And just like that, it's February! This February 1st episode of the RealAg Radio program, recorded at FarmTech at Edmonton, has co-hosts Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith talking top news, coffee controversies and contests, and wheat variety choices. In this episode you'll hear from General Roméo Dallaire as he talks leadership in the face of... Read More
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We're kicking off February with a correction — no, that wasn't Greg Stewart in the production guide you saw last week, it really was your Wheat Pete's Word host Peter Johnson. This week, Johnson covers a whole lot of ground, including a reminder to check on your tiled fields to help identify broken tiles, a... Read More
It is no secret that this is a big week at NCBA in Nashville for the Canadian, U.S., and Mexican beef industry. Trade is on tap in every meeting or side conversation throughout the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center. Wednesday morning, February 1, officials and invited guests from all three countries gathered for the annual NCBA... Read More
It's FarmTech time! RealAg Radio co-host Kelvin Heppner is joined by resident loud-talker Lyndsey Smith for this on-location-in-Edmonton recording of the show. In the top news, these two Manitobans talk spring flooding (it happens a LOT), rabies incidence in Ontario's Perth County, and a new mystery midge in Saskatchewan. Later in the show, you'll hear... Read More
We're talking cover crops in corn/soybean rotations, how soybean plants have changed over the decades, the increasing number of herbicide-tolerance traits in soybeans, and a top five list for growing a good lentil crop on this "Agronomy Monday" edition of RealAg Radio. Catch RealAg Radio every weekday afternoon at 4pm eastern on Rural Radio Channel... Read More
Tuesday in Edmonton, Alberta, FarmTech began, and like every year the agenda is loaded with the best in concurrent and keynote speakers. With over 50 sessions over three days, FarmTech is the leading agronomy, marketing, and farm management conference in Canada. Yesterday, Shaun Haney introduced FarmTech to the RFD-TV and Rural Radio audience as he... Read More
Manitoba's new government is planning to remove what it calls "impractical and costly" regulations to make it easier to build barns and farm buildings and bring the province's farm building code in line with rules in other Western Canadian provinces. Speaking at Keystone Ag Producers' annual meeting in Winnipeg last week, Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler... Read More
Farmers debating how to approach government on carbon tax, Tim Hortons goes to Mexico while a couple competitors launch all-day breakfasts in Canada, and does anybody really watch the NHL All-Star Game? — it's all on this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. Guests include Manitoba Ag Minister Ralph Eichler on his government's plan to reduce... Read More
A farmer-owned business established with the dream of building a network of grain and fertilizer handling facilities in Western Canada has announced it's going ahead with its first of seven proposed fertilizer distribution centres. Genesis Grain & Fertilizer — the company formed and promoted by the same people behind Farmers of North America (FNA) and... Read More
Everybody's waiting to see what President Trump plans to do with NAFTA, but it's unlikely it will be detrimental to the movement of cattle and pigs across the Canada-U.S. border, says Guelph-based livestock and meat market analyst Kevin Grier. While Trump's "Buy American" policy and willingness to flat-out talk about being protectionist are concerning, Grier... Read More