Category: Podcasts

Biologicals hold great promise for improving crop production. From increasing root activity, soil microbes, and nutrient availability to building plant resiliency to abiotic stresses — this emerging crop input segment is bursting with product choices. But for farmers, selecting which product and application is right for their acres can be a daunting and confusing task.... Read More

Thanks for tuning into this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by the Northern Pulse Growers Association! Host Shaun Haney is recording from the Northern Pulse Growers Association annual general meeting and is joined by: Erin Becker with the Northern Pulse Growers Association to discuss their organization; Dr. Joe Outlaw of Texas A&M... Read More

Agriculture, with its demanding nature, often requires individuals to be physically and mentally prepared for challenging situations. Farmers spend most of their days tending to crops or livestock, but don't always commit time to caring for their own well-being. In this episode of the Farm Safety Roundup, Shaun Haney covers this critical topic in conversation... Read More

It is true that mental illness can be incredibly difficult to see compared to a broken leg or an open wound, for example. But just like any other illness or health challenge, there are sometimes outward signs of mental health that can be observed by others. Deb VanBerkel is the chief programming officer for the... Read More

Cover crops are not magic. It's important to first understand the goal of using a cover crop and then measuring up each species and season to see if it's a match. Farmers from east to west are using cover crops to accomplish several things: reducing erosion, cycling nutrients, fixing nitrogen, and fighting weeds, but that... Read More

The nitrogen fertilizer market is expected to remain firm heading into the '24 planting season thanks to several global supply/demand factors, according to ADM Fertilizer's Saskatchewan-based urea product line manager. With natural gas prices in Europe having dropped precipitously from their highs in 2022, the nitrogen market has turned its attention elsewhere, explains Noah Bishop,... Read More

Sweat the details and practice, practice, practice. It may sound like gridiron football strategy but it will also make farmers winners in the battle to improve soil health, says North Dakota-based independent agronomist and crop consultant Lee Briese. When it comes to improving soil health there are plenty of fixes — from reducing tillage to... Read More

Thanks for tuning into this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! On this episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Doug Bauman with Vive Crop Protection on herbicide formulations; Dr. Dave Hooker with University of Guelph-Ridgetown on crop rotations; Leon Pratchler with HumaTerra on the roll of biologicals can play when improving soil health; Plus,... Read More

Helping farmers prep soil and seed crops in small spring planting windows is the driving force behind a new harrow and seeder combination for Kuhn. In this report from Agritechnica, Kuhn product line manager David Hild explains how European farmers who fall plow typically utilize two separate machines — a power harrow followed by a... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this episode of RealAg on the Weekend! On this weekend’s show, host Shaun Haney discusses: Grazing mentorship program with Grant Lastiwka from a recent Farming Forward episode; Ron with AGI on grain handling on the farm and how that helps with a lack of labour; Farm Credit Canada and the... Read More