Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show you'll hear: Ted Bilyea of CAPI, to talk about an upcoming meeting on trade and climate change; Pierre Petelle, president and CEO of CropLife Canada, on Health Canada's decision on two neonicotinoid group active ingredients; Meagan Murdoch of National Public Relations, on the political... Read More
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If just the mention of chicken wings and chicken sandwiches make you hungry, you're going to want to hop onto this edition of RealAg LIVE! Chicken Farmers of Ontario's Mike Nailor joins host Shaun Haney for an interesting discussion on how the chicken value chain works, how the value chain adapted to COVID-19 changes, and... Read More
There's always plenty of attention paid to getting grain corn off to a great start, and the same principles apply when it comes to the finer points of planting corn for silage. With seed deliveries underway and planting season around the corner, Alana Serhan, market development agronomist for Pride Seeds in Western Canada, takes us…Read More
Losing nitrogen fertilizer is costly to the bottom line, and to our environment. Managing losses starts with identifying how N is lost, where it is most vulnerable to loss, and using the technology we have to minimize those losses. For this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Ray Dowbenko and Peter... Read More
Health Canada just published final decisions for its special reviews of clothianidin and thiamethoxam last Wednesday. The organization has also opened up a 60-day consultation period on how plant breeding is done in Canada. Today's guest has a lot on their plate to discuss regarding these recent events, and how agricultural science is viewed by... Read More
Welcome to a new week of RealAg Radio! On this Monday edition of the show, we're focused on agronomy. You'll hear: Dr. Sheri Strydhorst, agronomy research specialist at Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions, on achieving the correct seeding rate; Leighton Blashko, agronomist at BASF, on residue management ahead of canola seeding; Rob Miller, agronomist at... Read More
Early spring is a great time to check out how well residue was spread from the previous harvest. Having uniform residue management can make all the difference for seedbed preparation, seeding, and getting that uniform canola stand. In this Canola School episode, Leighton Blashko, senior technical specialist with BASF, joins Kara Oosterhuis in the field…Read More
On today's edition of RealAg Radio, you'll hear a Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange. You'll also hear an issues panel featuring Lyndsey Smith, Kelvin Heppner, and Andrew Campbell. They'll be talking about: Health Canada's decision on two neonicotinoid active ingredients; Some comments on immigration and population growth; Farm show returns;... Read More
It's Thursday, and as we head into the Easter long weekend, we're doing the Beef Market Update a day early. To start off, Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange says she has better news to report than two weeks ago based on the cash price — which seems to have some solid footing for... Read More
Welcome to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio; and because it's Thursday that means a Farmer Rapid Fire! You'll hear from: Alicia King of Antigonish, N.S. who is a seventh generation beef, sheep, and laying hen farmer, and a newcomer to the FRF!; Stewart Skinner of Listowel, Ont., who does the same thing 52 weeks... Read More