For those of us that work from home regularly, good broadband connectivity is essential. But in rural areas of Canada, effective broadband — capable of handling video calls, online classes, and more — is largely unavailable or exceeding expensive. During this global pandemic, thousands of farm and rural residents are sharing the reality of trying... Read More
Category: Podcasts
Agriculture is full of traditions and customs that are passed on from generation to generation on the farm. At the same time, the industry is changing immensely in front of our own eyes creating a very uncertain future. Even pre-COVID-19, agriculture had some real soul-searching to do to meet the challenges ahead in the agri-food... Read More
It's time for our midweek edition of RealAg Radio! We've got some big discussions coming for you in today's show. You'll hear: Cherilyn Nagel, farmer from Mossbank, Sask., on rural broadband, and how COVID-19 has made many realize just how bad our access is to high-speed internet; Dr. Jim Mintert, of Purdue University, on risk... Read More
We've got our first ALERT of the season, and it's a great one! Yup, that's right, there's rhubarb poking through the soil, and even some asparagus is up in Ontario. Our apologies to large parts of Western Canada that got a foot of snow this past week. The somewhat ahead-of-schedule warmth has the questions flooding... Read More
Thanks for joining us for our Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! On today's episode, you'll hear: The top ag news of the day with host Shaun Haney; Dr. Stan Blade, dean of the Faculty of Agricultural, Life, and Environmental Sciences at the University of Alberta, about his latest article he published in The Hill Times;... Read More
We hope you had a great social distancing weekend! On today's Agronomic Monday RealAg Radio episode, you'll hear: Top ag news of the day with RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney; A product spotlight with Dr. Cristie Preston of Nutrien, for an eKonomics segment; Leighton Blashko, agronomist with BASF on clubroot — THE disease that is... Read More