Category: Podcasts

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

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of the RealAg Issues Panel! Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture, and Saskatchewan farmer Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel. They discuss a number of topics, including: Sustainability practices and lending; Carbon tax cheques; Sticky inflation, and; Toilets (yes, toilets). We will also hear from Anne Wasko... Read More

When it comes to machinery shops, most farmers like to build them in their yard from the ground up. But farmers are also innovators and some just can't resist looking for alternative ways to get the job done. That's certainly the case for Dresden, Ont., grain farmer Mark Richards who in 2015 came up with... Read More

Every two weeks, Anne Wasko, with the Gateway Livestock Exchange, joins RealAgriculture for the Beef Market Update. For this episode, Wasko is on with Lyndsey Smith, to talk about the cash trade, futures prices, packer margins, and heavy carcass weights of the last two weeks. Summary: U.S. cattle market trends and the cold weather impact... Read More

A device designed to fill semi and trailer air lines with methyl hydrate grabbed the attention of Innovation Showcase judges and attendees at Ag Days in Brandon, Man., both for its use and its name. "The Meth Head," invented and built by Wyatt Van Damme of Triple Pass Welding at Belmont, Man., received the first... Read More

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced nearly half a million in federal and provincial funding for the Manitoba Farmer Wellness Program (MFWP) while at Ag Days in Brandon this week. The grassroots non-profit organization, which started providing free counselling to farmers and farm families in 2022, will receive $450 thousand over... Read More

New Holland is redesigning and restyling its line of forage harvesters. Up front, farmers will notice a renewed version of New Holland's UltraFeed grass pickup on its range of FR forage harvesters for 2024. The UltraFeed will be available in working widths of 3.o, 3.5 and 4.0 metres. In this interview from Agritechnica, Laurent Libbrecht,... Read More