Category: Podcasts

Thanks for tuning in to this “Tuesdays with Lyndsey” edition of RealAg Radio! On this episode, we will hear from Rene Roy with the Canada Pork Council about the strike impacts to meat at port, as well as Deb Campbell, Agronomy Advantage, in the latest Soybean School on using the SWAT Cam in soybeans. As... Read More

True armyworms hungry for grassy plants, including wheat, have arrived in large numbers in parts of the Prairies this summer. The pest, which migrates north as a light brown moth, arrived in Manitoba during the last week of May, explains John Gavloski, entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture, in this armyworm-focused Wheat School episode filmed at the... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio with host Shaun Haney. We will hear from Peter Johnson of RealAgriculture on a glyphosate study, different varieties' performance, ag policy in France and much more! Then, we’ll hear a clip from a Canola School with Chris Manchur of the Canola Council of... Read More

Research has repeatedly shown corn's yield potential starts declining if plants don't emerge within a tight timeframe, but dry conditions following planting can wreak havoc on best-laid plans for uniform emergence. If one in six corn plants is two leaf stages behind the rest, expect a four per cent yield reduction, says Morgan Cott, agronomy... Read More

Many growers apply a T3 fungicide on winter wheat in Ontario to protect the crop against fusarium head blight and get one step closer to achieving high grain yields. But a strange thing happened on the way to harvest in 2023, as many fields across the province experienced severe leaf tip burn after fungicide application.... Read More

Welcome to the Canola PODcast, sponsored by InVigor® hybrid canola from BASF. In this episode, we delve into the topic of managing canola diseases, including clubroot, blackleg, and verticillium stripe. Joining us for this informative discussion are three Senior Technical Services Specialists with BASF: Allison Bishop, Leighton Blashko, and Jeanette Gaultier. In this episode, we... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the Weekend! On this episode, host Shaun Haney discusses a grain contract costing a Saskatchewan farmer over $80,000 by sending the thumbs-up emoji. Haney is then joined by Al Mussell with the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute on carbon border adjustments, and we hear from Eddie Lemoine on the... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Tyler McCann of Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute, and Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture, for the RealAg Issues Panel. They discuss many topics, including: Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute and RealAgristudies Canadian Producer survey results; Glyphosate controversy and... Read More

Advancements in RNA interference (RNAi) technology could soon unlock new tools for managing canola pests and pathogens, such as sclerotinia and flea beetles. RNAi — ribonucleic acid interference — involves targeting specific RNA sequences in a disease or pest, rather than targeting entire proteins or enzymes, as is the case with current pesticides. It's a... Read More

We're into the dog days of summer, and the cattle markets are certainly reflecting that. Add in the July 1st holiday in Canada, and July 4th in the U.S., and we've got a slow start to the markets this week, says Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange. However, that doesn't mean we don't have... Read More