Cherry harvest has begun in the Okanagan Valley. Which, as Sukhpaul Bal, president of the B.C. Cherry Association, explains in this week’s Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio, is later than usual. The late harvest season is a result of a cooler spring, like most of Western Canada experienced. However, the heat has finally come, and it’s pushed… Read More
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Thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio on this Thursday, July 28. On today’s episode of the Farmer Rapid Fire, you’ll hear from: Chris Moore of Kinburn, Ont.; Dan Petker of Norfolk, Ont.; Kevin Witdouck of Iron Springs, Alta.; and, Sukhpaul Bal of Kelowna, B.C. Thoughts on something we talked about on the show? Connect… Read More
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Here’s to hoping you have the luck of the Irish on your side this year. Speaking of lucky…it’s time for this week’s Farmer Rapid Fire edition of RealAg Radio. On today’s show, you’ll hear: Mark Burnham, of Ont.; Bruce Holmquist, of Sask; Sukhpaul Bal, of B.C.; and Wilco Van Meijl ,of… Read More
Welcome to this Thursday Farmer Rapid Fire edition of RealAg Radio. Today you’ll hear from: Peggy Brekveld of Murillo, Ont., who has a cool and uncommon story of getting into farming; Gunter Jochum of St. Francois Xavier, Man., who’s spending the day on the drill and the and keeping the hamster wheel turning; Jeff Bennett… Read More
Thursday! We can’t believe it’s Thursday already. Last week, we diverted away from our Farmer Rapid Fire usual (with farmers still on the show), but this week we’re back at it! This week we truly have a coast to coast farmer experience; you’ll hear: Katie Keddy of VH Sweet Potatoes at Woodville, Nova Scotia, sweet… Read More
This Tuesday edition of the show features a big ag policy issue, specifically the upcoming Clean Fuel Standard. You’ll hear from: Markus Haerle, chair of Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO); Todd Lewis, president of Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS); Arnold Balicki, chairman of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association; Sukhpaul Bal, of BC Cherries Association; and,… Read More