It’s not often Chicago Bears fans and grain market bears get to celebrate the same week — but here we are. As Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge puts it, “Bears are on a roll in lots of different facets,” following Monday's USDA report packed with downside surprises for corn, soybeans, and wheat. Seifried joined... Read More
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On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Dr. Yvonne Lawley of the University of Manitoba, Callum Morrison of Manitoba Agriculture, and Marty Vermey of the Grain Farmers of Ontario, to discuss a large-scale cover crop survey currently underway, five years after the first. What have we learned? How have the... Read More
Welcome to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio brought to you by FMC Ag Canada! On today’s show, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Dr. Fred Below of the University of Illinois on corn population and row spacing; Bryan O'Hara of FMC Ag Canada for a spotlight on FMC Avireo; Christine O'Reilly grazing specialist... Read More
One of a farmer's greatest assets is the story of how they produce food to feed a growing urban population, says Terry O’Reilly, host of CBC's popular program Under the Influence. At the Southwest Agricultural Conference at the University of Guelph's Ridgetown Campus, O’Reilly, a seasoned marketing expert and noted author, reminded farmers that they... Read More
Keeping product flowing evenly through an air seeder is important during seeding, but traditional blockage systems often only tell operators when flow has completely stopped. At Agri-Trade in Red Deer, Alta., RealAgriculture spoke with Dustin Weinkauf of Precision Planting about Clarity, a flow and blockage monitoring system designed to give growers a more detailed look... Read More
Welcome back to RealAg on the Weekend with host Shaun Haney. On today’s show, Haney is joined by: Neil Townsend of GrainFox on a strategy for grain sales in the year ahead; April Nichol of Cana Farms on building a farm worth working for; and, Patti Durand of Brightrack Consulting on the new podcast, How... Read More
Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s RealAg Issues Panel, host Shaun Haney is joined by Stuart Person of MNP and RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith. In segment two, Stephen Heckbert of the Canadian Pork Council joins the panel for a discussion on global demand for Canadian pork. Thoughts on something we talked about... Read More
What will it take to keep driving corn yields higher in the years ahead? At the 2026 SouthWest Agricultural Conference at the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown campus, University of Illinois corn researcher Dr. Fred Below shared a compelling vision for future corn management — one that starts with fundamentals but leads to a bold conclusion... Read More
The Final Mile is six-part podcast series brought to you by Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR). In line with RDAR's goal of moving farm-ready innovation into the hands of Albertan producers to create a stronger, more efficient, more profitable, and more sustainable agriculture industry for the province, The Final Mile will feature a leading industry... Read More
Poor crop prices and growing input costs will make farm profitability a tough pursuit in 2026 but there will be pricing opportunities for farmers to take advantage of throughout the growing season. That was Steve Kell's message to Ontario farmers attending the SouthWest Agricultural Conference this week at the University of Guelph's Ridgetown Campus. Drawing... Read More