For John Herdman, coach of the Canada men's national soccer team, leadership is more than guiding a group of people. "[It's] getting the best out of yourself every day, being clear that it's a process that never stops," says Herdman, in conversation with RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney. "...And when you stop getting the best... Read More
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Is there a marriage to be made between precision agriculture and strip tillage in corn? That's a question Maizex Seeds' agronomist Greg Stewart and Real Agriculture's Bernard Tobin tackle on the first episode of The Sharp Edge, a new video series debuting on RealAg, brought to you by Maizex Seeds. In the months ahead our... Read More
Krone is re-focusing its efforts in forages and, with the unveiling of its new baler line, is now claiming to have the widest product range for balers in the whole industry. The company's VariPack was premiered at Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany in November. "We, for the first time ever, now have a belt baler in... Read More
Well, first off: Happy New Year! On this Day 3 of our special 2019 coverage, we're looking at some of host Shaun Haney's favourite interviews from June and July. Hear: Canadian Ag Hall of Famer Joanne Buth on her contributions to agriculture, favourite moment of her career, plans for retirement, and more; Richard Scott Jones,... Read More
Weed control is often focused first on out-competing the pest. Some escape, of course, so "control" shifts to decreasing the weed seed bank. There are limited ways to eliminate those weeds with mature seeds at harvest, but recent work in Australia and here in Canada is focused on destroying weeds at the combine. According to... Read More
On Day 2 of our special 2019 coverage, we're looking at some of host Shaun Haney's favourites from March, April, and May. Hear: The importance of diversity in enticing people to agriculture, with Jeneen Abrams, plant breeder at Perdue University; Has canola trade with China changed much since last spring? A look back on a... Read More
"We haven't been good at telling consumers and our customers in other parts of the world how we are sustainable." That's the message from the honourable Ted Menzies at this year's Prairie Cereals Summit. Menzies was there to give an update to attendees on what the framework looks like surrounding the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable... Read More
Geringhoff's new Horizon Star III Razor header offers European farmers better contour following and another method to combat European corn borer. "Our innovation is that we split the corn [header] in two pieces, so we have two independent wings that can go up and down, and therefore we have more controlled contour following," says Hendrik... Read More
Like with human health, maintaining or creating healthy soil is more about doing lots of things right vs. adding one product. And, just as with human health, there's no magic pill to solve a problem — anyone who tells you there is, is probably selling something. Dr. Don Flaten, soil scientist at the University of... Read More
Today's show is a special one, looking back at some of host Shaun Haney's favourite interviews of 2019. Hear from: Tyne Morgan, host of the U.S. Farm Report, on farm profitability, and debt levels Rick Mercer on traveling across Canada, the best and funniest politicians, and even how he convinced Americans that Canadians were celebrating... Read More