Today’s RealAg Radio show features host, Shaun Haney back at his home base in Picture Butte, Alta., after a long week on the road for TechTourLIVE. Guests on the show include: Jessika Guse with the top ag news stories of the day; Jeremy Boychyn, agronomy research extension specialist for Alberta Barley and Wheat, discusses varietal… Read More
Starting in 2019, Ontario growers will have access to a tiered salvage benefit when dealing with deoxynivalenol (DON) in the corn crop. Announced this week via the provincial government, the new tiered salvage benefit will more “accurately reflect the additional costs associated with harvesting and handling corn affected by DON and help producers trying to find… Read More
Poor internet access and speed in rural Canada is a major hurdle for many business owners, farmers included. To address this infrastructure shortcoming, Xplornet has announced its plan to spend $500 million over the next five years to boost 5G wireless access to those who don’t live in a city. “We have made unprecedented investments… Read More
At a time when farmers are hammering out final crop plans, ranchers and feedlot operators are also looking ahead to ration formulations ahead of the first new-crop harvests. To get a sense of western feed markets, RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney invited Jim Beusekom, president of Market Place Commodities Ltd., on stage at the recent TechTourLIVE… Read More
It’s the last day of Tech Tour LIVE and today’s RealAg Radio show is recorded in front of an audience at Red Deer, Alta. Host Shaun Haney opens the show with an thoughtful monolog on Canada’s relations with China. Guests on the show include: Jessika Guse with the top ag news stories of the day;… Read More
Ottawa has announced up to $31 million in funding to aid in the prevention of African swine fever (ASF) ending up in Canada. The funding will be used to add twenty-four detector dog teams over a span of five years at border and customs crossings. This will bring the total amount of detector dog teams… Read More
Kubota Corporation has announced a partnership with Winnipeg-based Buhler Industries Inc to bring a new, high-horsepower series of tractors to the Canadian and American markets. “Our in-depth understanding of the realities of Canadian agriculture and the needs of our customers has always been at the core of what we do,” says Bob Hickey, president of… Read More
It’s day three of TechTourLIVE and today’s show is recorded at Lethbridge, Alta. Guests on the show include: Al Maier, from Corteva, explains wireworm management; Jessika Guse has the top ag news stories of the day; Brian Beres from the Lethbridge Agriculture and Agri-food Canada research station discusses ultra early wheat seeding research; and, Jim… Read More
The province of Saskatchewan is looking for creative ways to connect a regular Joe (or Jane) to a land owner to get permission to access land. While attending and speaking at the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) convention, Premier Scott Moe announced this Innovation Challenge. The challenge comes after changes to The Trespass to… Read More
Who learns more from a mentorship — the mentor or the mentee? The answer may surprise you. As Deb Stark, former deputy minister of agriculture for Ontario, explains, a good mentoring relationship has value for all parties involved, but success requires communication and commitment from those involved. In this episode of Mind Your Farm Business,… Read More
It’s day two of TechTourLIVE, and today the show was recorded in Regina, Sask. If you like Top Gun, host, Shaun Haney has a really insightful monolog about how the classic movie relates to what’s going on in Canadian politics right now. Guests on the show include: Supt. Kevin Kunetzki, South District Officer “F” Division… Read More
Saskatchewan premier Scott Moe made a major funding announcement concerning flood mitigation at the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) annual convention being held this year at Saskatoon. Moe says that there are 96 Conservation and Development Authorities and 13 water association boards, which operate under the Saskatchewan Conservation and Development Association (SCDA), and provide… Read More
The news The Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) has received $6.2 million in funding from the federal government, announced by new Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister, Marie-Claude Bibeau. Cigi is based at Winnipeg, Man. The funding is earmarked to expand the market for Canadian wheat through technical support, market research, employee exchanges, and customized training for customers… Read More
It is a good idea to keep an open mind, to make changes when new, better ideas present themselves. Some dairy farmers, for instance, wouldn’t consider breeding some of their cows to a beef sire, but others are doing just that and, under the right circumstances, they are finding it to be a successful cross-breeding… Read More
It’s Tuesday and the show is literally on the road. RealAgriculture’s TechTour 2019 kicks off today in Brandon, Manitoba. The four-day, four-cities, three-province tour features Realag Radio from the stage LIVE! (After the show they all get on a tour bus to head for Regina. After Regina tomorrow, it’s Lethbridge Thursday, and Red Deer on… Read More