Big trends are emerging in ag retail, with maximizing and consolidating being a few examples. What does an online purchase mean for a farmer and for ag retail? How has the pandemic affected ag retail in general? For today's RealAg LIVE! host Shaun Haney is joined by Margy Eckelkamp, editor of The Scoop. RealAg LIVE!... Read More
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Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show you'll hear from: Greg Northey, vice president of corporate affairs at Pulse Canada, on the partial strike at the Port of Montreal; Tyler Wist, field crops entomologist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), on all things beneficial insects in our Pest & Predators podcast;... Read More
Monday really is all things agronomy here at RealAgriculture! Thanks for coming along for the ride. On tonight's primetime episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by guests Ken Currah of BASF, and Greg Stewart of Maizex Seeds. The trio tackle many of the key issues that are required to get the corn... Read More
We've got a great Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio for you today. You'll hear: Robyne Bowness Davidson, pulse crop specialist at Lakeland College, on the critical weed-free period and herbicide carryover; Matt Chapple, market development agronomist at PRIDE Seeds, on getting soybeans off to a good start; Joanna Follings, cereals specialist at OMAFRA, and... Read More
It's Monday, and we're talking agronomy! Today's episode of RealAg LIVE! features Alana Serhan, market development agronomist with PRIDE Seeds. Host Shaun Haney and Serhan discuss how to maximize corn silage yield through agronomic practices, and ultimately, how to get the best return on investment. RealAg LIVE! streams every weekday at 3 pm E on... Read More
Starting the year off on the right foot requires a little bit of forethought and planning. When it comes to keeping a canola crop clean during the early stages of growth, there are some steps to take before even seeding the crop. Dr. Charles Geddes, research scientist in weed ecology and cropping systems at Agriculture…Read More
As planters start rolling for the 2021 soybean season, growers will be managing many different planting environments — everything from conventional and minimum tillage to no-till and strip-till. Each management system will require different strategies but when properly executed (with a little cooperation from Mother Nature) they all have the potential to deliver high yields.…Read More
The Trade and Climate Change conference was held virtually on April 7 to 9, 2021, and was a joint effort of U.S.-based Farm Foundation and the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI). The objective of the conference was to explore topics in the context of global trade, where climate change policies have become "increasingly ambitious and... Read More
Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. Today's episode features an issues panel with National PR's Meagan Murdoch, and RealAgriculture's Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner. The trio discuss: Making Canada an agriculture and agri-food superpower; The Liberal's upcoming budget; The global wool market; How expats might become the next leaders. (Check out the full... Read More
The effects of COVID-19 on agriculture were surprising, and some sectors of the industry were affected more than others — grain and oilseed operations fared much better than say, intensive horticulture crops, in terms of labour. For this RealAg LIVE! host Kara Oosterhuis is joined by Debra Hauer of the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council... Read More