Biology is a wonderful thing. Given enough time and the right ingredients, soil biological processes can do some pretty amazing things, including breakdown of herbicides, cycling and releasing nitrogen, and even disposing of pathogens. The key is time: biology and biological processes can replace plenty of crop inputs given enough time. Especially for our northern… Read More
Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio, guest hosted by Lyndsey Smith. You’ll hear from: Pekka Pesonen of Copa-Cogeca, representing European farmers and agri-cooperatives. He talks with Kelvin Heppner about the E.U.’s Farm to Fork Strategy; A clip from last night’s episode of The Agronomists, featuring Laura Van Eerd and Scott Gillespie; Danny Ottenbreit… Read More
Welcome to this Thursday, Farmer Rapid Fire edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada. On today’s show you’ll hear from: Shawn Schill of Arthur, Ont.; A grain corn product spotlight with our show sponsor, Pioneer Seeds and area agronomist, Mike Weir; Ron Krahn of Brandon, Man.; and, Danny Ottenbreit of Grayson,… 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
Welcome to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio; and because it’s Thursday that means a Farmer Rapid Fire! You’ll hear from: Alicia King of Antigonish, N.S. who is a seventh generation beef, sheep, and laying hen farmer, and a newcomer to the FRF!; Stewart Skinner of Listowel, Ont., who does the same thing 52 weeks… Read More
You would not believe the amount of effort our guest went through to be able to go live today, including driving in to town for better reception. Warning, you might think he’s yelling at you, but it’s really just that he’s trying to make our producer’s job easier by not being too quiet! Joining Kara… Read More
It’s Thursday, and that means we have a Farmer Rapid Fire! You’ll hear from: Stewart Skinner of Listowel, Ont; Ron Krahn of Rivers, Man; Danny Ottenbreit of Grayson, Sask; Tim Oleksyn of the Prince Albert area in Sask; and, Kevin Serfas of Southern Alta. Thoughts on something we talked about on the show? Connect with… Read More
Here at RealAgriculture, we truly appreciate you our listeners, so thanks for tuning in. It’s already October, and it’s a Thursday, which means it’s time for a Farmer Rapid Fire! On today’s show we’ll hear from: Mark Brock from Ontario; Ron Krahn from Manitoba; Danny Ottenbreit from Saskatchewan; Tim Oleksyn from Saskatchewan; and, Kevin Serfas… Read More
Thanks for tuning in on this Thursday to RealAg Radio. It’s time for Farmer Rapid Fire! Today you’re going to hear from farmers far and wide, geographically speaking: Mark Brock, Hensall, Ont; Ron Krahn, Rivers, Man; Danny Ottenbreit, Grayson, Sask; Kevin Serfas, Turin, Alta; Jessie Meyer, Woking, Alta; catch a product spotlight from Cory Willness… Read More
It’s Thursday, which means it’s time for a Farmer Rapid Fire! Join host Shaun Haney as he “travels” across the country to see where farmers are at in the growing season. On today’s panel, you’ll hear: Kevin Serfas of Turin, Alta; Jesse Meyer of Peace River, Alta; Danny Ottenbreit of Grayson, Sask; Ron Krahn of… Read More
When it comes to the Canadian federal election, many in the agricultural sector have been disappointed the industry hasn’t been much of a debate topic. Saskatchewan farmer Danny Ottenbreit agrees, so when the opportunity to participate in CBC’s The National about the election with Green Party leader Elizabeth May, he felt there was no way he… Read More
Mental health has been in the agriculture spotlight lately, with a push to break the stigma that often surrounds mental health. And the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan’s Young Agricultural Producers (or YAP) committee is hoping to keep the conversation going. Danny Ottenbreit, southeast Saskatchewan farmer and co-chair of the YAP committee, was in the… Read More
Planting and seeding (depending on your geography) is sort of underway across the country. The harvest of 2016 still lingers in some areas of northern and central Alberta and Saskatchewan. With rain hammering much of Ontario this week, planters getting going in Manitoba. Saskatchewan has more than its fair share of moisture, and around a… Read More
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