Working together towards a common vision is the driving force behind 3Gen Organics, one of the country’s biggest and most progressive family-run organic farming operations. On this episode of Profitable Practices, we visit with Brett Israel, near Wallenstein, Ont, to learn how three generations of the family have worked together to carve out a market… Read More
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Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio! Guest host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Billy Beaudry of Saint-Hyacinthe, Que.; Brett Israel of Mapletown, Ont.; Adam Gurr of Rapid City, Man.; and, Rob Somerville of Endiang, Alta. Thoughts on something we talked about on the show? Connect… Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire! Today’s show is brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada. Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Gunter Jochum of St. François Xavier, Man.; Brett Israel of Mapleton, Ont.; Ethan Wallace of Seaforth, Ont.; and Mike Shewchuk of Blaine Lake, Sask. As well,… Read More
Every growing season requires different skills, strategies, and ideas to solve the problems that are thrown the farmers’ way. To say that people are kept on their toes by each and every growing season is an understatement. This week on the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio, I asked the panelists about an agronomic lesson… Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! We will hear from: Brett Israel of Mapleton, Ont.; Warren McCutcheon of Carmen, Man.; Leslie Ray Kelly of Watrous, Sask.; and Ethan Wallace of Seaforth, Ont. Also hear our spotlight interview with Derwyn Hammond, SW… Read More
Since the federal government has published its plan detailing expectations of carbon emissions reductions by 2030, it’s certainly been the hot topic of many farming conversations. The Dairy Farmers of Canada has made a commitment for dairy to be net-zero targets for 2050, while the Grain Growers of Canada have acknowledged they will work with… Read More
Thursdays are for catching up with farmer’s across the country. Find out how they are making out for their prep for spring…and spoiler alert, one of our farmers is already putting crop into the ground. Today on RealAg Radio, you’ll hear: Brett Israel of Mapleton, Ont.; Dwayne Leslie of Poplar Point, Man.; Tim Oleskyn of… Read More
On this Thursday Farmer Rapid Fire edition of RealAg Radio, you’ll hear from: Kevin Bisschop of Chilliwack, B.C. who’s on a bit higher ground and has capacity in his dairy barn for evacuated cows; Brian Thomas of Okanagan Falls, B.C., a rancher who is about an hour away from majorly flooded areas; Jocelyn Wasko of… Read More
Today’s Farmer Rapid Fire Thursday is sponsored by Pioneer Seeds and Corteva Agriscience. For more info on Pioneer’s canola products, you can visit their website here. On today’s edition of RealAg Radio, you’ll hear from: Brett Israel of Mapleton, Ont.; A Pioneer product spotlight with Trevor Herzog; Aaron Hargreaves of Brandon, Man.; Gerry Hertz of… Read More
Welcome to the mid-week edition of RealAg Radio. On today’s show, featuring guest host Lyndsey Smith, you’ll hear: Ashley Davenport, of Michigan Ag Today, talking about the disruption to energy by closing Line 5; Brett Israel, hog farmer and soil health advocate from Ontario; Lexie Hain, executive director of ASGA, about solar grazing; and, All… Read More