Category: Podcasts

The current down trend for grains and oilseeds is being driven by weather here at home and around the world. In just the last couple of weeks the markets have bumped a little off the lows, most notably in corn. Why is that? As Ted Seifried, with Zaner Ag Hedge, explains, it's all being driven... Read More

Cattle producers have reasons to smile right now, as strong prices and strong demand paints a rosy picture for the short-term. Hog producers, however, aren't so lucky as prices dip. At the same time, grocery bills are rising and consumers have tough choices to make on protein — will they keep buying beef, even at... Read More

Across Western Canada, the cereal crop is very quickly approaching the critical period to decide on whether or not to apply a plant growth regulator, or PGR. As Jeremy Boychyn, agronomy research extension manager with the Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions, explains in our latest Wheat School episode, there's a few things we can think... Read More

Update, June 9: The Canadian government has decided to sign on as a third party in the United States’ request for dispute settlement consultations regarding Mexico’s restrictions on biotechnology in agriculture. The U.S. government's challenge of Mexico's ban of genetically-modified (GM) corn for common food uses is being closely monitored in Canada, specifically in the... Read More

It's been dry and cool across Ontario since soybean planting started rolling at top speed in mid-May and those conditions are causing replant headaches for many growers. Field scouting has revealed a host of soil, seed emergence, and vigour issues, including crusting and cold injury. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Soybean School, Clark Agri-Service... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio brought to you by U.S. Borax. On this episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge to discuss the markets, as well as Dr. Terry Griffin, Cropping Systems Economist at Kansas State University on technology adoption on the farm.... Read More

Pop quiz: do dry conditions automatically mean a dialling back of nitrogen rates on corn? This is a tricky question to answer as very dry conditions for prolonged periods can impact yield potential, but dry conditions also mean nitrogen is less available to the plant, so it's a tough call. For the answer to why... Read More

Those in agriculture have been encouraged to "tell their story" for years, all in the name of maintaining the social license to operate, or to gain acceptance and understanding of farm practices by the public. But there's another reason for farmers and agri-business owners to tell a good story: to attract and retain great staff... Read More

Verticillium stripe — a disease first discovered in Western Canada in 2014 — appears to be taking advantage of the stress to canola plants caused by an old, familiar disease pathogen. While research to understand Verticillium longisporum in the Prairies is still in its early stages, there's a hypothesis that its prevalence in a canola... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! We're kicking off "Tuesdays with Lyndsey" this week. On this episode, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Omid McDonald of Dairy Distillery to talk about turning milk into ethanol. We will also hear from Tom Harrison, Saskatchewan Stock Growers Foundation, on conservation easements and... Read More