Canadians may not be optimistic about agri-food becoming a primary topic for the upcoming election, but they are thinking about some perhaps surprising agriculture and food-related issues. A survey of 1,524 Canadians, conducted Sept 9 by Angus Reid Global and Dalhousie University's Agri-Food Analytics Lab, looked to gauge Canadians' opinion on where they ranked agriculture... Read More
Category: Podcasts
Concerns surrounding this year's crop have been across the board — from a lack of moisture, to major storms and hail, to late rain, challenges from the growing season have translated into harvest quality concerns. RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney brought on Wendy White, grain marketing manger with Viterra on Thursday's show to provide an... Read More
Host Shaun Haney is back, and so is his voice, for this Thursday episode of the show, covering: Top ag news with RealAgriculture news lead Jessika Guse; Canola, wheat, and barley markets, with Viterra's Wendy White; and, Peter 'Wheat Pete' Johnson is in to answer all your agronomic questions. Have feedback on the show? Connect... Read More
Canada's sheep industry is full of opportunity, with strong demand and decent prices, but producer retention past the five-year mark has been identified as one of the challenges of growing the industry. Several factors play a role in new entrant and existing producer success, and Ontario Sheep Farmers (OSF) have focused on risk management program... Read More
Beef markets are struggling for reasons beyond the usual annual low, as they search for information on when Tyson's Kansas plant will be back up and running. South of the border, markets have continued lower for the last six weeks, with cut-outs backing off (but still way over a year ago), due to perceived disruption... Read More
Lyndsey Smith gets one last chance to be the host with the most and kicks off the show with a little encouragement to bring some joy in to your everyday. Ten, on today's show you'll hear: Top ag news with Jessika Guse Cassandra Tkachuk, with the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers, talks soybean cyst nematode... Read More
If you're a farmer trying to figure out how to get a handle on fleabane populations, you're not alone. Last week, it was a top discussion at a grower meeting — Wheat Pete's Word host Pete Johnson is using that as inspiration to tackle the topic in this week's podcast. Listeners will also hear a... Read More
What happens when you put two past colleagues with a shared passion for agronomy extension, quizzes, and talking into headsets together, then hit record? You get 20 minutes of banter about canola, of course, but also calling a baseball game, why faba beans need more love, six-year crop budgets, and over-sized banana statues. True story.... Read More
Is livestock production bad for the environment? If Jude Capper could give that question a black and white answer, she'd say no, but with training in academia, she has caveats. Capper is a livestock sustainability consultant in the United Kingdom, and says the conversation around the impact of livestock on the environment, and plant-based diets... Read More