It's the first day of winter, and perhaps the beginning of a few weeks of quiet, rest, and reflection before a new year, and the slow speed up to another spring. The grain markets show no sign of slowing down however, and that's got some wondering how much steam some of these markets have, and... Read More
Category: Podcasts
Welcome to an agronomic Monday AND the start of the Christmas week (only 4 more sleeps!). On today's show you'll hear: Raymond Gadoua, of WCCRRC and the Canola Council of Canada, on how new canola varieties are selected; Peter Sikkema, professor of field crop weed management at the University of Guelph. He's talking about herbicide... Read More
You may not have heard of the Western Canada Canola/Rapeseed Recommending Committee (WCCRRC), but the organization is responsible for setting the framework for canola variety recommendations and the testing system for varieties for western Canada. "Their job is to provide guidance and oversight to the program that I administer on behalf of the WCCRRC as... Read More
How do we recruit the next generation of agriculture employees? Reaching out and attracting new generations and talent into agriculture may be the next challenge facing our industry. Furthermore, as our society has evolved over the years, it seems that each new generation is further removed from agriculture. To explain some strategies to attract these... Read More
Stewart Skinner, hog farmer from Listowel, Ont., (who you may have heard before on a Farmer Rapid Fire or two), joins us for today's LIVE! Don't miss a new LIVE! every weekday at 3 pm E on social media! SUMMARY Happy Friday! Stewart and his wife raise hogs just outside of Listowel. Does things a... Read More
Today's show features an issues panel with host Shaun Haney, and RealAgriculture's own Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner. In it, they discuss a conversation that Smith had with Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau about the carbon tax, the Clean Fuel Standard, and dairy TRQs. The team will break down and give reaction — what did they hear... Read More
More diverse crop rotations are better, agronomically speaking, but economically speaking, the story is not always so clear. Cash flow in the immediate term sometimes takes centre stage when growing a high-profit crop such as canola. But what if growing a more diverse rotation was just as profitable as growing canola in a one-in-two, or... Read More
Taking stock of how agriculture has fared during the pandemic might seem like a daunting task. Looking towards what the new year has in store for 2021 and how agriculture has weathered the pandemic, Bernard Tobin was recently joined by Patrick Lemelin, vice president of agriculture at National Bank, to talk about the impact of... Read More
Is it too soon to think about what to grow next year? In our opinion, it's never too soon. CANTERRA Seeds' Lorri Keyowski and Curt Baldwin join us for today's RealAg LIVE! to talk about hybrid selection, online input buying, and so much more! Don't miss a new LIVE! every weekday at 3 pm E... Read More
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Marie-Claude Bibeau is still waiting to hear back from western provinces on her proposal to adapt the AgriStability program for 2020. Given that the calendar is set to flip to 2021 soon, the clock is winding down on the likelihood of changes being in place for 2020, she says.... Read More