For Friday's edition of RealAg Radio, host Shaun Haney has the following guests: Double dose of News with Guse, with RealAgriculture's news lead, Jessika Guse as the pair discuss the top agriculture news stories of the day; Product spotlight with Colin Dutcheshen, sales and marketing lead with Heads Up Plant Protectants Inc.; and, Haney catches... Read More
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On Thursday's RealAg Radio show, host Shaun Haney has the following guests: Jessika Guse with the top agriculture news stories of the day, including Walmart's move to create its own Angus beef supply chain, the ASF forum in Ottawa next week, and two seed companies collaborating; Farmer Rapid Fire! Haney speaks Jeff Nonay from Alberta,... Read More
Your perfect stand of canola and someone else's idea of a perfect stand of canola could be significantly different. More than that, any two seed lots could have a significantly different seed size, and that translates to having to move away from one "rule of thumb" pounds per acre seeding rate. Seed is expensive, too,... Read More
From the barn to the boardroom, agriculture is full of job opportunities and employers are looking for talent. But it's not that easy to find qualified people to do the job. That's Melissa Brinn's take on the challenges agriculture employers face and the incredible opportunities job seekers have throughout the industry. "Every company, everywhere is... Read More
Canada, and Western Canada specifically, has been incredibly successful at growing millions of acres of plant-based protein in the form of peas, chickpeas, and canola meal. With a few exceptions, nearly all processing of Canada's pulse crops happens outside of the country. Bill Greuel, CEO of Protein Industries Canada, has been tasked with changing that.... Read More
Every week should be soil week, but this week especially as we mark National Soil Conservation week. Wheat Pete's Word host Peter Johnson challenges listeners to think differently about soil in this week's edition — at a minimum, stay off the darn fields while they're wet, and feed that soil some residue! Also this week,... Read More
Wednesday's RealAg Radio show with host Shaun Haney features: Jessika Guse with the top ag news stories of the day; Ward Toma, of Alberta Canola, discusses what's being done with canola shipments to China; and, Bill Greuel, CEO of Proteins Industries Canada, talks about the challenges and opportunities in expanding plant protein processing here in... Read More
New technology and design modifications make the GEA R9500 dairy robot a smart option for producers looking at automated milking systems, the company says. The box-style robot from GEA Farm Technologies delivers real-time somatic cell count (SCC) monitoring, more precise and speedier teat cup attachments, as well as a redesigned frame to enhance cow flow,... Read More
RealAg Radio is back with a new show after the Easter break. Today's show includes: Jessika Guse with the top ag news stories of the day; Claude Vielfoure, president of Hylife, on the company's sale to a Thailand-based company; Cathy Lennon, of the Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers, on the Ontario government's unexpected changes to the... Read More
Ontario’s processing vegetable growers are expressing their disappointment over a recent provincial ruling concerning contracts for the 2020 processing tomato crop. The provincial agriculture department announced recently its intent to overhaul the regulated marketing system and move to a direct contracting model versus the current negotiation model between growers and processors. The Ontario Processing Vegetable... Read More