Category: Podcasts

As a livestock producer, if there's one thing that someone says that is sure to start a real conversation, it's calling livestock sentient beings. And I say that because I have watched a sheep unceremoniously step on her dead "friend" to get better feed at the feed rack, with no qualms. If an animal is... Read More

Six independent agronomy companies are joining MNP to launch a new agronomy practice in a major shake-up of the Western Canadian crop advisory market. MNP — one of Canada's largest professional services firms — is bringing together 4R Agronomy, Annex Agro, Arrow Crop Management, Elite Ag, Max Ag Consulting, and Sure Growth Solutions to launch... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this episode of RealAg on the Weekend. On this weekend’s show, host Shaun Haney discusses Ag in Motion next week. Haney is then joined by: Chris Law with MNP on cyber security; Updated feed regulations after 14 years of working on it; and, A clip from a recent Pulse School... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio, where we hear a spotlight interview with Tyson Sanderson for Bushel Plus on managing grain loss during harvest. Host Shaun Haney is then joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture for the RealAg Issues Panel. They discuss: Wearing cowboy hats at... Read More

Split application, variable rates, stabilizers and a side-dresser with Y-drops: it all adds up to better nitrogen use for Binbrook, Ont., corn grower Nik Oreskovic. On this episode of The Sharp Edge, Oreskovic tells Maizex agronomist Henry Prinzen how he has parlayed Ontario On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) cost-share funding into an advanced nitrogen management... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada. Host Shaun Haney checks in with: Josh Boersen of Gadshill, Ont.; Drew Spoelstra of Binbrook, Ont.; Rob Stone of Davidson, Sask.; and, Kevin Serfas of Turin, Alta. Plus, we will hear western agronomist Mike Weir... Read More

No academic year is the same for Bevin Hamilton, as he helps guide students to tackle different industry challenges as the Animal Science Technology program head at Lakeland College at Vermilion, Alta The school year is non-stop for Hamilton, who also serves as an instructor judging team supervisor, and the commercial beef unit advisor for... Read More