How did one tweet change an entire conversation surrounding butter in this country? What role did social media play in this thing called #buttergate? What can we, as an industry, learn from one consumer-facing issue that literally went around the world? Guest host Lyndsey Smith is joined by digital media strategist Christina Crowley-Arklie for today’s… Read More
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Yield enhancement networks (YEN) for wheat have taken root in Canada and could play an important role in helping increase yields for the cereal crop. Many Ontario growers were first exposed to YEN in 2020 at the SouthWest Agricultural Conference (SWAC). These networks are the brainchild of the research scientists at ADAS, a UK-based independent… Read More
Welcome to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio! We appreciate you taking time out of your day to drop by. On today’s show you’ll hear: Brian Innes of Canola Council of Canada and the new market access revitalization program; Mike Bender of Nufarm joins us for a product spotlight; Cyr Couturier, aquaculture scientist at Memorial… Read More
When your family is heavily involved with agriculture and politics, you’re sure to have some involvement in either of those areas; or for our guest today, a combination of the two. Alanna Koch, board chair for the Global Institute for Food Security and leader in agriculture, joins us for today’s RealAg LIVE! RealAg LIVE! streams… Read More
March means two things in Ontario: maple syrup and red clover. The weather is working okay for the early spring field work to begin in some areas, but maple syrup season is being interrupted by too-warm temps. That said, the warmer weather has many asking about red clover, early nitrogen, and more, on this week’s… Read More
John Deere is touting improvements in operator comfort, application quality, and machine uptime with the release of its new 400 and 600 Series sprayers. The 400 Series will include three models: 408R (280 hp), 410R (310 hp) and the 412R (326 hp). The 600 Series will feature two models: 612R (355 hp) and the 616R (375 hp)…. Read More
Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio. On today’s show you’ll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney Sean Speer, fellow at Public Policy Forum, about how on Canada’s Ag Day, both Minister Bibeau and Erin O’Toole are thinking too small; Heather Watson, executive director at Farm Management… Read More
What would you think if your parents told you at 12 you’d be moving to another country on another continent? Well, today’s RealAg LIVE! guest embraced what that new country had to offer and ran with it. Joining our host Kara Oosterhuis, Jess Verstappen talks about what led her to a career in agriculture, the… Read More
Imagine trying to gain consensus on policy issues across all Canadian commodity groups and geographies. That’s Mary Robinson’s job as president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, and she’s heading into her second, two-year term after being acclaimed to the role last month. As if the role isn’t challenging enough, Robinson has been leading the… Read More
Planters may get all the attention, but drills needs some love, too. For this episode of The Agronomists, host Shaun Haney is joined by two powerhouses in the small grains realm — RealAgriculture’s own Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson, and drill expert Phil Needham of Needham Ag Technologies. Tune in below for an epic discussion on… Read More
Welcome to this Monday edition of RealAg Radio. On today’s episode we have an agronomic Monday theme where you’ll hear: Ashley Smith of BASF Canada, on pulse crop inoculant storage; Joel Basinger of John Deere, on new sprayer technology; Since a new episode of The Agronomists airs tonight, we’ll have a replay of our planter… Read More
If there was one piece of information you would have wanted in January of 2020, it might have been about COVID-19 transmission. But as of January 2021, the nugget of info that may mean the most for markets this year is if Chinese buying keeps pace or exceeds last year. There’s more at play in… Read More
March 8th is International Women’s Day and here at RealAgriculture we decided to feature some Canadian women in agriculture, for their drive and passion for the industry, and to highlight the trails they have blazed throughout their careers. Of course, there are not enough hours in the day to highlight every single terrific woman out… Read More
In honour of International Women’s Day, we decided at RealAgriculture that we’d highlight some of the fantastic women across this industry and spread a little joy in these tough times. There are so many brilliant women out there that we could spend the rest of the year talking about it. In the process of lining… Read More
There’s plenty of optimism for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout to assist in a global economic recovery, but what happens after mass vaccination? What’s at play to help the global economy recover? Jan Lambregts, head of RaboResearch, global economics and markets at Rabobank, recently joined Shaun Haney to talk all things global finance. Lambregts recently presented… Read More