Less than two weeks are left in August and most if not all have started harvesting the crop. If you need something to listen to while in the combine or grain truck, click here for a list of our past RealAg Radio episodes. On today’s show: RealAgriculture news lead, Jessika Guse and host of the… Read More
On today’s RealAg Radio show, host Shaun Haney speaks with: Jessika Guse, for the top agriculture news stories of the day; Mike Lee, agronomist from the Ukraine, about the crop conditions they’re facing there along with Russia; and, Tom Koostra, chair of Alberta Milk, to discuss dairy compensation, and what it means for dairy producers…. Read More
Hooray! We made it to Wednesday. On today’s episode of RealAg Radio: Host Shaun Haney brings you the top agriculture news stories of the day; Nutrien has a product spotlight; and, RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith joins Haney to chat about day one of the Canadian Pulse and Special Crops Conference. Have feedback on the show? Connect… Read More
Would you look at that, it’s national radio day! We can’t thank you enough for listening to RealAg Radio, whether that be on Rural Radio 147 SiriusXM or on the playback podcast. On today’s show: RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse will have the top ag news stories of the day; Rob Gobeil from the Canadian Ag Safety… Read More
It’s the start of the week and that means it’s time for another edition of agronomic Monday on RealAg Radio! Today on the show: RealAgriculture’s in-house agronomist, Peter ‘Wheat Pete’ Johnson joins host Shaun Haney to talk all things agronomy including: wacky weather, corn maturity, spider mites, a compaction day and, of course, as always,… Read More
What a week it’s been! Markets were wild, two conferences covered, and to top it all off, there was a lot of feedback from YOU the listener. On today’s show we’ll have: The top ag news with RealAgriculture news lead, Jessika Guse; Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange for this week’s Beef Market Update;… Read More
It’s Agronomic Monday, and today on the show: Marlin Bohling, markets editor for RFD-TV and Rural Radio SiriusXM channel 147, discusses the downward start to the week, Friday night’s Tyson Foods plant fire in Kansas, and the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates; and, Resident agronomist Peter Johnson talks frost, hail, drought, drowned beans,… Read More
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is out with its monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE). It appears as though corn is back as king, with the department forecasting corn production at 13.9 billion bushels — that’s up 26 million from last month’s projection. The first yield forecast of the season, which… Read More
August marks the beginning of the crop year, and for many farmers in Western Canada, it marks a significant anniversary — the removal of the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly in 2012. The Conservatives had two minority governments leading up to eventually winning a majority in 2011. As Gerry Ritz, then federal minister of Agriculture and… Read More
It’s basically Agronomic Tuesday today, with a range of topics, including: Roots – resident agronomist Peter ‘Wheat Pete’ Johnson joins to talk about the wet spring and its impact on corn roots; Lodging – Amy Mangin, University of Manitoba PhD student, on managing lodging; Keeping it Clean – Nevin Rosaasen of Alberta Pulse Growers talks… Read More
You’re having a farm sale – how do you know what to save? What would you have to keep? Those are the questions host Shaun Haney asks in starting off today’s show, and reflecting on the sale of Haney Farms. Then, on today’s episode of RealAg Radio: Top ag news with Jessika Guse; AAFC’s Richard… Read More
On today’s episode of RealAg Radio: RealAgriculture news lead, Jessika Guse is in to discuss the top ag news stories of the day; Dr. JN Armstrong of STARS Air Ambulance who discusses what its all about and the importance in rural communitites; and, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada, Andrew Scheer talks politics and… Read More
On today’s episode of RealAg Radio: RealAgriculture news lead, Jessika Guse has the top agriculture news stories of the day; Derek Wassermann, petroleum marketing manager at Federated Co-operatives Limited is in to discuss what they’re doing in regards to diesel; Jill Harvie, stakeholder and engagement manager with the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association explains what took place… Read More
On today’s episode of RealAg Radio: Host, Shaun Haney discusses some feedback sent to the show in relation to autonomous farming; A double shot of the top ag news stories of the day with news lead, Jessika Guse; Brennan Turner, CEO of FarmLead is in to discuss the latest USDA report and the latest in… Read More
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