It takes a certain boldness to ask a very visibly pregnant woman to leave her job of several years for a risky, completely new role. But in late 2011, Shaun Haney knew he needed an editor and writer full time to take a fledgling RealAgriculture to the next level. That person was Lyndsey Smith, then… Read More
On today’s episode of RealAg Radio, host Lyndsey Smith laments the bad day that was yesterday, the flooding in some areas, the frost, and freezing in others, and the joy of having a safe place to land in among it all. You’ll hear from: Jessika Guse, with the News with Guse, including how the snow… Read More
When RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney is away, Lyndsey Smith takes over the broadcaster’s chair (on a big cushion to reach the mic). On today’s show, you’ll hear from: Occasional host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Jessika Guse for the top ag news; Scott Reinhart, with Trimble, talks about the new FarmerCore offering; Neil Helfrich,… Read More
It’s Friday on RealAg Radio and there is much to discuss today on the show to finish the week. The lineup includes: Shaun Haney is the top ag news of the day Lone Ranger Sarah Foster, of 2020 Seed Labs, covers the opportunity to make more timely fungicide application with passive spore collection of the… Read More
This Thursday edition of RealAg Radio is a dandy, if we do say so ourselves. On today’s show: Lyndsey Smith does her best Jessika Guse impression and covers the news (but not that well); Kaitlyn Kitzan, who spoke on the importance of agriculture to the House of Commons; Shawn Skolney, with Viterra, on wheat and canola,markets;… Read More
It’s Wednesdays’s RealAg Radio show, and on this episode you’ll hear from: Lyndsey Smith, Ontario field editor for RealAgriculture, with the top ag news Kelsey Johnson, with iPolitics, on what she learned at yesterday’s ag and trade committee meetings Jordan Underhill, with the Canadian Dairy XPO, announcing a poultry XPO; and, John Phipps on what’s… Read More
How many segments is too many segments to have a guest featured in? If you answered three or more, you’re still going to want to listen to this edition of RealAg Radio featuring Shaun Haney and occasional host and news fill-in Lyndsey Smith in no fewer than three segments. Of particular note, the ever popular… Read More
Friday on RealAg Radio, Lyndsey Smith is the occasional host who gets just a little ranty. She also is host to: Jessika Guse, who’s on to talk about the latest ag news. Jessika then interviews…. Janet Krayden, with the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council, and then you’ll hear from: Crystal Mackay, with the Canadian Centre… Read More
It’s the first full day of spring, and to celebrate RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney handed the show off to resident fill-in host, Ontario field editor Lyndsey Smith. On today’s show, you’ll hear from: Eric Wareham, with WEDA, about where the equipment dealers stand on the right to repair issue; Mary Robinson, president of CFA,… Read More
It’s Friday, or as RealAgriculture’s Ontario field editor, Lyndsey Smith puts it — FriYAY! For today’s RealAgRadio show, host Shaun Haney has Rob Saik, DOT’s new retail CEO on the program to discuss his new position with the company. The pair also talk about Saik’s recent trip to Toronto to talk with government officials about what… Read More
It’s Thursday and Shaun Haney gets a break from the show — occasional co-host Lyndsey Smith guides you through this episode of RealAg Radio, and, yes, there’s some sheep talk. You’ll hear: News with Guse: Jessika Guse brings an update on bovine TB in B.C., numbers around the Manitoba hay insurance payout, and, yes, offers… Read More
If ever you’ve tried to communicate something you’ve learned or something you’ve experienced, you may have realized quickly that being an engaging communicator is actually quite difficult. Some are born with a talent for riveting storytelling, others work diligently to learn new ways to capture the audiences’ attention. And some, like Peter Johnson, are an… Read More
Clara Hughes is a storied and decorated Olympian, winning a total of six medals between both summer and winter olympics. A cyclist by chance and a speed skater by choice, Hughes has been open about the significant challenges she faced as a teenager and as a young adult athlete battling a rough home life and her… Read More
What’s the new it vegetable for 2017? You heard it here first: it’s beets. But after sitting down with the Rt. Honourable Brian Mulroney, General Roméo Dallaire, and Olympian Clara Hughes, you’d think Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith would have much more to talk about than beets…and they do, it just wouldn’t be a RealAgriculture… Read More
Why are celebrities so influential when it comes to trends? Turns out, we may actually be programmed to follow prestige. But, as Timothy Caulfield explains, we may not always recognize this behaviour in ourselves, claiming instead that “everyone else” falls for such things, but not us. Caulfield, a professor with the University of Alberta’s law… Read More