeyer of Wiesmeyer's Perspectives, American Farm Bureau chief economist John... Read More
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Over the past decade, bluegrass has become a familiar sight in winter wheat fields across Ontario, and it's become a significant yield threat on farms where it gains a foothold. At the C&M Seeds Wheat Wednesday annual field day at Palmerston, Ont., Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness weed management specialist Mike Cowbrough outlined... Read More
Welcome to the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! 00:00 - Coming up… 03:09 - Steve Terpstra of Atwood, Ont. 15:10 - Aaron Hargreaves of Brandon, Man. 25:53 - Kristjan Hebert of Fairlight, Sask. 37:36 - Kresten Jorgenson of New Brigden of Special Areas 3, Alta. 46:55 -... Read More
No-till soybean growers are always looking for ways to improve seedbed conditions without disturbing the soil. In this episode of RealAgriculture's Soybean School, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness soybean specialist Horst Bohner visits Lucknow, Ont., brothers Lawrence Hogan and Steve Howard to see how they use a modified 16-row row-clearing unit from Quebec-based... Read More
As corn and soybean crops move into a critical stage of development, grain markets appear remarkably unconcerned about production risk despite excessive moisture in parts of the U.S. Midwest. According to Chip Flory, market analyst and host of AgriTalk, the market has become conditioned to expect resilient crops, even when early-season weather creates visible stress... Read More
Welcome to RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney. Today on the show, Haney is joined by Chip Flory of AgriTalk and Andy O'Brien of Goodleaf Farms. 00:00 - Coming up… 02:48 - Chip Flory, AgriTalk 15:46 - Chip Flory, AgriTalk 27:32 - Chip Flory, AgriTalk 36:51 - Andy O'Brien, GoodLeaf Farms 48:18 - Audience... Read More
Rising land values have forced a shift in how Canada's largest agricultural lender approaches the upcoming $50-billion intergenerational asset transfer, according to Farm Credit Canada (FCC) CEO Justine Hendricks. Speaking with Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture at the FCC head office in Regina, Hendricks describes the wave of upcoming farm successions one of the most "complex,... Read More
Trade agreements within North America have significantly lowered food prices for consumers, according to new research from Purdue University. The study, funded by the Corn Refiners Association, quantified the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Purdue professor of agricultural economics and study co-author Dr. Joseph Balagtas... Read More
What a season so far! From hail, flooding, and saturated soils to herbicide injury and drone application debates, there’s no shortage of agronomy topics to tackle this week on Wheat Pete's Word. Your host Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson covers everything from edible bean herbicide damage and fungicide application by drone to yellow soybeans, volunteer crops,... Read More
Welcome to RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! Today on the show, your host is joined by Tyler McCann of CAPI to talk about USMCA and is BRICS a threat to North American trade. Also on today’s show, Rob Saik of T1 Technology talks about AI and the adoption of technology in agriculture. 00:00... Read More