Today's RealAg Radio episode is brought to you by another hotel room! That's right, host Shaun Haney, is back on the road, ready to moderate tonight's National Agricultural Leaders Debate. It's Thursday, so that means one thing: it's time for a Farmer Rapid Fire. On today's episode, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada, you'll... Read More
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The drought across much of the Prairies has forced plenty of cows to "come to town" long before the rancher had intended due to a lack of feed. Early weaning creates a challenge for the rancher, as they try and get these calves to a heavier weight before selling. When it comes to feeding light... Read More
On this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio, you'll hear: Claire Citeau, executive director of Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance, on the organization's trade priorities for the upcoming election; A product spotlight with Grant Kosior, CEO of Global Ag Risk Solutions; Dr. Darryl Gibb, of Gowans Feed Consulting, on what to remember when feeding light calves; and... Read More
Have you checked your corn cobs lately? On this week's episode of Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson laments the state of some corn in the Ottawa Valley that is quite heavily infested with western bean cutworm. What happens with WBC and corn? Why, gibberella and DON production, of course. It's all bad! Johnson also... Read More
Buhler Industries' recently unveiled new tractor is not short of features. Del Fast, product manager with Versatile say the new DeltaTrack tractors have a number of changes — increased horsepower, transmission improvements for more consistent shifting, hydraulics, and more. "We've also added some other features, as far as the inside of the cab is concerned.... Read More
Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show you'll hear guest host Lyndsey Smith talking to: Christoph Wand, OMAFRA livestock sustainability specialist, on livestock sustainability, maybe in a way you've never thought about before; Newly appointed Chris Davison, vice president, stakeholder and industry relations, Troy Sherman, director of government relations at the... Read More
When it comes to applying a pre-harvest burndown, getting in the field for an accurate pod assessment is crucial. When a harvest aid is applied at the appropriate time, it can work quickly. On this Soybean School episode, Bernard Tobin is joined by BASF agronomist Ken Currah in the field to talk staging soybeans for... Read More
When it comes to planting soybeans, and especially in dry conditions, depth can play an important role in setting the crop up for success. Some farmers stay at the one to one and half inch depth, while others may be betting on two and a half or even three inches to chase moisture. In this... Read More
Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show you'll hear a Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange. You'll also hear an issues panel, with guest host Lyndsey Smith, Kelvin Heppner, and dairy farmer and co-founder of utensil.ca, Andrew Campbell. They'll be talking about: Food innovation "news" involving crackers... Read More
As Anne Wasko, of the Gateway Livestock Exchange puts it, here in Canada "cattle slaughter has been outstanding." Following some really good weeks, total Canadian harvests hit 72,400 this week, as Wasko explains in this week's Beef Market Update. "Breaking that down into young cattle and cows, the steer and heifer kill is basically 63,000.... Read More