Welcome to this end-of-the-week edition of RealAg Radio. This Friday we've got a RealAg issues panel with: Lyndsey Smith of RealAgriculture; Kelvin Heppner, also of RealAgriculture; and, Andrew Campbell, dairy farmer from Strathroy, Ont. and host of the Food Bubble podcast Thoughts on something we talked about on the show? Connect with host Shaun Haney... Read More
Category: Podcasts
What is it about farmers in Quebec that makes them so effective at lobbying? Solidarity, for one, says our guest for this LIVE! episode. Guest host Kelvin Heppner of RealAgiculture is joined by Phil Shaw, grain farmer from Dresden, Ont., and markets columnist for DTN for 34 years, where they talk a little basketball, a... Read More
Welcome to this Thursday Farmer Rapid Fire edition of RealAg Radio. We so appreciate having farmers on our show, as well as you the audience joining us here. On today's show you'll hear from: Ethan Wallace of Seaforth, Ont; Kevin Buchner of Ont; Warren McCutcheon of Man; Lesley Kelly of Sask; and, John Guelly of... Read More
Keep your soil covered, do as little tillage as possible, maintain a living root system 365 days a year, and fit it all into an economic model that makes money: this is sustainable soil health. It's a challenge, for sure, but it's one Dresden, Ont., farmer Woody Van Arkel is happy to tackle. On this... Read More
Happy hump day! Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio, where today's show has a bit of an international flare. You'll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Lorne Hadley, executive director of the Canadian Plant Technology Agency (CPTA), on individuals in Kazakhstan trying to illegally buy Canadian... Read More
This week's Wheat Pete's Word features a lot of corn talk. But wait a minute Pete, isn't your favourite crop wheat? Don't worry, host Peter Johnson has quite a few corn questions, some chat about fall vs spring fertilizer applications, and eventually talks wheat. Have a question you’d like Johnson to address or some yield... Read More
Guess what? We have another great RealAg LIVE! episode for you and today's focus is Farm Credit Canada's latest trade report. Joining host Shaun Haney is J.P. Gervais, chief economist with Farm Credit Canada (FCC). RealAg hosts a LIVE! Q&A on a timely topic each weekday on social media at 1 pm M/3 pm E!... Read More
Back in June, the Canadian Plant Technology Agency reported some nefarious goings-on regarding Kazakhstani groups trying to acquire Canadian plant genetics. "What has happened is that Kazakhstan companies recognize the Canadian varieties as being leading genetics that would work in their country," says Lorne Hadley, executive director of Canadian Plant Technology Agency. "For the second... Read More
Some of the earliest adopters in Western Canada have been growing cover crops for a long time, but interest has ramped up over the last few years, and so has the need for information and data to inform farmers, agronomists, and researchers in their decisions related to cover cropping. Callum Morrison, a PhD student at... Read More
Welcome to our Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio. Let's get right into it shall we? On today's show you'll hear: Top ag news stories of the day with your host, Shaun Haney; Jamie Puchinger, assistant manager at Farming Smarter in southern Alberta; Dr. Sara Place of Elanco Animal Health, on an interesting talk she gave... Read More