It’s Monday, and you know what that means — we’re talking agronomics! Today, on the show: DIY precision ag, with Alberta farmer Brian Tischler; Determining nutrient needs, tips for soil sampling, crop trends and more, with Nutrien’s Cristie Preston; An update from Ontario Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) with executive director Susan Fitzgerald; Is there any… Read More
Today’s show, filmed in the Alliance Seeds booth at Crop Production Show at Saskatoon, Sask., features: The Conservative leadership race, and the 2020 legislative calendar, with Jeff English, of ThinkShift; Variety selection with Alliance Seeds’ Jim Bagshaw; and A special farmer panel, with Saskatchewan farmers Rob Stone and Jeff Bennett. Related: “Trade cannot be a… Read More
Okay, it’s our second last day of coverage from the Crop Production Show (so the start of warmer temps?). On today’s show, from the FCL booth, hear: Errin Willenborg, FCL, on sustainability, Grown with Purpose, clubroot, and the acres still to be harvested in Saskatchewan; Patti Durand, FMC, joins to talk about one of the… Read More
Today’s radio show continues our coverage of the Western Canadian Crop Production Show at (so cold) Saskatoon, Sask. For this episode, host Shaun Haney gets settled in at the Nufarm booth. For this Wednesday episode, you’ll hear: The latest on the China-canola export issue and biofuel expansion, via Brian Innes with the Canola Council of… Read More
Today’s show is coming at you from Syngenta Canada’s booth at Crop Production Show in Saskatoon, Sask. Hear: The top ag news stories of the day; Power, stamina, and spectrum — an introduction to Miravis with Eric Phillips, Syngenta; A product spotlight on metering products from SeedMaster, with Anthony Biglieni; About the potential merger between… Read More
Today’s episode of the show is coming at you from “bitterly cold” Saskatoon, Sask., where host Shaun Haney is covering the Western Canadian Crop Production Show. After a brief discussion on the winter weather, hear: BIG announcements on TechTourLIVE 2020; A product spotlight with Derek Johnson, with AGI; Resident agronomist Peter Johnson talks about rain… Read More
It’s not every radio show that starts with the host discussing their first experience consuming bone marrow. But that’s why we’re one of your favourites, right? Shaun Haney is taking his own advice this week, and challenging himself to try new things. He’s also covering the top ag news solo, and sharing some thought-provoking feedback… Read More
Happy Thursday, and thanks again for joining us! On today’s show, you’ll hear: Top ag news, with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; Lyndsey Smith speaks with certified crop advisor Jennifer Doelman about soil resiliency; Bernard Tobin talks to farmer and business consultant Dick Wittman about professionalism on the farm; and A product spotlight with AGI’s Derek Johnson…. Read More
Is it Wednesday already? In today’s episode of the show you’ll hear: The top ag news with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; Thoughts on the upcoming planting season, with Southern Alberta farmer Kevin Serfas; About a new competitiveness study comparing Alberta’s beef industry to beef industries in three states, with Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association’s Janice Tranberg; and… Read More
In today’s episode of RealAg Radio, host Shaun Haney challenges us to be curious during this conference season. Also in the show, you’ll hear: Top ag news with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; An acreage forecast for 2020, and does tension in the Middle East create any challenges for Canadian ag exports? Chuck Penner, LeftField Commodity Research… Read More
After a week of looking back on some of host Shaun Haney’s favourite interviews of 2019, it’s time to look forward. In this episode of RealAg Radio, you’ll hear: The top ag news, with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; Is planter-precision necessary for top canola yield? Farming Smarter’s Ken Coles provides an update on ongoing research in… Read More
On our last day of our special 2019 coverage, we’re looking at some of host Shaun Haney’s favourite interviews from November and December. Hear: Combine or grain dryer? The economics of grain drying, with Alberta farmer Scott Keller; An Australia/New Zealand perspective on Agritechnica with Wes Lefroy, agricultural analyst with RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness; and… Read More
On this Day 4 of our special 2019 coverage, we’re looking at some of host Shaun Haney’s favourite interviews from August to October. Hear: Author Howard Green discuss his book Railroader: The Unfiltered Genius and Controversy of Four-Time CEO Hunter Harrison; What if African Swine Fever hit the shores of North America? Jayson Lusk, professor… Read More
Well, first off: Happy New Year! On this Day 3 of our special 2019 coverage, we’re looking at some of host Shaun Haney’s favourite interviews from June and July. Hear: Canadian Ag Hall of Famer Joanne Buth on her contributions to agriculture, favourite moment of her career, plans for retirement, and more; Richard Scott Jones,… Read More
On Day 2 of our special 2019 coverage, we’re looking at some of host Shaun Haney’s favourites from March, April, and May. Hear: The importance of diversity in enticing people to agriculture, with Jeneen Abrams, plant breeder at Perdue University; Has canola trade with China changed much since last spring? A look back on a… Read More