Just days since parliament was dissolved and the federal election called, it's prudent to find out what issues citizens are concerned about, and what party leaders plan to do to address these issues. To provide insight, RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney was recently joined by David Coletto, founding partner and CEO of Abacus Data. New... Read More
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This mid-week edition of RealAg Radio features election discussions, and thoughts on #HayWest. You'll hear from: David Coletto, founding partner and CEO of Abacus Data, on preliminary results from election poll surveys; Mary Robinson, president of Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA), on the CFA's expectations for party platforms; and Ken Schaus, Bruce County, Ont. beef... Read More
The host of Wheat Pete's Word, Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson, is urging Ontario wheat growers to get those final yields reported so we can say once and for all if the province set a new record average wheat yield. There's that in this week's Word, plus a frank discussion on revenge spraying fungicide, why the... Read More
The federal election writ was dropped on Sunday, August 15, and the question on people in agriculture's minds is if the industry will have any role in the campaign. Grain Growers of Canada recently released a list of issues they think should be addressed by the candidates, and Erin Gowriluk, executive director at GGC, offers... Read More
How drought can impact seed quality is definitely a question on a lot of farmers' minds this year. Rachael Melenka, client success manager at 20/20 Seed Labs, has all the information to consider for testing harvested grains in this Wheat School episode. There is a potential issue with seed grown having increased dormancy this year... Read More
Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio. We really appreciate you taking time to listen in. On today's show, we're talking politics! You'll hear: Erin Gowriluk of Grain Growers of Canada, breaking down the NDP and Conservative party platforms; Crosby Devitt of Grain Farmers of Ontario, with a perspective on the main things federal... Read More
Weed control in organic soybeans and edible beans can prove challenging for growers who only have inter-row cultivation and scuffling in their weed management toolbox. On this episode of The Sharp Edge, we learn how organic grower Phil Oegema and his family, who operate Oegema Grains Ltd. near St.Thomas, Ont., have put a charge into... Read More
Corn and soybean insects and disease are the focus of Day 3 of Ontario Diagnostic Days. The annual Ontario field crop diagnostic days held at Ridgetown, Elora, and Winchester are again virtual in 2021. On this episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by OMAFRA field crops entomologist Tracey Baute to discuss growing concern about corn... Read More
As swath timing and harvest approach, it's time to pay close attention to pre-harvest intervals. "PHI or pre-harvest interval is a really important concept to understand, and it's actually a really easy concept to use," says Keith Gabert, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada, in this episode of Canola School. "The labels are... Read More
Autonomy in an agricultural setting is an exciting space to be in. There are a lot of definitions of autonomy out there, and for farming, the first one that applies or that people think of is the advent of auto-steer. But there's so much more. Kara Oosterhuis recently caught up with Chris Morson, sales specialist... Read More