Category: Podcasts

As the 2024 Ontario corn crop races to the finish line with help from a late summer stretch of hot weather, growers are now seeing the challenges created by spring planting conditions and pest and disease pressures. In some parts of the province, growers were able to get corn in the ground in late April,... Read More

With so many factors going into yields, it can be difficult to know whether farmers are reaching the potential of their wheat seed. It can be even more difficult to figure out how to increase yields and whether those increases can be accomplished through management decisions. Dr. Brian Beres, research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food... Read More

Thanks for tuning into RealAg on the Weekend! Guest host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Kristin Thompson with Beef Cattle Research Council on the ins and outs of feed testing; Hear a spotlight interview with Karl Wyant for Nutrien eKonomics; Shari Laventure on SaskAg Matters; and, Anne Wasko with the Gateway Livestock Exchange for the... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. Lyndsey Smith takes over the host seat today and is joined by RealAg's Kelvin Heppner, and Ontario farmer and podcast host Andrew Campbell for the RealAg Issues Panel. They discuss a number of topics including: An update on China's anti-dumping investigation into Canadian canola;... Read More

Seasonality is a big part of the conversation in this week's Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange. In the last few years, the markets have been trending towards higher prices; however, as we start to steady out we are likely to start seeing a little more seasonality return to the cattle... 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: Ken Schaus of Bruce County, Ont.; Riley Anderson of Red River Valley, Man,; Kris Mayerle of Tisdale, Sask.; and, Todd Hames of Marwayne, Alta. Also hear from eastern... Read More

It's time to plant winter wheat and we've asked Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson to give us his top five planting recommendations on this episode of RealAgriculture's Wheat School. Planting date is at the top of Johnson's tip list. When it comes to planting date there are no shortcuts, he says. Hitting that optimum window is... Read More

In the last few years, the push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) across several sectors has increased. In 2022, the Government of Canada released their 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan. While this plan includes many different industries — transportation and oil and gas, to name a few, agriculture is also on the list. One of... Read More

There isn't really any more crop in storage than is average for this time of year, says Steve Kell, grain merchandiser with Kell Grain; however, current prices and price outlooks has many farmers less than enthused about pricing '24 crop. Kell notes that prices are 25 per cent lower than last year at this time,... Read More

More moisture for the west and less for the east sounds like a really nice fall forecast and that's quite likely what we'll get in Canada, says Matt Makens of Makens Weather. Makens says that decent harvest weather is likely in store for Ontario, which is good because there are plenty of corn and beans... Read More