Paramount Fine Foods is an 80 restaurant, 17 butcher shop food company chain, operating not just in Canada but in seven other countries around the world. Mohamad Fakih, president and CEO of Paramount Fine Foods, started the operation after coming to Canada in 2006, with $1,200 in his pocket. Fakih sat down with RealAg Radio... Read More
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It's time for another episode of RealAg Radio! On this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by SeCan, host Shaun Haney takes a deep dive in to seed regulatory modernization for the Canadian industry. You'll hear from: Wendy Jahn, national manager of the seed section at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency; Mike Scheffel,... Read More
In honour of the shortest days of the year, it's time to really think about those batteries in big machinery. Batteries are an often overlooked aspect of machinery winterization, and what maintenance could look like in the spring if we're not following proper care methods. Josh Goldsworthy, product manager for batteries at Case IH, says... Read More
It's time to wrap up the 2021 growing season, with a discussion on the most challenging agronomic topics of the year: from soil management, to determining yield capacity, to managing plant growth regulators. For this special year-end edition of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Jeremy Boychyn with the Alberta Wheat and Barley... Read More
It's time for another Agronomic Monday on RealAg Radio! On today's show, you’ll hear from Peter "Wheat Peter" Johnson on the Ontario corn harvest, winter wheat survivability, and the importance of leaving a check strip or taking plots to yield (not just using observation as a decision-driver). Also on the show, you'll hear from Pioneer... Read More
The 2021 growing season was one of challenge and opportunity, and Ontario's soybean specialist, Horst Bohner, says that it all added up to a record average yield for the province at 51.6 bu/ac over 2.9 million acres. The record isn't a surprise, given that early field tour estimations pegged yield potential well above average. On... Read More
How do you measure soil heath? On this episode of RealAgriculture's Soil School, OMAFRA soil scientist and land use specialist Dan Saurette joins Bernard Tobin to look at some of the assessment tools available to farmers and the type of insights they provide. One of the most well known soil health tests is Cornell’s Comprehensive... Read More
Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. We've got a fantastic lineup for you! You'll hear: Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, with a Beef Market Update; Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture, as well as Andrew Campbell, Strathroy, Ont. dairy farmer and partner in Utensil.ca, for a RealAg Issues Panel. The... Read More
We don't have to say it twice: it's been a frustrating year for many involved in the cattle community. As Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange explains in our latest Beef Market Update, the impacts of the 2021 drought won't easily be forgotten, and and it's not something that's just going to go away.... Read More
It's a surprise to only a few at this point to hear we're currently at a 20-year high in the fertilizer markets. The reasoning comes from a combination of things, but as Ryan Furtas, market analyst with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry explains, a hike in crop prices, an increase of feedstock costs, and as we... Read More