Category: Podcasts

Thanks for tuning in to this episode of RealAg on the Weekend! On this weekend’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Jeremy Boychyn with Alberta Grains on the fusarium head blight risk mapping tool; Sarah Healy with Stratus Ag Research on the use of bio-stimulants; Justine Hendricks with Farm Credit Canada on the new... Read More

Inoculants are an accepted and proven biological product that has been used for decades on farms. Other classes of biologicals — nitrogen fixers, biopesticides, and biostimulants, for example — are newer products that many farmers are exploring how to best integrate into their input plan. Stratus Ag Research has amassed data over the last few... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! Shaun Haney is then joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture, and Tyler McCann with Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute for the RealAg Issues Panel. They discuss a number of topics, including: Capital gains cost changes; The increasing protectionism; Trade with China... 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: Stewart Skinner of Perth County, Ont.; Mark McLean of Port Albert, Ont.; Keith Fournier of Lone Rock, Sask.; and, Patrick Kunz of Beiseker, Alta. Plus,... Read More

Farmers across Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba have access to a new risk mapping tool for assessing fusarium head blight (FHB), fusarium damaged kernels, and deoxynivalenol (DON) risk levels in spring wheat, winter wheat, barley and durum based on weather conditions. The weather-based risk is calculated using real-time weather data from more than 500 stations operated... Read More

Winter canola fields are popping up all over Ontario. Across the province, acreage for the entire oilseed crop typically checks in around 40,000 acres, with about one third of the crop being planted in the fall, the rest being spring canola. Over the past five years, however, winter canola has been gaining momentum in the... Read More

Farmers waiting for a market rally and continued uptick in crop prices could be waiting a very long time. Instead, Brian Voth, founder of IntelliFarm, draws parallels between the current NBA playoffs and grain markets: grab the bounce and don't miss the free throw, because that's about as good as it's going to get. In... Read More

Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is not new to the venture capital space, however a shift in focus for the Crown corp will see the lender take a more direct approach to ven cap funding in agriculture. Justine Hendricks, CEO of FCC, says the move is prompted by the changing needs of the industry. Whether driven... Read More

Thanks for tuning into this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio! On this episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Brian Voth with IntelliFarm on the markets and how that has affected farmers confidence in marketing the 2024 crop; Sarah Healy with Stratus Research on farmers use of Biostimulants in Canada and the U.S.; Justine Hendricks... Read More