It's the end of the work week, and RealAg Radio host, Shaun Haney has the following guests on the show: RealAgriculture news lead, Jessika Guse with the top agriculture news stories of the day Matthew Pot of Grain Perspectives Cam Dahl, president of Cereals Canada Have feedback? Story idea? Send an email to Shaun Haney... Read More
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For those who handle the grocery shopping in the household, you might be surprised to hear that recent run ups in grocery store prices are somewhat of an anomaly. As Kevin Grier, with KG Market Analysis and Consulting explains, price inflation of grocery items has actually been low to negative in the past few years,... Read More
Planters are parked across Ontario as rain-soaked and flooded fields are far from fit for corn seed. But soil conditions can turn around in a hurry with better weather and there's still plenty of yield potential for growers to chase, says Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) corn lead Ben Rosser. In... Read More
Corn, wheat, barley — you know starch is an essential component of cattle diets, but do you know why? Is wheat an easy swap out for barley in a ration? Is it worth buying steam-flaked corn? In this episode of the Beef School, Karen Beauchemin, with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at Lethbridge, lays out what... Read More
On Thursday's RealAg Radio show, host Shaun Haney has the following guests: Kevin Bender, chair of the Canadian International Grains Institute (CIGI); Jim Wiesemeyer, a policy analyst with Pro Farmer; Kevin Grier, agriculture and food market analyst; and, Jessika Guse with the top agriculture news stories of the day. Have feedback? Story idea? Send an... Read More
Chances are, if you live in Ontario, it's wet, cold, or a combination of both in your neck of the woods and farmers are itching to get out and plant. Not to worry, you're not alone according to Peter 'Wheat Pete' Johnson in this episode of the Word. Johnson says there are a lot of... Read More
It's not often the RealAg content team gets together in real life, but when we do, it's time to record an entire RealAg Radio show! On today's show the content team of Shaun Haney, Jessika Guse, Kara Oosterhuis, Bern Tobin and Lyndsey Smith (just missing Peter Johnson!) tackle: Trade and Canada's unenviable position; Whether the... Read More
For today's RealAg Radio show, host Shaun Haney speaks with: Rob Miller, technical development manager for BASF, explains why to not skip burn down; Ken Currah, business representative and agronomist with BASF, discusses how to protect your alfalfa yield and quality with fungicides; Jason Lindgren, of Nufarm Canada, speaks with RealAgriculture's Lyndsey Smith about crop... Read More
In this week’s Beef Market Update, Gateway Livestock Exchange’s Anne Wasko joins host Lyndsey Smith to talk about fed cattle markets, Canadian beef production demand, protein markets, and price insurance. "Usually by May, we can safely say in about eight or nine years out of ten, you've likely placed the highs for our fed cattle... Read More
Wrapping up day five of hosting the show, Lyndsey Smith might have out-done herself with today's lineup. From two RealAggies, and on to a beef market update, planting review, and a frank discussion on animal rights activists, this is a show you don't want to miss. You'll hear from: New (but not new) field editor... Read More