The sun is shining, canola is blooming in parts of western Canada, and plenty of corn is knee-high before the 1st (or 4th) of July. We’ve got a great lineup for you on today’s episode of RealAg Radio! You’ll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; A RealAg Issues… Read More
We’ve made it to the end of another work week, and it’s time for RealAg Radio! On today’s show, you’ll hear: The top ag news stories of the day; A RealAg Issues Panel with host Shaun Haney, RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith, Jeff English of ThinkShift, and Andrew Campbell, dairy farmer and Food Bubble podcast host. The… Read More
It’s Friday, and we’ve got a great show for you! On today’s episode of RealAg Radio, you’ll hear: Top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; A RealAg Issues panel with Shaun Haney, Jeff English of ThinkShift, and Andrew Campbell, dairy farmer and Food Bubble Podcast host. Do you have feedback on… Read More
It’s a soggy Friday in Ontario, while the sun shines brightly on the Prairies. It’s been a busy week for many farmers in the field, and politically, as the Grain Farmers of Ontario made waves with its attack ad running on Facebook and radio. On today’s show, hear a precision ag update with Vantage Canada,… Read More
May Day, May Day, yes, it’s May! On this edition of RealAg Radio, host Shaun Haney covers the top ag news, then is joined by ThinkShift’s Jeff English, Strathroy dairy farmer Andrew Campbell, and RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith. For the issues panel, they discuss: Why more small processors isn’t a slam-dunk fix to the livestock processing… Read More
It’s Friday, and boy, are we ever glad it is! We hope you enjoyed your week, wherever you may be. On today’s episode of RealAg Radio, you’ll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; A RealAg issues panel with Lyndsey Smith, field editor with RealAgriculture, Jeff English of ThinkShift,… Read More
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