Category: Podcasts

It's grilling season and feed prices are down. Now that we've got the two positives out of the way, it's time to talk tough realities for the hog market. Christine McCracken, executive director animal protein for Rabobank, says cooler weather in the hog-producing areas of the U.S. has meant heavier hogs coming to market. Combine... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this special issues panel Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio. First off, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Christine McCraken of Rabobank to discuss the hog markets. Smith is then joined by Kelvin Heppner and Shaun Haney, both of RealAgriculture, and Tyler McCann with the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), for... Read More

The summer of downpours continues for Ontario as another major storm system moved across southern Ontario, leaving rivers and creeks swollen, roads closed, and crops under water. How long can crops survive submerged? That's a common question this week and one Wheat Pete's Word host Peter Johnson answers in the podcast. Also up for discussion:... Read More

When a field is ready for harvest, pulling those tonnes off the field quickly can mean achieving the highest yield and highest quality possible. As combine capacity and header widths expand, a new problem has popped up: grain carts and trucks keeping up to the combine. Adding surge capacity to the important task of harvest... Read More

If refill times at seeding are a pet peeve, take a look at Väderstad's newest air cart offering, the PD 1350, capable of covering 200 acres of canola seeding in a single fill. That 1350 stands for bushels, and as Phil Korczak explains in this video from Ag in Motion this week, that capacity is... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this edition of RealAg Radio's Tuesdays with Lyndsey, with host Lyndsey Smith. On today’s show hear from: Tom Wolf and Jason Deveau to discuss spraying in challenging conditions and avoiding drift: Wildlife populations in Saskatchewan with Ministry of Environment, Travis Williams; Dale Knouse, with Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation on predation... Read More

No ruts, no worries, right? Not so, at least not when it comes to deep compaction impacts. Air pockets and macropores in soil structure help move water down the soil profile, and where water goes, so do the nutrients. Compacted soils restrict root growth, oxygen, and nutrient and water movement, ultimately restricting yield potential. What's... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by Väderstad. On today's show, hosted by Shaun Haney, hear from: Peter Johnson of RealAgriculture on the Ontario winter wheat harvest; A recent Wheat School episode chatting about on-farm research trials with Jeremy Boychyn of Alberta Grains; Clint Jurke with... Read More