Tag: Matt Makens

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio. Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Matt Makens with Makens Weather for a late winter weather outlook; Dr. Luke Gatiboni with University of North Carolina State on micronutrients role in crop production. Hear from Laura Eastwood in a spotlight interview for KWS Seeds… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the Weekend! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney discusses a number of topics including: Matt Makens of Makens Weather with a late winter weather outlook; Michael Harvey, executive director of CAFTA regarding the importance of trade for Canada; and What Saskatchewan farmers think about all this trade talk… Read More

Weather for the last half of this winter will likely be much different than what farmers and ranchers experienced in 2024. That’s because the pattern has flipped from the El Nino-influenced conditions of 2024 to a La Nina influence for 2025, says Matt Makens of Makens Weather. In this report, he shares his take on the… Read More

Thanks for tuning into RealAg on the Weekend! Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Matt Makens with Makens Weather on the weather forecast; Rob Stone with Sask Wheat on the funding of the GATE project; Greg Cherewky with Pulse Canada on the India pulse tariffs; and, James Moore, with Dentons, on the return of parliament…. Read More

More moisture for the west and less for the east sounds like a really nice fall forecast and that’s quite likely what we’ll get in Canada, says Matt Makens of Makens Weather. Makens says that decent harvest weather is likely in store for Ontario, which is good because there are plenty of corn and beans… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by Bayer Crop Science Canada and DEKALB Coat of Farms. Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Matt Makens with Makens Weather on remainder of the fall forecast and a peak into a winter forecast; Steve Kell with Kell Grain on the… Read More

There are areas of Western Canada that are nowhere near full soil recharge, and there are areas of Ontario still too wet to plant, but overall ample moisture in April and May has set farmers and ranchers up with a solid start to the 2024 growing season. Looking ahead to June, July, and August, Matt… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio. Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Matt Makens with Makens Weather on a June, July, and August forecast for North America; Senator Rob Black on the committee report on Soil Health and the recommendations; Hear a spotlight interview with Barrie Mann for Genesis Fertilizers;… Read More

Thanks for tuning into this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! On this episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Matt Makens with Makens Weather on the weather forecast for spring; Jason Deveau of Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, on why spray drones won’t fly any time soon on Canadian farms; and, A clip from a… Read More

The last time Shaun Haney sat down with Matt Makens, of Makens Weather, the possibility of moisture returning to Western Canada was slim. Now, as the two reconnect in person at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association #CattleCon, Makens has a little more confidence that the west could indeed see some early — and desperately needed —… Read More