This virtual on-location edition of RealAg Radio is brought to you by Farmer's Business Network. On today's show you'll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), with a discussion on last week's Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) meeting; Warren Kaeding, Saskachewan's Minister of... Read More
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Patience is a virtue, especially at planting time. For this episode of RealAg LIVE! host Kara Oosterhuis is joined by PRIDE Seeds' market agronomist Matt Chapple to talk soybean establishment, planting depth, weed control, avoiding chilled seeds, tillage prep, and so much more! Don't miss RealAg LIVE! weekdays at 3 pm E on our livestream!... Read More
It's been a challenging year on many fronts, but here we are, yet again, gearing up for the new season. And that's exciting! Rootworm, western bean cutworm, and flea beetles are just a few of the insects that are on the watch list for Tracey Baute, field crop entomologist with OMAFRA. James Tansey, entomologist with... Read More
March is certainly on its way out like a lion, at least in Western Canada. On this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio, you'll hear: Dr. Bob Nielsen of Purdue University, on setting up on-farm trials; Allison McLellan of BASF Canada, talking about seeding canola into dry conditions; and, Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson joins host... Read More
This last week of March will see some new reports come in, as farmers begin to finalize seeding details both in Canada and the U.S. For today's RealAg LIVE!, host Kara Oosterhuis is joined by Jon Driedger of LeftField Commodity Research, to talk "wildcard" crops, canola acres, rotation decisions, the forecast, and intended corn and... Read More
Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show you'll hear: Pierre Petelle of CropLife Canada and Tyler Bjornson of Canada Grains Council join forces to talk about the consultation underway at Health Canada regarding gene editing technology in plants; Then we have a RealAg issues panel for you featuring RealAgriculture's Lyndsey Smith,... Read More
The federal government has the right to impose a national price on pollution, says the Supreme Court of Canada. That means the government can set the standard by which the provinces deliver carbon pricing. Several provinces and producer groups disagreed with the carbon pricing scheme — and still do, in principle — but with this... Read More