Welcome to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio. It's time to catch up with farmers across the country, and see what they are up to this week! You'll hear: Katie Keddy, of Woodville, N.S.; Sandi Brock, of Staffa, Ont.; Scott Perkin, of Elgin, Man.; and, Kent Erickson, of Irma, Alta. As well, you'll hear a... Read More
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It's Wednesday, people! Is the snow melting where you are? Is spring in the air? From the RealAgriculture studio in Lethbridge, Alta...it's a windy 20 degrees celsius. We've got a terrific lineup for you on today's episode of RealAg Radio. You'll hear: Kevin McNew, chief economist at Farmers Business Network (FBN) on a new economic... Read More
Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! Our show today is dedicated to the topic of conservation easements. Host Shaun Haney will play some clips from a recent webinar he hosted with Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association (SSGF). The list of panelists you'll hear include: Tom Harrison, of the SSGF Tenille Hammon, rancher Chay Anderson,... Read More
Welcome to spring and to another edition of Agronomic Monday on RealAg Radio. On today's show you'll hear: John Gavloski, Manitoba Agriculture, giving us an update on the grasshopper forecast for Western Canada; Brad Walker, Belmont Farm Supply, on the fertilizer shipment disruptions in eastern Canada and what it means from a retailers point of... Read More
After a week's hiatus, we're back with our favourite part of Friday — the RealAg Issues Panel. Joining today's panel is host Shaun Haney, and guests Kelvin Heppner, of RealAgriculture, Lyndsey Smith, of RealAgriculture, and Brendan Byrne, farmer and chair of Grain Farmers of Ontario. The group discusses stranded fertilizer, interest rates, inflation concerns, and... Read More
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Here's to hoping you have the luck of the Irish on your side this year. Speaking of lucky...it's time for this week's Farmer Rapid Fire edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show, you'll hear: Mark Burnham, of Ont.; Bruce Holmquist, of Sask; Sukhpaul Bal, of B.C.; and Wilco Van Meijl ,of... Read More
It is somehow WEDNESDAY already! Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio. You'll hear: David Przednowek of CN Rail, on the performance of the railways, and the why's behind some of the numbers when it comes to rail cars; Robert Gobeil of the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA), on Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, and... Read More
Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! We're nearly half-way through March, if you can believe it. Today's focus is heavy on land prices — so you won't want to miss it. You'll hear: J.P. Gervais of Farm Credit Canada, breaking down some of the highlights from FCC's Farmland Values Report; Janice Tranberg of... Read More
It's pie day — 3.14, but there's no pie here. Instead, we've got a lot of ground to cover on this Agronomic Monday — so let's get to it! You'll hear: Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson, RealAgriculture's resident agronomist, on how much winter snow actually translates to spring moisture (and much more); Jeremy Boychyn, agronomy research... Read More
Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. We're switching it up — there's no typical RealAg Issues Panel, as part of the RealAgriculture team is on the ground at Commodity Classic in New Orleans, Louisiana. Co-hosts Shaun Haney and Kara Oosterhuis share some of their thoughts from the show, along with some of the... Read More