Category: Podcasts

There's a saying that goes hire slow and fire fast. But does that old adage hold true? Amber Johnson, CEO and owner of Forge Performance Group, based in Alberta, says that there isn't a simple answer to that; if you've done the right preparation work ahead of time, asked key questions, and offered a comprehensive... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner, both of RealAgriculture, for the RealAg Issues Panel. They cover a lot of topics, including: Profitability impact in the second half of the year; "What we heard" document on emissions... Read More

Case IH is adding to its lineup of planters with the 2110 Early Riser planter and an updated version of the 2150 Early Riser planter. David Brennan, Case IH planter marketing manager, was on site at the National Farm Machinery Show this past week at Louisville, Kentucky, to discuss the planters with RealAgriculture's Bernard Tobin.... Read More

Believe it or not, winter is going to quickly come to an end, and cattle markets are picking up on this. As we pass mid-February, the seasonality in the cutout price is starting to pick up, says Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, as we make it through the lull of January and February.... Read More

The former governor of the Bank of Canada says he expects inflation will drop quicker than many are predicting and that real interest rates will remain low in the long term. Stephen Poloz shared his economic outlook during a keynote presentation at the CropConnect Conference in Winnipeg on Wednesday. Many of the economic parameters that... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this special Thursday edition of RealAg Radio, recorded LIVE! at the National Farm Machinery Show, at Louisville, Kentucky, brought to you by Syngenta Canada. Host Shaun Haney is joined by Tyne Morgan, of the U.S. Farm Report, to discuss supply chain issues, and Marijke Vanderlaan, Syngenta Canada is on to... Read More

The oat market is somehow managing to garner positive attention, even as "burdensome, massive oat supplies" weigh on the market. Randy Strychar, president of Oatinformation, presented at CropConnect in Winnipeg, Man., this week and says barring a major weather event, it will take 18-24 months to chew through the current large oat supply. But despite... Read More

Farmers and the agriculture industry are still waiting to hear about "What we heard" when it comes to the federal government's fertilizer emissions reduction target. This week, at the Future of Food event at Ottawa, Ont., Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau was quite positive about the timeline of a fertilizer tariff money announcement... Read More

Happy Canadian Ag Day! Thanks for tuning in to this special Wednesday edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio! Guest host Kara Oosterhuis is joined by: Rebecca Archibald of Truro, N.S.; Kevin Buchner of Brownsville, Ont.; Ron Krahn of Rivers, Man.; and, Todd Hames of Marwayne, Alta. Thoughts on something we talked about... Read More

It's Canada's Ag Day, and it's time to celebrate the food and farmers you love. How are you celebrating? That's how Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson kicks off this week's Wheat Pete's Word before diving in to the topics and questions of the week, including if cover crops are really going to be dead come spring,... Read More