Category: Podcasts

A skilled agronomist is as much a detective as they are an agronomy expert. Recognizing signs and symptoms, asking the right background questions, and looking at a problem from all angles helps an agronomist sort out what's going on when things go awry. For this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Jack Legg with SGS Canada on proactive tissue testing that can help feed soybean yield; Don Henry, CEO of SeedMaster Manufacturing on the evolution of seeding equipment technology; Eric Richter with Syngenta on making winter wheat profitable... Read More

Canada is a huge country with a relatively low population. In theory, that leaves plenty of land for growing food. But between the Canadian Shield, permafrost, the Rockies, highways and infrastructure, cities and towns there's far less land available than you might think, and less every year. That means the demand put on each acre... Read More

As the calendar turns to the back half of June in Ontario, growers typically sharpen their focus on nitrogen management as the crop pushes into its rapid growth phases. But what's happening in the field in mid June 2024 is really dependent on where in the province you farm and whether you've been able to... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this episode of RealAg on the Weekend. On this weekend’s show, with host Shaun Haney is joined by: Greg Northey with Pulse Canada on transportation labour turmoil impacting export markets; James Tansey of SaskAg on the grasshopper situation and forecast; Nicole Fox with BASF on managing flea beetles; and, Hear... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by Ontario's new Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Agribusiness, Rob Flack, on his key priorities as agricultural minster, as well as why food is important to be in the agriculture in the ministry. Haney is then joined by Kelvin... Read More

It's a good news story with a cautionary undercurrent: North American beef demand has held steady, even in the face of high retail prices. No matter where you live in North America, if you love beef, you're buying — even when the sticker shock makes your eyes water. North American beef numbers have trended upwards... Read More

Winter wheat may be the fastest growing crop in Maritime Canada. Over the past five years, the cereal crop has seen significant growth with total acreage on Prince Edward Island alone climbing near 25,000 acres. On this episode of RealAgriculture Wheat School, host Bernard Tobin travels to the Island to find out what's driving interest... Read More

It didn't take long for Ontario's new agriculture minister to put his stamp on the provincial agriculture department, at least on its title. Former Masterfeeds CEO-turned-MPP for Elgin—Middlesex—London, Rob Flack jokes he will go down as Ontario's shortest-tenured Minister of Farming, Agriculture, and Agribusiness, as that's how he was introduced in Premier Doug Ford's cabinet... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition on RealAg Radio, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! On this week’s Farmer Rapid Fire, host Shaun Haney checks in with: Sandi Brock of Staffa, Ont.; Chris Moore of Kinburn, Ont.; Korey Peters of Randolph, Man.; and, Rob Sommerville of Special Areas, Alta. Plus, we will... Read More