We all like to believe we are independent thinkers, but the beliefs of most people often align with one team or another. Tamar Haspel does not have a team. She is a columnist for the Washington Post and, along with her husband, has an oyster farm on Cape Cod. If you follow her on Twitter... Read More
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There is no mineral that provides nitrogen for plants. No rock, like there is for phosphate or sulphur. There is some nitrogen in the organic matter of soils but any additional nitrogen that a plant needs has to come out of the air. The good news is that about 78 percent of the air around... Read More
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, everyone! For this very special holiday edition of Realag Radio, the entire content team got together to share: Our favourite holiday traditions; A special poem from Bern Tobin Best book recommendations (according to Shaun, books are the best gifts ever); Our worst/best gift ever stories; and, We finish the sentence,... Read More
Just like that it's December 21, and the holidays are officially here for the RealAgriculture team. For today's RealAg Radio, host, Shaun Haney and news lead, Jessika Guse have the top ag news stories of the day. A lot to cover today including Cargill selling 14 of its malt barley facilities, GMO labeling in the... Read More
To wrap up the year, RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney and Anne Wasko, of Gateway Livestock Exchange, take a look at the beef markets for the last time in 2018. It's still a push to get to live cattle to get to $120/cwt by the end of the year says Wasko, adding that just last... Read More
The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) used to be a big player in the field of offering government-backed cash advances. The changes to the CWB's structure and its transition to a private company created an administrative vacuum which 30 or so other groups that currently offer the cash advance have been working to fill. Recently, another... Read More
There are a lot of different strategies farmers can use to delay or manage for herbicide resistant weeds. Some are complex and some are expensive, but sometimes a simple thing like making sure the ground is covered can make a big difference. RealAgriculture's Dale Leftwich recently had the chance to speak with Ian Epp, Canola... Read More
It's serious business at the RealAgriculture as RealAg Radio host, Shaun Haney has a daunting question for news lead, Jessika Guse. Eggnog, yay or nay? You'll have to listen to her answer as it might shock some of you and don't worry the pair cover all your top ag news stories of the day which... Read More
Gerry Ritz lives by a quiet lake in the northeastern corner of the riding he used to represent in the House of Commons as a Saskatchewan MP and many years as agriculture minister for Stephen Harper. After two decades of life in politics he says his honey-do list is pretty long, but he has very... Read More