As seeding ramps up in parts of the prairies, much of Ontario is facing more wet weather... Today's show features Jim Wood of Rocky Mountain Equipment on changes in the farm equipment retail business, Ron Bonnett of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture on recent meetings on trade with U.S. farm groups, and Rob Saik of... Read More
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On Tuesday's podcast, Shaun and Kelvin discuss Monsanto's decision to drop the sale of Precision Planting to Deere, a commitment by five Manitoba farm groups to work towards merging into one organization, and game of the Raptors' second round matchup against the Cavs. From there, we... meet the newest member of the RealAg content team,... Read More
It's agronomy Monday, and we have a lot of ground to cover with plant17 getting underway (although rain is holding things up in many areas.) As part of today's show, Shaun, Kelvin and Lyndsey discuss the obstacles in the adoption of precision ag technology. Dan Foster highlights Xtend soybeans and considerations heading into soybean planting.... Read More
Ontario field editor (and sheep doula) Lyndsey Smith joins Kelvin Heppner to co-host today's show, which includes discussion about the pre-election budget unveiled in Ontario; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's visit to the Lewis family farm at Gray, Saskatchewan; and the launch of a new project by Syngenta and the Soil Council of Canada to help... Read More
Thursday's podcast features Toronto-based international trade lawyer Mark Warner, sharing his insight on the news around NAFTA this week and what the renegotiation process with the Trump administration could look like. Greg Sears, chair of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission, discusses the tough situation facing Alberta producers who still have around a million acres of... Read More
As Trump reportedly prepares an executive order to withdraw the U.S. from NAFTA, Shaun and Kelvin discuss the implications of what's happened this week on the Canada-U.S. trade front and what it could mean for Canadian agriculture. They also discuss planting delays in many areas, the ongoing bovine TB situation in Alberta, and the rebound... Read More
Tuesday's show features discussions with former federal agriculture minister, now Conservative trade file lead, Gerry Ritz on President Trump's tough talk on Canadian dairy; our own Lyndsey Smith on the future of glyphosate-use; and another AgNerds segment with Peter Gredig of AgNition on autonomous tractor design. Shaun and Kelvin also break down the day's news,... Read More
Today's show features Evan Fraser, director for the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph; Don Flaten, soil scientist at the University of Manitoba; RealAg agronomist Peter Johnson; and Dwight Nichol of DLN AgVentures. Topics include the potential to create a "Silicon Valley" for food in southern Ontario, how phosphorus fertilizer is exported from... Read More
Cattle market analyst Anne Wasko, grain market analyst Brian Voth, and food/meat market guru Kevin Grier join Shaun and Kelvin on today's show to discuss the StatsCan acreage surprises published this morning, the Canadian dollar and cattle feeder optimism heading into summer, and shifting trends in the food retail. Throw in some discussion about trade,... Read More
Today's show features Matthew Pot and Mike Jubinville discussing markets, along with our weekly Wheat Pete's Word. With a report from U.S. Farm Report's Tyne Morgan, Shaun and Kelvin also discuss the latest surrounding the Canada-U.S. dairy trade file. Listen to RealAg Radio every weekday afternoon on Rural Radio Channel 147 on SiriusXM. Find past... Read More