In this episode of the show: Rob Saik, founder of Agri-Trend, on the 19th Farm Forum Event, coming up next week in Calgary, AB. Top Ag News Monsanto’s chief technology officer, Robb Fraley, joins the show to discuss his role with Monsanto, the controversy surrounding Dicamba (and vapour movement/volatility), restricted use, the future of big… Read More
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Host Shaun Haney is in Calgary, AB for the GrowCanada conference today, inspiring a chat with keynote speaker and former politician, Stockwell Day, on the opportunity for Canadian agriculture in China. Also on the show: Top Ag News. Yield mapping and the importance of calibration with Rocky Mountain Equipment. U.S. GDP numbers, the Canadian dollar, and… Read More
We’ve got another great show for you today. So buckle up, as we talk: Top Ag News Growing soybeans for beginners. India’s import duties, the negative effects of domestic policy on global trade, the potential for price volatility and what’s in store for pulse growers, with Pulse Canada CEO Gordon Bacon. Bacon is fresh off… Read More
In Monday’s edition of RealAg Radio: Shaun and Kelvin discuss the top news of the day, including the 105th Grey Cup, $1 billion in federal funding under the Canadian Ag Partnership, Trudeau’s plans to talk trade in China, and the European Commission granting a 5-year licence for glyphosate Tom Wolf of Agrimetrix and RealAg agronomist… Read More
In today’s episode of the show: Top Ag News Anne Wasko, Gateway Livestock, joins for the Beef Market Update, and what we can expect from now into the New Year. Jeff English of ThinkShift; Andrew Campbell, dairy farmer from Ontario; and RealAgriculture’s Kelvin Heppner join host Shaun Haney to discuss trade deals, minimum wage, farm group… Read More
Happy Thanksgiving to our American counterparts! Unfortunately, says host Shaun Haney, politics appears to be dividing us — even dividing families. We need to do a better job of disagreeing. We need to be able to engage in discussion, and actually learn from other points of view. What do you think? Are you seeing the… Read More
Host Shaun Haney starts off the show by sharing audience feedback to the autonomous semi discussion from yesterday. Then: Top Ag News Rocky Mountain Equipment celebrates 10 years with its Ultimate Rocky Experience contest. Graham Lloyd, general manager and CEO of Dairy Farmers of Ontario joins the show to talk about how dairy farmers feel about… Read More
Today, on the show: Top Ag News Brian Voth of IntelliFarm Inc. joins to talk about the markets, including canola and soybean charts (and how they may be diverging soon). Kevin Grier talks the Canadian grocery report — do we have a trade deficit or a surplus? Also, the health of the Canadian processing sector,… Read More
The Agritechnica crew is home from Germany, and so begins the big job of sifting through all of the coverage. In today’s show: Top Ag News Andrew Coyne, Canadian columnist, shares his thoughts on the country’s sentiment towards Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the federal government’s move to ‘tax fairness’, and where we’re at with the… Read More
The traveling (and exhausted) RealAg crew is in Manchester, UK today, for a quick stop on their way home. Today, on the show: JP Gervais, chief economist with Farm Credit Canada, talks about markets, and how Canada is looking for exports. An interview from earlier in the week on an armoured tractor on display at… Read More
Hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner have put together another show from Hanover, Germany. In today’s episode: Melanie Epp – A Canadian freelancer living in Belgian (and missing bacon) joins to share what caught her eye at Agritechnica, including potato farming innovations, the Ideal combine, autonomous tractors. Farmer Panel – A Quebec and Manitoba farmer… Read More
Well, it’s the fourth day for the RealAgriculture crew attending Agritechnica in Germany, and day two for the RealAg team at GrainWorld in Winnipeg. In today’s show: Chad Colby joins Shaun to discuss his observations and highlights from Agritechnica. Rocky Talk with Rocky Mountain Equipment’s Jim Wood Tom Simonson of Danish robotics and automation company… Read More
Time is flying by for co-hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner, who are in Hanover, Germany this week, attending Agritechnica. In today’s show: Booth attractions; Top Ag News; Echelon Ag’s tech support, crunching numbers and the importance of equipment in precision agriculture; Spring Creek Consulting’s Sandy Russell on the importance of developing a business plan… Read More
Kelvin Heppner and Shaun Haney are co-hosting from Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany, with sore feet, raspy voices and strong stomachs. On the show: Top Ag News Have you ever considered a stripper header? A closer look from the Agritechnica show floor, with Neil Smith of Shelbourne Reynolds. Noticeable trends in ag machinery after two days… Read More
Today’s episode of RealAg Radio is coming all the way from Germany, where Shaun Haney, Kelvin Heppner and our very own production editor Jason Stroeve are en route to Agritechnica. In the show: Top Ag News Trade updates A forecast for Agritechnica (and what Kelvin’s really excited about) Would you ever relocate your farm? Join… Read More