Category: RealAg Radio

It's Thursday — you know the drill. It's time for a Farmer Rapid Fire. On today's episode of RealAg Radio, you'll hear: John Wiebe Dykstra of Salisbury, N.B. who runs a dairy operation and is hauling in pricey round bales; Josh Boersen of Stratford, Ont., where they're a lot further from putting corn in the... Read More

Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio, sponsored by Climate FieldView. For today's line-up, you'll hear: Margy Eckelkamp, editor of The Scoop, on agriculture retail trends, the adoption of ag tech, and more; A product spotlight with Andria Karstens of Climate FieldView; Debra Hauer of Canadian Agriculture Human Resource Council, on the costs of... Read More

Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show you'll hear from: Greg Northey, vice president of corporate affairs at Pulse Canada, on the partial strike at the Port of Montreal; Tyler Wist, field crops entomologist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), on all things beneficial insects in our Pest & Predators podcast;... Read More

We've got a great Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio for you today. You'll hear: Robyne Bowness Davidson, pulse crop specialist at Lakeland College, on the critical weed-free period and herbicide carryover; Matt Chapple, market development agronomist at PRIDE Seeds, on getting soybeans off to a good start; Joanna Follings, cereals specialist at OMAFRA, and... Read More

Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. Today's episode features an issues panel with National PR's Meagan Murdoch, and RealAgriculture's Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner. The trio discuss: Making Canada an agriculture and agri-food superpower; The Liberal's upcoming budget; The global wool market; How expats might become the next leaders. (Check out the full... Read More

Thanks for tuning into RealAg Radio. On this Thursday edition of the show we've got a Farmer Rapid Fire. You'll hear from: Keisha Rose of North Lake, P.E.I., who grows and processes multiple varieties of table-stock potatoes; Charlene Whattam of Douglas, Ont., who cash crops 240 acres and is currently kidding meat goats; Andrea Elias... Read More

Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio, which is brought to you by Ducks Unlimited Canada. On the show today you'll hear: Kody Blois, Member of Parliament for Kings-Hants, on a new resolution for promoting Canadian ag; Paul Thoroughgood, of Ducks Unlimited, joins us for a spotlight interview; and, Joe Glauber, former chief economist... Read More

Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show you'll hear: Ted Bilyea of CAPI, to talk about an upcoming meeting on trade and climate change; Pierre Petelle, president and CEO of CropLife Canada, on Health Canada's decision on two neonicotinoid group active ingredients; Meagan Murdoch of National Public Relations, on the political... Read More

Welcome to a new week of RealAg Radio! On this Monday edition of the show, we're focused on agronomy. You'll hear: Dr. Sheri Strydhorst, agronomy research specialist at Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions, on achieving the correct seeding rate; Leighton Blashko, agronomist at BASF, on residue management ahead of canola seeding; Rob Miller, agronomist at... Read More

On today's edition of RealAg Radio, you'll hear a Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange. You'll also hear an issues panel featuring Lyndsey Smith, Kelvin Heppner, and Andrew Campbell. They'll be talking about: Health Canada's decision on two neonicotinoid active ingredients; Some comments on immigration and population growth; Farm show returns;... Read More