Farmers are buying more crop inputs online than they were five years ago, however what’s considered “buying online” might surprise you. According to the latest findings of Farm Journal’s crop input buying survey, 53 per cent of farmers considered it buying online if they researched a product online and then picked up the phone to… Read More
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Thanks for tuning in to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio. Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Margy Eckelkamp with The Scoop and Top Producer on new research about online input buying behaviours of farmers; Country music star Brett Kissel on his new album released as part of The Compass Project; and, Haney will go… Read More
Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio, sponsored by Climate FieldView. For today’s line-up, you’ll hear: Margy Eckelkamp, editor of The Scoop, on agriculture retail trends, the adoption of ag tech, and more; A product spotlight with Andria Karstens of Climate FieldView; Debra Hauer of Canadian Agriculture Human Resource Council, on the costs of… Read More
Big trends are emerging in ag retail, with maximizing and consolidating being a few examples. What does an online purchase mean for a farmer and for ag retail? How has the pandemic affected ag retail in general? For today’s RealAg LIVE! host Shaun Haney is joined by Margy Eckelkamp, editor of The Scoop. RealAg LIVE!… Read More
Online shopping is no longer just for fulfilling Christmas wish lists, or ordering last minute meals. Farmers, too, are increasingly turning to the Internet, and not just for small-scale items like worn out jack-knives, but to order crop inputs. AgPro Magazine recently released its 2019 e-commerce survey results, finding that although farm purchase intentions don’t… Read More
Although it’s still fall, the brisk winter air is starting to blanket much of Canada. RealAg Radio host, Shaun Haney says there was a mixture of sleet, rain, and snow in southern Alberta this morning. He hopes those with acres left to harvest get the weather they need in the coming weeks. Today on the… Read More