Podcasts – RealAgriculture

Producers across the country are beginning to get into the fields and getting that corn seed in the ground. When it comes to planting corn, getting that seedbed prepped is imperative to ensuring a steady start — whether you are growing silage or grain corn. A key to this is ensuring your soil temperature is... Read More

Cover crops, tillage and herbicides —they’re all tools growers can use to build an effective, integrated approach to controlling troublesome Canada fleabane. On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Soybean School, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs weed specialist Mike Cowbrough looks at the role tillage can play in controlling the weed. He notes mounting... Read More

May Day, May Day, yes, it’s May! On this edition of RealAg Radio, host Shaun Haney covers the top ag news, then is joined by ThinkShift’s Jeff English, Strathroy dairy farmer Andrew Campbell, and RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith. For the issues panel, they discuss: Why more small processors isn’t a slam-dunk fix to the livestock processing... Read More

It’s the last day of April, and we’re celebrating with a Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio! On today’s panel made up of farmers from across the country, you’ll hear: Jim Hale of Sask.; John Kowalchuk of Alta.; Ryan Galbraith of Man; Eric Dietrich of Ont.; and, John-Wiebe Dykstra of N.B.; And not to be... Read More

Will it pay to park the drill and invest in precision planting technology for wheat? That’s a question Michigan State University researcher Dennis Pennington is tackling in an ongoing research project. Earlier this year, he shared some of his early results with growers attending the CerealSmart conference at Kitchener, Ont. On this episode of RealAgriculture’s... Read More

The fight against herbicide resistant weeds often feels like a losing battle. The list of resistant weed species grows every year, while the number of new and simple herbicide options for controlling weeds is a long way from keeping up. But there are reasons to be optimistic, especially when you look at testing and technology... Read More

Thanks for making RealAg Radio a part of your day; it’s an honour to provide our listeners with the latest insight and analysis of issues happening now in agriculture. On today’s show, you’ll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Wendy White of Viterra, with a discussion on the... Read More

If you aren’t in the field yet, chances are you are itching to get out there and get the tires rolling. This is probably especially true if you are fearing early frost come harvest season. Alana Serhan, market development specialist with PRIDE Seeds, says that before you even consider taking that corn seed out of... Read More

This week’s Wheat Pete’s Word has got some good news, some good ideas, and finally a discussion on just how terrible timothy really is as a forage option. Host Peter Johnson answers questions on a crop’s first drink of water, how much starter fertilizer you can pack into strip-till strips, and reminds growers that armyworm... Read More

We’ve talked about flattening the COVID-19 infection curve and a flattened recovery curve, and now we’re talking about flattening the worry curve. David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, a polling and market research firm, says that his company has been tracking how Canadians feel about COVID-19, how stressed they are about it, how long isolation... Read More