Welcome to RealAg Radio, coming to you from the AGI booth at Ag in Motion 2025 in Saskatchewan! Today’s show is brought to you by AGI. Broadcasting from the AGI tent, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Paul Brisebois, Senior Vice President of AGI North American Farm Business, on the overall farm economy, equipment trends... Read More
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An early start and timely rains have given pulse crops in central Alberta a strong outlook heading into mid-July, but questions remain around nodulation performance and regional variability. Speaking at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Lacombe field day, Robyne Davidson, pulse research scientist at Lakeland College, offered an optimistic but measured pulse crop update for... Read More
Hogendoorn Dairy has been irrigating crops since 2012. With drier weather conditions on average and a soil profile that features lots of sand, Kees Hogendoorn Jr. says it can be challenging to produce feed on the farm for the 430 milking cow operation based at Baden, Ontario. For 2025, Hogendoorn has added a 360 Rain... Read More
On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Stephanie Divitaris of Syngenta and Albert Tenuta of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness to talk tar spot's identification in Ontario, its life cycle, conditions that make it worse and what to consider for control (hello, hybrid selection!) This episode of... Read More
Welcome and thanks for tuning in to today's edition of Agronomic Monday on RealAg Radio brought to you by Vaderstad! Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Philip Korczak of Vaderstad on what to expect at AIM 2025 and an inside look at what Vaderstad is working on; Sean McKnight of BASF on understanding tank mix... Read More
There are plenty of options and decisions growers need to consider when managing the impact of stress on winter wheat. From application timing of herbicides and fungicides to the potential benefits of plant growth regulators (PGR) and biologicals, there are many product options to add to the spray tank. Growers also have to think about... Read More
On this edition of RealAg on the Weekend, host Shaun Haney has some first-hand thoughts on the Calgary Stampede and the latest on new (the same? old?) Trump tariff threats. Then, you'll hear from Saskatchewan farmer Lesley Rae Kelly with what's happening this week and next on the farm, and Chris Allam, from near Edmonton,... Read More
On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture, and Tyler McCann, managing director of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute. They discuss topics including: Calgary Stampede becoming a political and economic meet-up Seed sector modernization Poilievre's uncertain political future Red tape reduction and modernization and the government's... Read More
Getting water into the soil and keeping it there for plant roots to access throughout the growing season is critical to producing high-yielding crops. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Soil School, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness soil management specialist Jake Munroe looks at the impact tillage practices and crop rotations can have... Read More
Most Mondays, Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson joins the RealAg Radio show to cover the top agronomic stories of the week. This week, Pete digs into the complexity of feeding crops under dry (to very dry!) and variable conditions. From potash uptake in soybeans to nitrogen access in parched fields, this discussion tackles practical fertility dilemmas... Read More