It’s mid-July, and that means we’re talking wild weather, plant disease, and stressed crops. On today’s RealAg Radio, you’ll hear host Shaun Haney talking agronomy with: Ryan Barett, with the PEI potato board, on eastern crop conditions; Kelly Turkington, with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, on fusarium control timing on wheat; and, Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson… Read More
It’s the first day of Calgary Stampede, and host Shaun Haney starts off the show with a big thanks to the volunteers who work to bring agriculture to the city. Then you’ll hear: The top ag news with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; and, An issues Panel – Andrew Campbell, Jeff English, and Lyndsey Smith join to… Read More
Today on RealAg Radio: Top ag news (and Stampede fashion), with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; Cam Dahl, Cereals Canada, on the amalgamation between the organization and Canadian International Grains Institute, synergies in malting and brewing, and more; and, Farming Simulator 2019 has sold over 2 million copies since November. Richard Scott Jones from PCGamesN joins the… Read More
When it comes to market access woes, the pulse industry has had its share. India “It was 2004 when India introduced some issues around stem and bulb nematode – so that’s fifteen years we’ve been working with India trying to get that issue resolved,” says Gordon Bacon, CEO of Pulse Canada. “And of course India’s… Read More
From early frost to widespread drought, farmer Cherilyn Nagel’s crop potential is far from “hitting it out of the park,” and beyond that, she has further external stress. “Everything that we grow is destined for an export market,” says Nagel. “And that’s always been the case, there’s nothing new about that, but now more than… Read More
Canada’s Farm Progress Show (CFPS) is well underway, and, with it, a much-needed rain for southern Saskatchewan, where crops are struggling. “Probably the first thing that I’ve seen in a long time is our first seeded crops are actually our worst looking crops, and our last seeded crops look fantastic,” says Decisive Farming’s Garth Donald,… Read More
It’s a special show today, with RealAg Radio recording at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina, SK. Today on the show you’ll hear: Top Ag News with Jessika Guse; A farmer panel with Rob Stone, Günter Jochum, and Scotty Heps discussing crop progress; farm show dress codes; drought stress; frozen canola and flea beetles; spraying;… Read More
Today on the RealAg Radio show, you’ll hear: A shoutout to our Mind Your Farm Business podcast; The latest in top ag news with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; Saskatchewan farmer and speaker Kristjan Hebert discusses the importance of identifying risk and having an action plan; and Agricultural economist Brent Gloy speaks on margin compression. Have feedback?… Read More
Happy Friday! For today’s RealAg Radio show, host Shaun Haney has the following guests: RealAgriculture’s news lead, Jessika Guse with the top ag news stories of the day; Robin Speer with Prostate Cancer Canada is in to explain the #PlaidForDad campaign; J.P. Gervais, chief economist with Farm Credit Canada discusses interest rates; and, RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey… Read More
On Wednesday’s RealAg Radio show, host Shaun Haney has the following guests: Jessika Guse with the top ag news stories of the day; Fawn Jackson, senior manager of government and international relations with the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association; and, Wendy White, manager of grain marketing for Viterra’s central region. Do you love corn? Maybe soybeans or… Read More
On today’s RealAg Radio show, host Shaun Haney has the following guests: News lead Jessika Guse with the top agriculture news stories of the day; Peter ‘Wheat Pete’ Johnson to answer all your agronomic questions; and, Ted Sefried of Zaner Ag Hedge discussed the markets and reaction to Market Facilitation Program (MFP) 2.0. We’re on… Read More
For today’s RealAg Radio show, it’s a true Agronomic Monday! Host Shaun Haney has the following guests: RealAgriculture’s Bern Tobin speaks with Dale Cowan, senior agronomist, and sales manager with AGRIS and Wanstead Cooperatives about soybean planting in the very wet southern Ontario; and, Peter ‘Wheat Pete’ Johnson addresses the very wet weather in Southern… Read More
On Thursday’s RealAg Radio show, host Shaun Haney has the following guests: Kevin Bender, chair of the Canadian International Grains Institute (CIGI); Jim Wiesemeyer, a policy analyst with Pro Farmer; Kevin Grier, agriculture and food market analyst; and, Jessika Guse with the top agriculture news stories of the day. Have feedback? Story idea? Send an… Read More
It’s not often the RealAg content team gets together in real life, but when we do, it’s time to record an entire RealAg Radio show! On today’s show the content team of Shaun Haney, Jessika Guse, Kara Oosterhuis, Bern Tobin and Lyndsey Smith (just missing Peter Johnson!) tackle: Trade and Canada’s unenviable position; Whether the… Read More
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