This Friday edition of the show comes from the London Farm Show in London, Ont., from the Syngenta Canada booth. It’s a lively lineup to give you a start into your weekend! You’ll hear: All about Syngenta’s latest product Miravis Ace and Miravis Neo with Dr. Doug Bouwmann; RealAgriculture’s resident agronomist Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson… Read More
It’s early March, and that means it’s time for Ontario farmers to start converging for their farm show season. This week, RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney is at the London Farm Show. On today’s program, brought to you by Nufarm Canada, you’ll hear: Jessica Gal, of Nufarm, talking about Valtera herbicide on soybeans; The top… Read More
This mid-week show is another good one for the books! You’ll hear: The top ag news stories of the day, with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; Dairy farmer Julaine Truer from British Columbia, and her experience with having some Starbucks executives out to her farm to see what they were doing on their organic dairy — as… Read More
To start out the show, we want to extend our thoughts to all of those in Nashville, Tennessee, that have been impacted by the tornado that destroyed parts of the city overnight. On today’s show, you’ll hear: The top ag news stories of the day, with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; Bronwynne Wilton, of Wilton Consulting Group,… Read More
Well, there’s one pro to an incredibly windy day in Alberta — it’s blowing in a great episode of RealAg Radio. On today’s Agronomic Monday, with host Shaun Haney: Fertilizer planning, and varietal differences in nitrogen response, with Jeremy Boychyn, agronomy research extension specialist with Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions; Why are we now seeing… Read More
It’s been a busy week, and we’re ending it off with some serious conversations. In today’s RealAg Radio show, with host Shaun Haney: It’s been an ugly week for live cattle markets, largely driven by fear of the coronavirus. Is there a bottom? Where is it? Anne Wasko, of Gateway Livestock, joins the show for… Read More
Host Shaun Haney starts off the show today with a discussion on the Canadian brand and how it’s being dragged through the mud with “domestic terrorist” protesters lighting cars on fire, trying to derail trains, and standing in front of trains. Then, on the show: The top ag news stories of the day, with RealAgriculture’s… Read More
Today’s show covers a variety of topics, from seed value creation to animal activists. Hear: Tyler McCann, Canadian Seed Trade Association, on the new Seed Variety Use Agreement (SVUA) pilot program; A product spotlight with Graham Collier, Nufarm; Todd Lewis, Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, talks meeting the Chinese ambassador, the rail blockades, and the… Read More
On today’s show — recorded live from the Lethbridge studio — you’ll hear: Top ag news of the day with news lead Jessika Guse; An update from the Canadian Federation of Agriculture’s AGM with Ontario field editor, Lyndsey Smith; and Patti Miller, chief commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission, on her decision to step down… Read More
Happy Agronomic Monday! On today’s show with host Shaun Haney, you’ll hear: A 2020 canola outlook, and collaboration behind the scenes, with Curtis Rempel, Canola Council of Canada; Some of your feedback on our recent shows; and Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson joins us for his farm show learnings, soil health in rotations, water holding capacity,… Read More
On this Friday edition of RealAg Radio, stand-in host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Jessika Guse for a double helping of ag news you can use; Sean Finn, executive vice president of corporate affairs with CN Rail, on the end of some rail blockades — though not all — and how long it will take… Read More
Lyndsey Smith is back in the host seat with this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio. On today’s show: Rick White, with the Canadian Canola Growers Association, on developing a grain farmer Code of Practice; A recent poll on how the average Canadian feels about the rail blockades; Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson, with this week’s Wheat… Read More
Today’s show starts with an update from host Shaun Haney on the continued controversy surrounding rail blockades. Then: The future of business risk management (BRM) programs, with Jeff Nielsen, Grain Growers of Canada, and Jack Froese, Canadian Canola Growers; Will we see more grower group amalgamations in the future? Fred Greig, Manitoba Wheat and Barley… Read More
RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney is (mostly) on holiday this week, so it’s Lyndsey Smith sitting in as occasional host. On today’s show: The top ag news with Jessika Guse, including the introduction of private member’s bill regarding farm trespassing and changes to the carbon tax; Eric Broadbent with Kinze, on the company’s high-speed planter;… Read More
On today’s Family Day/Louis Riel Day-holiday episode of the show: Edible weeds, poisonous weeds, and the ever-evolving challenge of effective extension, with Mike Cowbrough, weed specialist for field crops with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, in this episode of Agronomy Geeks. Benefits to exercising outside even through the cold, plus tips… Read More