It’s been a long year this week, hasn’t it? Welcome to Friday’s RealAg Radio, where we’re all trying to keep up with just how wide-spread the economic carnage of COVID-19 will be. Joining host Shaun Haney on today’s show are: Andrew Campbell, Ontario dairy farmer and occasional host of the show, Jeff English, now with… 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
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
It’s a special show today, with Food Bubble host, Andrew Campbell filling in for Shaun Haney. You’ll hear: The latest ag news with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; An update from Shaun Haney and Jason Stroeve, all the way from Germany; A product spotlight with RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith and FP Genetics’ Chris Churko; and A panel conversation… Read More
First off, host Shaun Haney describes two instances where grade-school textbooks are not precisely accurate in their portrayal of ag challenges. Have you ever been shocked by something you saw in a textbook or in a magazine? Get in touch! (Details below.) Then, on the show: The top ag news with RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith; The… Read More
On today’s episode of the RealAg Radio show, hear from: The top ag news, with news lead, Jessika Guse; Ontario dairy farmer and regular RealAgriculture contributor Andrew Campbell, on his recent opinion piece, If we don’t give a little, nothing changes: a wake-up call for rural Canada; An update on the canola/wheat markets with Terence… Read More
Is livestock production bad for the environment? If Jude Capper could give that question a black and white answer, she’d say no, but with training in academia, she has caveats. Capper is a livestock sustainability consultant in the United Kingdom, and says the conversation around the impact of livestock on the environment, and plant-based diets… Read More
“It was about sustainability, and sustainability as a singular Ontario entity was not necessarily going to work in a global dairy environment.” Growing up, Michael Barrett wanted to be a history teacher. Today, he’s president and CEO of Gay Lea Foods Co-operative Ltd, a co-op owned by 1,400 milk producers. In this inaugural edition of… Read More
It’s the first day of Calgary Stampede, and host Shaun Haney starts off the show with a big thanks to the volunteers who work to bring agriculture to the city. Then you’ll hear: The top ag news with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; and, An issues Panel – Andrew Campbell, Jeff English, and Lyndsey Smith join to… Read More
On Friday’s RealAg Radio show, host Shaun Haney has the following guests: RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse with the top ag news stories of the day; Anne Wasko from the Gateway Livestock Exchange is in for the Beef Market Update; and, RealAgriculture issues panel with Jeff English of ThinkShift and Andrew Campbell of FreshAir Media. Miss an… Read More
On Friday’s episode of RealAg Radio, check out: Jessika Guse, with the top ag news of the day; Anne Wasko, with a stunning report on January beef export numbers; and, A panel talking all things carbon and politics with Andrew Campbell and Jeff English. Have feedback? Story idea? Send an email to Shaun Haney about… Read More
It could quite easily be argued that we’ve recently moved out of a gluten-free diet trend and into a plant-based protein fad. So, what’s next? “Most of the world except for North America eats insects on a regular basis. It’s totally normal, and kosher, and they taste great,” says Andalyne Tosslemire, Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory, and… Read More
From picking apples to snipping asparagus, harvesting produce requires incredible precision, and a lot of hard work. It’s the type of work that requires the human hand, yet it’s of little interest to Canadian job seekers. That’s why Connery Farms near Portage la Prairie, MB, has hired foreign workers since the 1980s. “It was becoming… Read More
If you’ve ever compared organic produce to conventional, you’ve likely seen a dramatic difference in pricing. The same is true for organic milk. “In fact, organic 2 per cent costs almost twice as much as regular 2 per cent in my grocery store, and a look across the country, that’s a pretty common pattern,” says… Read More
It seems there is a growing trend to either remove corn syrup from a list of ingredients, or make sure consumers know it has never been there. But, why? What exactly is corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup? “Kernels of corn have a hull around the outside that’s quite fibrous, and on the inside… Read More