Welcome to this Thursday Farmer Rapid Fire edition of RealAg Radio. Today you’ll hear from: Peggy Brekveld of Murillo, Ont., who has a cool and uncommon story of getting into farming; Gunter Jochum of St. Francois Xavier, Man., who’s spending the day on the drill and the and keeping the hamster wheel turning; Jeff Bennett… Read More
It’s Thursday! That means it’s time for Farmer Rapid Fire here on RealAg Radio. Thanks for tuning in! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is checking in with farmers about what they’re up to this winter; you’ll hear: Tyler Lester of Bloomfield, Ont. who has a cash crop operation, works closely with his extended family,… Read More
It’s not just any farmer who thinks, “I should invite all of North American ag Twitter to my farm,” but Jeff Bennett is not just any farmer. Grain farmer, board member, and sometimes bison rancher, Bennett farms near Dodsland, Sask., with his wife Shilow and their two kids. Bennett recently stepped in to the full-time… Read More
It’s Thursday! And if you’re new around here, Thursdays are the day that your host Shaun Haney checks in with farmers from coast to coast. We call it the Farmer Rapid Fire. On today’s show you’ll hear from: Ryan Barrett of P.E.I.; Mark Huston of Ont; Randy Court of Man; Jeff Bennett of Sask; Jason… Read More
It’s Thursday — and you know what that means: it’s time for a Farmer Rapid Fire! Our panel is jam-packed with great guests today, including: Stan Vanderwaal of Chilliwack, B.C.; Jason James of Drumheller, Alta.; Jeff Bennett of Dodsland, Sask.; Randy Court of Man.; Mark Huston of Chatham-Kent County, Ont.; Ryan Barrett of P.E.I.; Do… Read More
Thanks for tuning in for our latest episode of RealAg Radio! On today’s show, you’ll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Jeff Bennett, farmer from Dodsland, Sask. and director with the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, about the latest increase in the carbon tax; and, Dr. David Kohl,… Read More
Today’s show, filmed in the Alliance Seeds booth at Crop Production Show at Saskatoon, Sask., features: The Conservative leadership race and the 2020 legislative calendar, with Jeff English of ThinkShift; Variety selection with Alliance Seeds’ Jim Bagshaw; and A special farmer panel, with Saskatchewan farmers Rob Stone and Jeff Bennett. Related: “Trade cannot be a… Read More
As 2018 ends, many want to forget about the tough harvest this past year. Everything from drought and high DON levels, to frost in August and snow in September — it all played a major factor of the stress of farming and hampered this year’s crop quality and tonnage. The wonky harvest caused a lot… Read More