Welcome to this mid-week RealAg Radio show, where we've got a great line-up for you today. You'll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Brendan Byrne, newly appointed chair of Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO); A Nutrien eKonomics product spotlight with Dr. Alan Blaylock; and Kevin Grier, of Kevin... Read More
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It's only 11 days until the meteorological start of spring, which is pretty cool, but so are the temperatures in Ontario, in Western Canada, and all the way down to the southern U.S. On this Wheat Pete's Word, our host Peter Johnson fields all sorts of questions about the cold, plus manganese, scaring away birds,... Read More
Sometimes when you find yourself waiting in line at the elevator you get grouchy. Sometimes though, you find yourself leveraging that grouchiness into a role in shaping agricultural policy. Devon Walker runs a grain farm near Lashburn, Sask., with his wife and their three girls, and just recently transitioned to the full management of the... Read More
Welcome to this Tuesday-after-the-long-weekend edition of RealAg Radio, or — as we call it here — Muesday. On today's show, you'll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Daniel Lefebvre, chief operations officer at Lactanet Canada, on what the deal is with butter (is there something going on?); A... Read More
For this episode of RealAg LIVE!, we pull back the curtain ever so slightly and catch a glimpse of what its like to have to choose your cropping mix four years in advance. Well, running a seed company isn't exactly like that, but as Jim Bagshaw of Alliance Seed explains, there are parallels between what... Read More
While there are people on social media trying to cast a shadow on the quality and safety of Canadian butter due to a perceived change in its melting point, industry experts say butter consistency, cheese texture, and the composition of milk change every year — and throughout the year — based on ration changes of... Read More
Can cities play a major role in serving the agriculture industry? Calgary, Alta. has the potential to become a major agricultural hub —like St. Louis, Missouri, or Salinas, California — but not without its own set of challenges. Our guest today on RealAg LIVE! is Mary Moran, president and CEO of Calgary Economic Development. RealAg... Read More
Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! We appreciate you taking time to tune in. Today's show features an issues panel with RealAg's Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner, joined by Alberta farmer Jeff Nielsen. They'll be talking about: Implementing tech on the farm; What's going on between Canada and India with regards to vaccines... Read More
When it comes to field work in either spring or fall, time is money. To speed up the process, Brandt Industries rolled out the new HP Torsion Harrow last fall and is currently moving units to dealers for #plant21. The new implement comes in 100- and 120-feet widths, geared to the larger producer who needs... Read More
Normally on a Thursday we'd have a Farmer Rapid Fire for you, but today's RealAg Radio show is just a bit different — it's a virtual live on-location with Syngenta Canada! It's a great show, and yes, you'll still hear from farmers. In today's show: A recent conversation with Tyne Morgan, host of U.S. Farm... Read More