Ontario AgCast

Ontario AgCast

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Ontario AgCast episodes

  • Episode 74 Matt McIntosh December 21 2017
    The Real Dirt On Farming – Good facts and good vibes.
    1:00 Not everyone can get away with a kilt.
    5:00 Matt’s big, little brother.
    10:00 An introvert and a deep thinker.
    13:00 The Real Dirt On Farming – a worthwhile cause.
    22:30 Why can’t we play dirty? Wendell goes on a rant.
    34:00 Matt has a band. No idea what it’s called.
    34 min
  • Episode 73 Drew De Bruyn December 14 2017
    1:20 If you offer Drew a couch to crash, he may never leave.
    4:45 We learn how much Wendell knows about pigs.
    8:40 Piglet lives matter.
    16:40 Pigs just keep getting bigger.
    20:20 Pig guys trying to be like the dairy guys.
    24:00 The Pigmobile.
    32:00 Cool train facts with Wendell and Drew.
    36 min
  • Episode 72 Shaun Haney RealAg Radio December 7 2017
    1:30 Real Agriculture is an actual, real media company.
    3:00 I`ll take “What’s a seedsman for $100”
    7:50 How to break your parents hearts, career edition.
    11:00 Shaun has opinions. Want to hear them?
    16:00 Eventually Shaun remembers meeting Wendell.
    23:30 Doing a daily radio show is just as hard as dairy farming.
    25:00 NAFTA, Trade and why Shaun hates supply management.
    31:30 FTR Canada WON the War of 1812.
    37:30 The Real Ag Hockey Pool. Let your monkey pick.
    42 min
  • Episode 70 Dave McEachren November 23 2017
    Cover Crops, Fire Trucks and John Deeres
    8:00 Dave says “Moldboard plows are STUPID”
    20:00 Balancing farming, family and volunteering.
    23:30 Being a fire fighter is more than “Put the wet stuff on the red stuff”
    27:20 Fire fighters looking out for each other. Mental health is as important as physical health.
    35:20 Dave schools Wendell on John Deere trivia.
    @DeereDave
    @GrainFarmers
    @FarmFoodCareON
    40 min
  • Episode 69 Jen Christie And Adrienne Ivey
    Are Ag businesses and boards really led by gray haired white men? Does the old boys club still exist? This is an important conversation about gender equality not just in agriculture but in all industries. Thanks to Jen Christie and Adrienne Ivey for having this conversation.
    41 min
  • Episode 67 Lauren Benoit November 2 2017
    1:00 Sandi thinks Lauren is great, Lauren thinks Sandi is great and Wendell is here too.
    3:20 Wendell is just using Lauren to grow a millennial audience.
    6:00 Tractors for Tots. What?
    8:40 Becoming a weed scientist.
    11:00 Learning the regulatory process. Hurdles and hoops.
    14:00 Lauren has Grand Plan – and it includes solving herbicide resistance. Also water hemp.
    15:30 Lauren confirms that Ontario’s weed problems usually come from Illinois.
    19:00 Lauren explains why just publishing ONLY 3 manuscripts just wouldn’t be enough….
    20:40 Wendell convinces Lauren that she is a science educator.
    23:30 Starting a forum to provide accurate facts on farming. There is no finish line.
    27:40 OK, Kevin Folta is amazing. And…. Wendell is still here.
    32 min
  • Episode 66 Neal Carter ARCTIC APPLE October 26 2017
    1:30 Canada’s West Coast – oceans, mountains, apples.
    3:20 The Okanagan Valley likes their wine now too.
    5:00 Working overseas. Maize to mangos.
    8:00 The early days of biotechnology.
    10:00 How do we get people to eat more apples. “If an apple a day is good, two is better”???
    13:10 Genetic engineering – Frankenfood or precise breeding tool?
    17:20 A project 20 years in the making. Neal is a grinder.
    20:20 When 40% of your product gets wasted, you look for solutions.
    22:20 Someday our grandkids will ask “Do you remember when apples used to go brown?”
    25:30 Selling consumers on GMOs when the benefits are ALL theirs.
    27:00 Arctic Apples will be in stores soon. Neal won’t tell us where.
    Check out Arctic Apples on-line
    www.arcticapples.com
    Twitter @ArcticApples
    Instagram @arctic_apples
    Facebook @arcticapples
    31 min
  • Episode 65 Russell Gammon Aka Mr Jersey October 19 2017
    How You Earn the Nickname Mr Jersey
    0:55 A big, long name that really means “that Jersey Guy”
    4:00 Dairy genetics have come a long way since disco.
    5:40 Genomics – Who’s your daddy?
    7:45 CRISPR – Custom build dairy cows?
    11:30 Celebrating a dairy win, win.
    14:30 Teaching in Haiti turns into a learning experience.
    18:00 It’s true. Wendell has a big hammer.
    21:00 First world egos.
    23:30 Yes. Everyone loves Andrew Campbell.
    30:00 Russell makes a big announcement.
    33 min

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