Category: Podcasts
Plant Response, Inc., a biologicals focused company headquartered at Raleigh, N.C., recently announced its acquisition of WISErg. WISErg is a Seattle-area startup that has created a system for upcycling nutrients from food scraps. The nutrients can then be used in fertilizer and nutrient efficiency products that can enhance plant and soil health. The company has... Read More
A recent poll of Canadians has two clear messages: most do not want an election any time soon, but, if there were an election today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would remain in power. "You can be somewhat dissatisfied with the incumbent, but you have to have an alternative that you feel better about, and right... Read More
Welcome to this Thursday Farmer Rapid Fire edition of RealAg Radio. Today you'll hear from: Peggy Brekveld of Murillo, Ont., who has a cool and uncommon story of getting into farming; Gunter Jochum of St. Francois Xavier, Man., who's spending the day on the drill and the and keeping the hamster wheel turning; Jeff Bennett... Read More
Whether for feed or food, in a dry season or wet, successful wheat and barley establishment is unique to the crop type. Plenty of farmers are swapping some acres into barley this year, and that added rotation diversity is a good thing says today's RealAg LIVE! guest, Sheri Strydhost, agronomy research specialist with Alberta Wheat... Read More
As government develops policy, draws up a budget, and sets a direction, they do so with input from voices within the government but also from voices outside the Parliament Hill bubble. Katie Ward is the president of the National Farmers Union, and farms near Ottawa, Ont.. She's our guest for today's RealAg LIVE! to talk... Read More
Welcome to the mid-week edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show you'll hear: Brendan Byrne, chair of Grain Farmers of Ontario, on a federal carbon tax rebate and the Port of Montreal strike; Tami-Jo Brewin of Rowland Farms, which has recently diversified into rodeo stock; Kelly Dobson of LeaderShift, on conflict and how it isn't... Read More
Early spring weather has left some wheat feeling the burn of products applied before cold nights in Ontario. Out west, many farmers are still hoping for moisture before getting rolling for the #plant21 season. For this week's Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson reminds listeners to take fifteen minutes out of their day to phone... Read More
On this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio, we have a show focused on today's StatsCan's acreage report. You'll hear from: Jon Driedger, grain market analyst with LeftField Commodity Research; Matthew Pot, economist and author of Grain Perspectives; Kyle Jeworski, chief executive officer at Viterra, on domestic canola crush demand and development; and, Other news stories... Read More
Canola, wheat, pulse crops, barley, and more acreage numbers were released in Statistics Canada's report today. The numbers are what they are, and hopefully Statistics Canada was able to complete surveys that gave fairly accurate ones. To break it down for us, Neil Townsend, senior market analyst at FarmLink Marketing Solutions, joins Shaun Haney for... Read More