Category: RealAg Radio

Thanks for tuning into this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio. On today’s Farmer Rapid Fire, you’ll hear from farmers across the country: Amy VanderHeide of Coldbrook, N.S.; Nick Dubuc out of southwestern Quebec; Eric McLean of Oak River Man.; Kris Mayerle of Tisdale, Sask. John Kowalchuk of Rumsey, Alta. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify |… Read More

Thanks for tuning into this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by AGI SureTrack and Ag Growth International (AGI). Today’s show features: Glen Lucas, general manager of B.C. Fruit Growers’ Association, on the damage to cherries, peaches, and apples from the recent heatwave; An AGI SureTrack spotlight interview with Alicia Cowieson; A chat about… Read More

Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio. On today’s show, you’ll hear from: Jan Westcott of Spirits Canada, and how a change in policy might change how much grain the spirits industry can purchase; A Climate FieldView spotlight with Mat Vercaigne; Kim Gerencser of MNP, talks about components of a debt plan; and, The top… Read More

Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. On today’s show you’ll hear an issues panel featuring Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAg, as well as Meagan Murdoch of Hill + Knowlton Strategies. They’ll be talking about: Hot weather and deteriorating crop conditions in the west, and heavy rains happening in the east;… Read More

Welcome to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio! And since it’s a Thursday, that means a Farmer Rapid Fire. On today’s show you’ll hear: Shawn Schill of Arthur, Ont., where the crops are looking good with just-in-time rains; Ron Krahn of Rivers, Man., where the excess rain from last year is really helping out this… Read More

And just like that it’s the end of June. Thanks for tuning into RealAgRadio. On today’s show, brought to you by AGI and Farmobile, you’ll hear: Liberal MP Wayne Easter, soon to be retired, will talk about his career in politics, his history with the National Farmers Union, and what’s next; An AGI SureTrack product… Read More

On today’s edition of RealAg Radio, you’ll hear from: Ashley Knapton, forage agronomist at Corteva, on her journey to her current role; Kim Gerencser of MNP on farm debt and having a plan; Keith Munro of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, on the wild pig situation in the province; and The top ag… Read More

We’ve got a jam-packed Agronomic Monday for you today. On today’s episode of RealAg Radio, you’ll hear from: Jeremy Boychyn, agronomy extension specialist with Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions, on heat stress and pests in wheat; Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson on shoulder-high corn, wild weather in Ontario, and drowned edible bean crops; and, Jaeda Hoppe,… Read More

Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s show we’ve got a Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange. We’ve also got a RealAg issues panel featuring our own Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner, joined by Stuart Person, senior vice president of agriculture at MNP. They’ll be discussing: Business… Read More

It’s Thursday, and that means a Farmer Rapid Fire! Today on RealAg Radio you’ll hear: Luke Barron of Schomberg, Ont., who’s new to the Farmer Rapid Fire, and grows corn, beans, wheat, and hay; Chris Moore of Kinburn, Ont., where the sheep operation is getting ready for a big day of haying; Scott Perkins of… Read More