Category: Podcasts

When it arrives on-farm, Fendt is telling farmers they can start work with its electric e107 V Vario tractor in the morning, plug it in over lunch, and then continue working for the rest of the day. The German machinery manufacturer showed off its 2024 'Sustainable Tractor of the Year' award winner at the latest... 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 Lyndsey Smith checks in with: Jenn Doelman of Renfrew, Ont.; Mark Burnham of Coburg, Ont.; Brendan Uruski of Zbaraz Man.; and, Kristjan Hebert of Fairlight, Sask. Plus, we will hear... Read More

What's better than a Beef Market Update a day early? A Beef Market Update recorded in person! On this episode of the Beef Market Update, host Shaun Haney and Anne Wasko, of Gateway Livestock Exchange, sit down face to face to discuss: What happens at #CattleCon and what reports and analysis is up for discussion... Read More

Wild pigs are smart, adaptable, and multiply quickly. They also have the potential to wipe out entire species of animals or plants in an area before moving on and doing the same somewhere else. Wild pigs cause losses for livestock and grain farmers alike, and, perhaps most concerning, pose a real threat to any ecosystem... Read More

The possibility that Canadian cattle and beef will face market discrimination if the U.S. government moves ahead with a new labeling rule is one of the main concerns representatives from the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) are raising while meeting with American counterparts at the 2024 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in Orlando, Florida.... Read More

The phrase work smarter, not harder is perhaps best applied when you've got no other choice — a one-person or two-person farm has no choice but to get creative when it comes to handling grain, the logistics of seeding and harvest, and more. But it's not just farms with only a few people that benefit... Read More

You can learn a lot about reducing tillage in 35 years. That's the combined number of years Horst Bohner and Rob Templeman have spent leading Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) soybean research and extension efforts. On the first episode of the 2024 season of RealAgriculture's Soybean School, OMAFRA's current and former... Read More

Thanks for tuning into this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio. Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange with a Beef Market Update; Nathan Phinney, president of the Canadian Cattle Association, on what happened at Tuesday's trilateral meeting between Canada, Mexico and U.S. officials at CattleCon24; Don Close with Terrain... Read More

Pop quiz: does water vapour insulate, and do cover crops cost yield? The answers: yes, and sometimes. To dive into to how cover crops might cost in yield potential but still save fuel, Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson kicks off another episode of the Wheat Pete's Word podcast. Also on the episode: how a milder winter... Read More

Designed by Stara, Brazil's largest agricultural machinery manufacturer, the Imperador 4000 sprayer claims to feature the world’s only centrally-mounted boom. The sprayer was introduced in 2010 with a mid-mount boom between the two axles, designed deliver more stability, better targeting and higher spraying quality, says Stara's export area manager Douglas Fernandez. In this report from... Read More