For most of Canada, producers are playing the waiting game. They're keeping an eye on their crops and are getting ready for harvest, but they might be wondering what the markets are doing and how they'll market their commodities. Canola is the go-to crop for profitability on the Prairies. Some areas definitely have enough moisture,... Read More
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Recent restrictions placed on the temporary foreign worker (TFW) program in Canada have revealed the fragility of the Canadian food supply chain according to a new report from Robert Falconer, policy analyst with the University of Calgary's Simpson Centre School of Public Policy. Falconer recently joined Shaun Haney on RealAg Radio to discuss the report,... Read More
At Constant Canopy Farms in Gaston, Indiana, Jason Mauck does things a little differently. He joins Shaun Haney for this RealAg LIVE! Q&A to talk relay cropping, sunlight interception, and moving livestock on to crop land. Tune in to RealAg LIVE! at 3 pm Eastern Tuesdays to Thursdays on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Constant Canopy... Read More
On this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio, host Shaun Haney has all your latest ag news, including wild weather, Tesla farm equipment (?!), and pork numbers. Plus, hear from: Kevin Grier, of Kevin Grier Market Analysis and Consulting, on May grocery store and restaurant data both from the U.S and Canada; Errol Anderson with ProMarket... Read More
There are well over 100 species of grasshoppers across Canada, but there are four that like cereal crops in particular. Of those four, certain species can dominate a certain region. All of them can make short work of a crop in no time, left unchecked. John Gavloski, provincial entomologist for Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development,... Read More
COVID-19 has impacted many stakeholders in the agriculture industry, including the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFB); but they have succeeded in a surprising way. Musu Taylor-Lewis, director of resources and public engagement at CFB, joined Shaun Haney recently to talk about how the pandemic has affected their efforts and the progress they've made fundraising this year.... Read More
While you're out scouting your peas, lentils, or faba beans for disease at early flowering, have a look for pea aphids too. "Flowering is a good time to be scouting for aphids in peas," says John Gavloski, provincial entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development. "The most damage they can do is going to occur... Read More
It's Agronomic Monday on RealAgRadio! On today's show, you'll hear from: John Gavloski, entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development, for the latest on insect pressure; Shawn Conley of the University of Wisconsin, about unlocking the secrets of soybeans; Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson, talking heat stress and timely rain; and, Justine Cornelsen with the Canola... Read More
Just like that, another work week has rolled by, which means it's time for a RealAg Issues Panel on RealAg Radio! On today's show, you'll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; A RealAg Issues Panel with Shaun Haney, RealAgriculture's Lyndsey Smith, Jeff English of ThinkShift, and Andrew Campbell,... Read More
"It is hot!" says Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson in this episode of the Wheat School. And that heat is taking a bite out of wheat yields. Wheat is a cool season crop and does not like heat, so when temperatures start to climb yield can be impacted. The most critical stage is at filling. It... Read More