Category: Podcasts

Join your host Shaun Haney for this recorded LIVE episode from the grand opening of HyTech Production Ltd., a brand new seed facility at Coaldale, Alberta. On this episode of the show, guests provide insight in to each step of hybrid canola from breeding to production, treatment, and packaging. Shaun is joined by: Scott Horner... Read More

The Canadian Beef Industry Conference was held at Penticton, B.C., this week, reconnecting the beef industry in-person after several years. One of the key members in attendance was Anne Wasko, who is wrapping up her four-year tenure as chair of the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB). RealAgriculture's Kara Oosterhuis was at the conference and... Read More

Thanks for tuning in today as we bump up this week's Farmer Rapid Fire to Wednesday! Today's show is brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada. On today’s line-up hear from: Shawn Schill, of Arthur, Ont.; Aubrey Yule, of Killarney, Man.; Jeff Nonay ,of Edmonton, Alta.; Eric Dietrich, of Lucan, Ont. We will also hear... Read More

How early is too early for wheat? How late is too late for tar spot to steal yield? Are too-late silks a high-risk for gibberella? This week's version of Wheat Pete's Word tackles those questions and much more! Have a question you’d like Johnson to address or some yield results to send in? Disagree with... Read More

Thanks for checking out the RealAg Radio show. Tune in to hear the show live on Rural Radio Sirius XM Channel 147 everyone Monday to Friday at 430 Eastern! On this episode, join your host, Shaun Haney, as he discusses all things succession planning with Elaine Froese on transferring the farm early vs. waiting too... Read More

Global need, market prices, and implications from the pandemic have all demonstrated the benefits of bolstering local agriculture infrastructure, something that Alberta NDP ag critic, Heather Sweet, says the province needs to play catch up on. When comparing the Prairie Provinces, Alberta is showing far less traction with breaking ground on new value-added processing than... Read More

There are two main insect pests of wheat that keep breeders busy: the wheat stem sawfly and the wheat midge. There is resistance to each and effective predators of each, but the insects still manage to eat a significant amount of wheat yield each year. To unpack how these two pests cut yield, quality, or... Read More