Category: Podcasts

This spring, corn growers will be planting different seed sizes ranging from large rounds to flats and small rounds. Does the seed size impact the potential yield growers can expect to combine this fall? On this episode of the RealAgriculture Corn School, PRIDE Seeds agronomist Olivia Noorenberghe notes that all seed, regardless of size, carries... Read More

Do starter and pop-up fertilizers make a significant impact on soybean performance compared to just broadcasting the crops' nutrient needs? That's a question Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs soybean specialist Horst Bohner has been asked by many growers during the winter months. He says when soybeans first entered Ontario in the 1960s,... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of a special Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Peter Johnson of Ingersoll, Ont.; Lyndsey Smith of Kinburn, Ont.; Kelvin Heppner of Altona, Man.; Paige Holmquist of Kinistino, Sask.; and Kara Oosterhuis of Bow Island, Alta. Thoughts on something we talked... Read More

It was 2004, less than a year after BSE hit the Canadian cattle industry, when Canada's first outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) devastated poultry production in B.C. Without any playbook on how to manage the virus, a decision was made to cull all the birds on commercial farms in B.C.'s Fraser Valley. While... Read More

What the heck, winter? Please see yourself out, says Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson, because Canada has a crop to plant! On this week's episode of Wheat Pete's Word, you'll hear about whether or not early planted beans and corn are going to be OK, how to avoid clumpy fertilizer issues, and legacy of manure applications.... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this special Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner, both of RealAgriculture, for a Wednesday edition of the RealAg Issues Panel to discuss the: PSAC federal strike; A cooling inflation; and the Olymel plant closure. Thoughts on something... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio brought to you by Lakeland College. On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Kara Oosterhuis, Bernard Tobin, and Peter 'Wheat Pete' Johnson for an agronomic panel. They discuss a number of topics including: Spring moisture; Winter wheat; Old wives tales, and much... Read More

Welcome to Season 4 of the Pests & Predators podcast series, where top entomologists highlight the insect Field Heroes hard at work for Canadian farmers. Dr. Meghan Vankosky, research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) at Saskatoon, Sask., co-chairs the Prairie Pest Monitoring Network (PPMN), a key tool in alerting farmers to pest population... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by RealAgriculture’s resident agronomist Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson and Rob McLaughlin of C&M Seeds on assessing wheat stand establishment. Then hear from Nevin Rosaasen, sustainability and government relations lead with Alberta Pulse Growers, on dynamic... Read More

What's old is new again, or at least as relevant as ever when it comes to managing herbicide resistant weeds. Research led by Charles Geddes, weed scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at Lethbridge, shows cultural practices — tighter row spacing, higher seeding rates, and longer crop rotations — can be just as effective as... Read More