The Successors is a RealAgriculture podcast series hosted by Kara Oosterhuis focusing on agriculture from the perspective of the up-and-coming generation. How can you provide mentorship to those around you? What can you do to get that succession conversation going on the farm? Why do you sometimes need to take a step back and evaluate... Read More
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At this point in the year, plenty of growers have booked their canola varieties for the upcoming season or are trying to sort that decision out as quickly as possible. There's been increased focus over the past few years on reducing seeding rates, and it's a good question to explore says Russell Trischuk, InVigor technical... Read More
Kody Blois, Liberal Member of Parliament for Kings-Hants, N.S., was recently named chair of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food in the House of Commons. Blois joined RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney to break down the context of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food, and what kind of work they do. "We're parliamentarians... Read More
Welcome to this Christmas Eve edition of RealAg Radio! Today, we have an informative and educational RealAg Issues Panel, with host Shaun Haney and RealAgriculture's Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner. The trio talk about the top stories of the year (spoiler alert, inflation and wild weather is amongst the topics), the top lobbyists in Ottawa... Read More
It's the Thursday before Christmas, and it's been a busy one! Along with the busyness comes a Farmer Rapid Fire. You'll hear: Ethan Wallace of Ont.; Warren McCutcheon of Man.; John Guelly of Alta.; and David Kutcher of Sask. Also, you'll hear the top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney! Thoughts... Read More
When it comes to talking about markets, we focus on the uncertainties; things we don't know. However, sometimes we need to focus on what we do know. Peter Rohde, of IHS Markit, says what we do know right now is that we need to stay focused on the U.S. balance sheet, as it continues to... Read More
It's the last Wheat Pete's Word of 2021! For this season-ending episode, host Peter Johnson tackles a few questions from the audience, including some phosphorus immobilization questions, and an encouragement to focus on the positive. Wheat Pete's Word will be back the first week of January, and in the meantime make sure you take that... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to today's edition of RealAg Radio! On this mid-week, pre-holiday edition of RealAg Radio, you'll hear from: Kody Blois, Liberal MP for Kings-Hants, and agriculture committee appointee and chair; Peter Rohde, vice president client advisory and development at IHS Markit Agribusiness; and Dennis Laycraft, of Canadian Cattlemen's Association about the Korean... Read More
AgriStability, the whole farm, business risk management program has been in place for Canadian farmers for 16 years. In that time, it's been maligned and criticized, and it continues to be subject to an ongoing tug-of-war between federal and provincial politicians. But with a new ag policy framework to be unveiled for 2023, changes to... Read More
On December 17, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed a case of an atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in an eight-and-a-half-year-old beef cow on a farm in Alberta. On December 21, South Korea announced it would be restricting Canadian beef imports due to the case. Dennis Laycraft, executive vice-president of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association... Read More