It’s Friday, and if you’re in the United States, you’re all set for a long weekend! For the rest of us Canadians, we’re experiencing what feels like the second Friday of the week. On today’s jam-packed RealAg Radio episode, you’ll hear: Anne Wasko, of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, for one of the most positive Beef… Read More
On today’s RealAg Radio, host Shaun Haney is joined by beef market soothsayer Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange. Plus, RealAgriculture’s chicken and sheep experts, Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, discuss the issues of the day with Haney — though no sheep nor chicken production topics are actually discussed. Instead, the group talks about China/Canada… Read More
Part of the RealAgriculture gang is here in this Wednesday episode of RealAg LIVE! Host Shaun Haney is joined by Ontario field editor Lyndsey Smith, and Manitoba field editor Kelvin Heppner, to discuss carbon tax, (crappy) rural internet, and more. You’ll have to excuse some of our technical difficulties, but listen on and send us… Read More
We’ve made it to the end of another work-week. We hope you have some great plans for the weekend — whether it be sitting around a campfire, or out doing fieldwork. We’ve got a great lineup for you on today’s episode of RealAg Radio! You’ll hear: Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, with a Beef… Read More
Heading in to the weekend like…wow, it’s hot in Ontario, beauty in Manitoba, and raining in Palliser’s Triangle. What did we do to deserve this? But we can’t get to the weekend of seeding and planting without this RealAg Radio, however. On this show, you’ll hear: The top ag news with host, Shaun “I keep… Read More
This Friday marks nine weeks of COVID-19 physical distancing and economic shutdown. Where are we at? On today’s RealAg Radio, host Shaun Haney covers the beef markets, packer cut-out numbers, and more with Anne Wasko. Jamie Stringham of Belchim Canada joins the show to talk Manipulator use for 2020, then Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith… Read More
It’s finally Friday, and the RealAg team is ready for an Issues Panel! On today’s show, you’ll hear: Anne Wasko, with this week’s (bummer of a) Beef Market Update; Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith join host Shaun Haney for a couple of segments to talk about the hog industry’s ask this week, summer jobs, work… Read More
Happy Easter to those celebrating this weekend! Today’s radio show features: The top ag news with host Shaun Haney; An interview with Ontario ag minister Ernie Hardeman; and, An issues panel with Shaun, Kelvin Heppner, and Lyndsey Smith, where they discuss Easter traditions, closed livestock processors and animal welfare concerns, money for summer help, and… Read More
Today’s Tuesday show is coming to you live from the RealAg Radio studio at Lethbridge, Alta., You’ll hear: The top ag news stories of the day; RealAgriculture’s Kelvin Heppner with a discussion on a recent article he wrote about some of the concerns Canadian equipment manufacturers have regarding intellectual property in the USMCA deal; Farm… Read More
Lyndsey Smith is back in the host seat with this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio. On today’s show: Rick White, with the Canadian Canola Growers Association, on developing a grain farmer Code of Practice; A recent poll on how the average Canadian feels about the rail blockades; Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson, with this week’s Wheat… Read More
RealAgriculture’s Kelvin Heppner was in Boone, Iowa attending the Farm Progress Show where he had the opportunity to talk to Andreas Saile, CLAAS product manager, about the new 5300 Quadrant. Saile says, “This is the new machine replacing the 3300 it’s the three by four big square baler called the 5300 now. We offer that… Read More
Steiger wants to hit the ground running, even on narrow tracks. RealAgriculture’s Kelvin Heppner was in Boone, Iowa, recently for the Farm Progress Show. While he was there he got a chance to talk to Mitch Kaiser, Case IH Steiger marketing manager. He says there is quite a bit new this year, “Especially for the… Read More
The reality is that farms are getting bigger and fields farther apart. Time spent on the road is time not spent doing field work, so there’s a lot of focus right now on tracks that handle travel at road speed to get between fields faster. RealAgriculture’s Kelvin Heppner caught up with Martin Lunkenbein, Camso’s business… Read More
While in Boone, Iowa, for the Farm Progress Show, RealAgriculture’s Kelvin Heppner had a chance to check in with Ben Dillon, president of Tribine Industries, about where things are at with his new twist on the combine. In this interview, Dillon talks about his vision for a new generation of harvesters. “What we’ve been doing… Read More
Have you ever looked at a self-propelled lawn mower and said, “I wish my baler turned that sharp.” Well, Vermeer said, “We can do that!” RealAgriculture’s Kelvin Heppner got a chance to talk to Josh Vrieze, with Vermeer, at the Farm Progress Show at Boone, Iowa, about their new ZR5 self-propelled baler, that turns like… Read More