Tag: Ryan Barrett

Funny how the week goes by so quickly. For this first Farmer Rapid Fire of the year, you’ll hear: Ryan Barrett of Belmont, P.E.I.; Kevin Buchner of Brownsville, Ont.; Korey Peters of Randolph, Man,; Lesley Kelly of Watrous, Sask.; Sarah Hoffman of Three Hills, Alta.; and The top ag news stories of the day. Thoughts… Read More

On this Friday edition of RealAg Radio, you’ll hear from: Heather Watson, executive director at Farm Management Canada, on their Agricultural Excellence Conference; Peggy Brekveld, re-elected president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture; David Masson, director of enterprise security at Darktrace, on cyber security, ransomware attacks, and how they could impact the farm; Ryan Barrett,… Read More

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board has expressed its shock over the Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s (CFIA) decision to suspend all seed potato exports out of P.E.I., and all potato movement from P.E.I. to the U.S., following a ministerial order announced Monday, November 22. Potato wart is a soil-borne fungus that can lay dormant for decades…. Read More

In the early 2000s, Canadian farmers from the east helped out those in the west with hay supplies, after the drought of 2002 left very little for feed. Dubbed Hay West, the grassroots movement was revived 10 years later, when western Canadian farmers returned the favour for many farmers in Ontario’s Ottawa Valley with Hay… Read More

This Thursday RealAg Radio edition features… you guessed it, a Farmer Rapid Fire! You’ll hear from: Ryan Barrett of Kensington, P.E.I., for an update on potato planting. The soil moisture profile has been recharged in his area, which he’s thankful for; Emery Huska of Florence, Ont., who’s a newcomer to the Farmer Rapid Fire. His… Read More

How does a dairy farmer’s kid end up advising Prince Edward Island potato farmers on how best to grow spuds? If you’re Ryan Barrett, you get there by being curious, intelligent, adaptable, and an excellent communicator. Barrett now leads research and agronomy for the PEI Potato Board, and spends much of his time fostering cooperation and… Read More

Thanks for tuning into this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio. On today’s farmer rapid fire you’ll hear from: Ryan Barrett, research and agronomy specialist with the PEI potato board, on the snow situation on the east coast; Ken Schaus of Elmwood, Ont., with an update on the cattle market; Korey Peters of Randolph, Man., who’s… Read More

You can bake them, fry them, roast them, or boil them, sure, but before potatoes make it to your table, this crop requires some serious agronomic knowledge to grow. For this episode of RealAg’s LIVE! stand-in host Kara Oosterhuis is joined by agronomist Ryan Barrett, with the PEI Potato Board. From disease risk, to acidic… Read More

It’s Thursday! And if you’re new around here, Thursdays are the day that your host Shaun Haney checks in with farmers from coast to coast. We call it the Farmer Rapid Fire. On today’s show you’ll hear from: Ryan Barrett of P.E.I.; Mark Huston of Ont; Randy Court of Man; Jeff Bennett of Sask; Jason… Read More

It’s Thursday — and you know what that means: it’s time for a Farmer Rapid Fire! Our panel is jam-packed with great guests today, including: Stan Vanderwaal of Chilliwack, B.C.; Jason James of Drumheller, Alta.; Jeff Bennett of Dodsland, Sask.; Randy Court of Man.; Mark Huston of Chatham-Kent County, Ont.; Ryan Barrett of P.E.I.; Do… Read More