As Oilers fans celebrate a long-awaited playoff berth, Lyndsey and Kelvin catch up on what's happening in ag news, including a projection for record canola acres this year, concerns about the federal government's plan to ban a neonic seed treatment and more. Guests today include Remi Schmaltz of Decisive Farming, Kevin Auch of the Alberta... Read More
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At the risk of sounding like a broken record, there's a surprising amount of optimism among Western Canadian farmers heading into the 2017 seeding season (and in many cases, the conclusion of the 2016 harvest.) Jim Hale of Lancer, David Olson of Tisdale, and Trevor Scherman of Battleford, Saskatchewan joined Shaun following the TechTour Live... Read More
Fresh off the 100th episode of Wheat Pete's Word, the questions are pouring in, as are the all-in-good-fun "Just how old are you, Peter Johnson?" comments. In this week's word, we're talking soil nutrients in snirt (soil/dirt mix), why you shouldn't worry about brown-leaved wheat just yet, why geese are terrible creatures, when we can... Read More
As the weeks pass by do you keep your head down without paying much attention to the environment around you? We are all busy in our hectic lives as we try to find time for work, family, and personal time. We become so task oriented as we try to complete seeding, finish that last email,... Read More
Kelvin's flying solo today in the host chair, catching up on what's been happening with crop input mergers/acquisitions, on the trade front with TPP and pulse exports to India, as well as the announcement from G3 that it's building two more elevators in Saskatchewan. Guests include General Rick Hillier discussing leadership strategies with Bern, and... Read More
Canola acres are poised to climb from just above the 20 million mark last year, but how high will the final tally be? Could we pass the 22 million acre record set in 2012? Dwight Nichol of DLN AgVentures thinks so. "I have a number in my balance sheet right now of 22.5 million acres,"... Read More
If you've never heard Jolene Brown, farm family advisor and total firecracker, speak, you're missing out. Brown spoke recently at the Advancing Women in Agriculture conference in Calgary, and then found some time to sit down with our own Shaun Haney to talk about in-laws, tough decisions, work/life/farm balance, and what family really means. Brown... Read More
How much bearish news is already worked in to wheat prices? What would it take to turn this persistent bear run in a more positive direction? In this market discussion, Shaun Haney is joined by Angie Setzer (@GoddessofGrain) of Citizens Elevator, to talk recent history in the wheat markets, international factors at play, and what... Read More
It's another Agronomy Monday here on RealAg Radio... Kelvin's back, co-hosting with Lyndsey, discussing the latest news, including a milestone in the Dow-DuPont merger, potential developments in the India pulse export dilemma, and China's move to quickly accept meat from Brazil, despite the meatpacking scandal. Canadian Seed Growers Association executive director Glyn Chancey chats with... Read More
Despite a wet fall and the potential for flooding this spring, there's definitely some optimism among Manitoba farmers heading into the 2017 planting season. Shaun sat down with three producers from across the southern portion of the province following the TechTour Live event in Brandon earlier this month. Kyle Friesen of Altona, Dwayne Leslie of... Read More