It's Fri-YAY, and somehow RealAg Radio fill-in Lyndsey Smith made it an entire week of the show without doing one sheep story. So, you're welcome. On today's show, however, there are several very cool stories all featuring, as luck would have it, women. On this show you'll hear Jessika Guse not once, but twice, with... Read More
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With a little luck, RealAgriculture agronomist Peter Johnson believesOntario farmers could still plant one million acres of winter wheat this fall. In this episode of RealAgriculture's Wheat School, Johnson says it's not too late to plant wheat in most of the province. Late-planted wheat can still deliver strong yields, but growers have to pay strict... Read More
What do beagles have to do with hog barns? Very little and yet everything (see tweet below). It would seem that not much is off limits when Lyndsey Smith hosts RealAg Radio, but at least she manages to connect to actual farming at some point. On Thursday's edition of RealAg Radio, you'll hear: Jessika Guse... Read More
When it comes to communicating in the workplace — men and women don't typically speak the same language. According to Sherry Waddingham, president of Mindshift, a Toronto-based workplace communications company, men tend to be more assertive, competitive, look to problem solve and are poor listeners. Women on the other hand, are less assertive, look to... Read More
Harvest has picked up in both Western and Eastern Canada, though the challenges facing each region are unique. On this episode of Wheat Pete's Word, Peter 'Wheat Pete' Johnson tackles late season weed control decisions (mostly: just don't), diseased corn crop management, and shares some new findings on including cereal rye as a cover crop.... Read More
Some people are a part of an industry when if first starts. Others are a significant part of the establishment of an industry. Still others are able to bring new participants into an industry and mentor them into even higher achievements. Very few people do all of these things and also are able to explain... Read More
We're mid-way through this week and occasional RealAg Radio host Lyndsey Smith has managed somehow to keep the show rolling in Shaun Haney's absence (no, that's not a weed joke). On today's show: Lyndsey gets serious for at least a few minutes to talk mental health Jessika Guse manages to cram a whole lot of... Read More
Although Mother Nature hasn't been too kind to us, the reality is — harvest is slowly starting to come to an end. This means more equipment will be seen on the roads and highways in the coming weeks. Unfortunately, there have been multiple crashes across Canada involving farm equipment and regular motorists lately. Rob Gobeil,... Read More
On today's edition of RealAg Radio, Lyndsey Smith asks the eternal question of Jessika Guse: pumpkin spice, yay or nay? Of course, it's not all fun and games while Lyndsey is hosting this week (hope you're having fun in the UK, Shaun Haney!). Also on today's show, you'll hear about: Bayer possibly unloading its animal... Read More
It's the middle of October and there is a lot of harvest yet to do in the Prairie Provinces. Many farmers got off to an early start, progress was ahead of schedule, and then things ground to a halt. No one knows for sure, but back of the envelope estimates conservatively put the value of... Read More