Tag: Jason Lenz

Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio for the Farmer Rapid Fire brought to you by Corteva Crop Protection! Host Shaun Haney checks in with: Eric Dietrich of Lucen, Ont.; Mark Torrey of Woodville, Ont.; Robert Brunel of Ste. Rose, Man.; and Jason Lenz of Bentley, Alta. Thoughts on something we… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio brought to you by Bayer Crop Science and Huskie PRE herbicide. Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Brian Voth of IntelliFarm on a sideways market and farmers perception of the market direction; Eugene Ng with MNP on cyber security threats to your farm; Jason… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition on RealAg Radio, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! On this week’s Farmer Rapid Fire, host Lyndsey Smith checks in with: Josh Boersen of Gadshill, Ont.; Nic Dubuc of Montreal, Que.; Aaron Hargreaves of Brandon, Man.; and, Jason Lenz of Bentley, Alta. Plus, we will hear… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Jenn Doelman of Renfrew, Ont.; Peggy Brekveld of Thunder Bay, Ont.; Jack Froese of Winkler, Man.; and, Jason Lenz of Bentley, Alta. Plus, hear from western… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the Weekend, airing every Saturday at 4 pm on Saskatchewan radio stations 650 CKOM Saskatoon and 980 CJME Regina. On this episode, we’ll hear an interview Kelvin Heppner had with Jason Lenz of the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Crops on the Code of Practice 2.0 for Responsible Grain…. Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s show we hear from: Jason Lenz chair of the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Crops, on the Code of Practice 2.0; Keith Currie, the new Canadian Federation of Agriculture president; and the top ag news stories of the week! We will also hear… Read More

After receiving backlash to a proposed voluntary code of practice for grain production, dubbed “Responsible Grain,” in 2021, the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Crops (CRSC) has gone back to the drawing board and is nearing completion of a new yet-to-be-named document that is supposed to highlight the sustainable practices used on Canadian farms. Consultations are… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Pierre Lampron of the Mauricie region of Que.; Drew Spoelstra of Binbrook, Ont.; Riley Anderson of Morris, Man.; and, Jason Lenz of Bentley, Alta. Thoughts on something we talked about on the show?… Read More

The Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) passed a resolution to pursue a farmer plebiscite to amalgamate with Alberta Barley at their annual general meeting (AGM) January 26. Alberta Barley passed a similar resolution during their AGM in Banff last month, giving the two commissions the ability to conduct a farmer plebiscite on the future of the… Read More

Last winter, a draft of a code of practice for Canadian grain farmers created significant push-back from growers. Following a consultation period, the majority of feedback was “unsupportive” of the code, as written. The feedback provided pushed the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Crops (CRSC) to take a step back, and further dig in to the “why”… Read More