On this Friday edition of RealAg Radio, you'll hear an issues panel featuring Kelvin Heppner, Lyndsey Smith, and Andrew Campbell. On the list to discuss: policy announcements, the impending election, and fertilizer emission reductions. Plus, you'll also hear from Dennis Laycraft of Canadian Cattlemen's Association talking U.S. trade, labelling, and more. Thoughts on something we... Read More
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Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) executive vice president Dennis Laycraft's recent trip to the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) convention in Nashville was a busy week. To start, Laycraft met with new leaders of organizations that frequent the convention, who were really appreciative that CCA made the effort to get down there. On Laycraft's agenda of... Read More
There's never a dull moment in the fertilizer market and it's hard not to wonder what will be in store for producers for the 2022 crop year. Josh Linville, director of fertilizer at StoneX, recently joined Shaun Haney on RealAg Radio to discuss the fertilizer markets, including what's happening with tariffs. During Linville's last conversation... Read More
It's often noted that soybean yield is made with rain in August, but moisture has been scarce throughout the entire growing season for soybeans on the Prairies this year. While there are areas that have received more moisture, many fields in Manitoba are showing tell-tale signs of drought stress as they move through the critical... Read More
Today's Farmer Rapid Fire Thursday is sponsored by Pioneer Seeds and Corteva Agriscience. For more info on Pioneer's canola products, you can visit their website here. On today's edition of RealAg Radio, you'll hear from: Brett Israel of Mapleton, Ont.; A Pioneer product spotlight with Trevor Herzog; Aaron Hargreaves of Brandon, Man.; Gerry Hertz of... Read More
The current drought is testing the current ag policy framework system, with multiple provinces recently requesting AgriRecovery. A timely report on how ag policy is developed between federal, provincial, and territorial governments in the past, present, and future, may shed light on the problems with the current system, in time for the next framework to... Read More
Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show you'll hear: Josh Linville of StoneX joins us for a global fertilizer market update; Bill Campbell, president of Keystone Agriculture Producers, on Manitoba's contribution to the AgriRecovery framework; Douglas Hedley, on a CAPI report he wrote on the past, present, and future of how... Read More
What's the difference between weeds and a cover crop? You'll have to listen on to this week's episode of Wheat Pete's Word for the punchline. Listen below or download for later and hear host Peter Johnson who can't believe the beans are turning already, wants to make Hay West happen, and talks clover success and... Read More
A recent decision by the federal government to put the brakes on any maximum residue limit (MRL) reviews until the spring of 2022 has politicized what should be a non-partisan, science-based regulatory process, says Pierre Petelle. President and CEO of CropLife Canada, Petelle says that it's somewhat surprising to see the government's stance and language... Read More
Lygus bugs attack several broadleaf crops, including alfalfa, flax, faba beans, lentils, and canola. They are a pest of concern that have been a focus for Hector Carcamo, research scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Alta. He joins Kara Oosterhuis for this Canola School episode to talk about lygus bug species, the conditions they... Read More