Category: Podcasts

It's a piece of equipment that turned heads at the Farm Progress Show earlier this year, and the huge NEXAT machine is doing the same this week in Germany at Agritechnica. NEXAT is a different concept— where one large power unit runs all the major passes on the farm, from seeding and tillage through to... Read More

It’s Agronomic Monday on RealAg Radio! On this episode, guest host for the week Lyndsey Smith is joined by RealAgriculture’s in-house agronomist, Peter Johnson, to discuss: The value of building bins and the risk of dryer fires; Why some corn hybrids are not drying down; and, How organic matter is made. We will also hear... Read More

Big equipment covering big acres can mean small changes add up quickly, but without proper monitoring and measuring, it's difficult to know how much downtime could be avoided or how to save on fuel, for example. The CLAAS Connect system is an on-board and off-board solution to do just that, explains Thijs Verploegen with CLAAS.... Read More

This year marks my fourth visit to Agritechnica, the premier global agricultural event, and it once again has not disappointed. Agritechnica is buzzing with activity as farmers and industry enthusiasts are here in droves, eagerly anticipating the latest in agricultural innovation and technology. Comparing Agritechnica 2023 to the 2019 edition, there's a sense of pragmatism... Read More

The brand-new CR11 New Holland combine made its debut this week at Agritechnica in Hannover, Germany. RealAgriculture's Bern Tobin was there to speak with Lars Sorensen, global product manager for New Holland combines, and captures all the details in the video below. Sorensen says this combine is a complete redesign of the machine, where the... Read More

On this weekend’s show, guest host Lyndsey Smith discusses: What is costing ag billions of dollars; Red and green lentil markets with Chuck Penner; Federal ag minister Lawrence MacAulay; and, The road to $25 billion with Bill Greuel with Protein Industries Canada. Thoughts on something we talked about on the show? Connect with host Lyndsey... Read More

Thanks for tuning into this Friday edition of the RealAg Issues Panel on RealAg Radio! Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture, Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel, Saskatchewan farmer, and — briefly by Shaun Haney — to discuss a number of topics, including: Bill C-234 and the Senate Shenanigans this week; The importance of the... Read More

Cattle markets have not had a great week. "It's been a tough week, to be very blunt with you," says Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange. "In the cattle markets, it doesn't matter where you are, north or south." For this not-very-rosy Beef Market Update, Wasko starts off where we usually do, with U.S.... Read More

It's the tale of two very different markets when it comes to red and green lentils, with both markets seeing early excitement to the upside earlier this year. But now, Chuck Penner says, red lentil prices have dropped off sharply from the highs, while green lentil prices are strong enough there are new-crop bids already... Read More

Farmers are buying more crop inputs online than they were five years ago, however what's considered "buying online" might surprise you. According to the latest findings of Farm Journal's crop input buying survey, 53 per cent of farmers considered it buying online if they researched a product online and then picked up the phone to... Read More