Just ahead of the busy planting and seeding season, another almost-as-important season began: hockey playoff season. Here at RealAgriculture, we know hockey plays a key role in the rural experience, in our communities, and our relationships, especially when it comes to friendly rivalries over our favourite teams. To honour the very important playoff season, RealAgriculture’s… Read More
The RealAgristudies Inflation Survey 2022 garnered an incredible amount of interest from the Insights Panel. In all, over 850 people participated in this proprietary survey launched April 5, 2022, weighing in on the concerns surrounding inflation, interest rates, and rising input costs of farmers. Below, Shaun Haney and Justin Funk, who lead RealAgristudies, dive in… Read More
In late March, the RealAgristudies Insights Panel asked six questions regarding fertilizer supply, supply on-farm, and sentiment regarding fertilizer sanctions. Over 450 participants answered those questions during the week the survey was posted, and here to analyze the results are Shaun Haney, founder of RealAgriculture, and Justin Funk, managing partner of Agri Studies. Haney and… Read More
Welcome to the last Wednesday of March; not sure how that happened so quickly but I’m not complaining as we see spring get into full swing! We have a great lineup for you today on RealAg Radio. Lots to talk about including: Breaking down and trying to make sense of the markets with Chip Flory,… Read More
It’s Wednesday, people! Is the snow melting where you are? Is spring in the air? From the RealAgriculture studio in Lethbridge, Alta…it’s a windy 20 degrees celsius. We’ve got a terrific lineup for you on today’s episode of RealAg Radio. You’ll hear: Kevin McNew, chief economist at Farmers Business Network (FBN) on a new economic… Read More
RealAgriculture and Agri Studies are excited to move forward with the next stage of their partnership: the RealAgristudies Insights Panel. When we need to understand the latest innovation, we go to scientists and engineers. When we need to understand legislative changes, we go to politicians for answers. When we want to know what farmers think…… Read More
Welcome to another Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s show you’ll hear: Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson, RealAg’s resident agronomist; Fred Below, professor in the Crop Science department at the University of Illinois; Justin Funk, market researcher and managing partner at AgriStudies Thoughts on something we talked about on the show? Connect with host… Read More
There are more than 660 Certified Crop Advisors (CCA) working in Ontario agriculture, a number that has grown tremendously in recent years that reflects the growing trust that farmers have in those who are certified. To gain insight into the evolving role of CCAs and how they’re working with farmers, Bernard Tobin is joined by… Read More
Understanding how multi-generation farms approach big-picture topics can help farm management teams (i.e. family members) better navigate difficult conversations on the future of the farm. In this second part of a discussion with Justin Funk, managing partner of AgriStudies, podcast host Shaun Haney explores how differences in how generations set goals, measure progress, use technology, and… Read More
When different generations work together in the farm business, conflict can arise over responsibility, ownership, succession, and day-to-day operations of the farm. Justin Funk, managing partner of AgriStudies, has done extensive research on what makes intergenerational farms unique in how they operate. In this Mind Your Farm Business podcast, Funk shares how differences in doing… Read More
Decision making is one of the most critical parts of any business operation. Often, the big or higher risk decisions are made by those in the most senior positions — the ones that have been around the longest. In a farm operation that is planning for or in the process of succession, determining who makes… Read More
Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio! On this Wednesday episode you’re going to hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Justin Funk of Agri Studies, about decision making and comparing it across demographics in farming; Kelly Dobson of LeaderShift Inc., on leadership throughout a whole organization and… Read More
Evaluating different generations and demographics can be extremely difficult. Part of understanding our behaviours and how the world works depends on trying to have a grasp on these very things. In the agriculture sector, this is no different. We are constantly evaluating how behaviours and personalities impact sales, consumption, and more. Today’s focus however, is… Read More
For our midweek edition of RealAg LIVE! we’re talking farm business and some of the statistics and research that has been conducted. Joining host Shaun Haney is Justin Funk of AgriStudies. SUMMARY Agri Studies is a family business — Funk’s father started it Marketing business that helps understand behaviours of farming A young farmer —… Read More
It’s Monday, and you know what that means — it’s Agronomic Monday! We’ve got some great conversations lined up for you. On today’s show, you’ll hear: Justin Funk of AgriStudies, with some of the latest research he’s done with service providers and farmers, on how suppliers are dealing with the COVID-19 situation; Bryce Rampton, seed… Read More
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