Podcasts – RealAgriculture

FendtOne, Fendt’s new terminal interface offers operators unique task management features, and the ability to access data from home or the tractor. “So we tried to merge the world that you will find onboard on your tractor, and the world that you will find at home on your PC,” says Fendt’s Stefan Pscheidl, in the... Read More

Lemken may be known in Canada primarily for its tillage implements, but the German company has other offerings, the most recent of which is a self-propelled sprayer. “One special feature of this machine is that we have to get into the crop later and later…so people are looking for more ground clearance but without the... Read More

Biso’s new header line-up offers operators a fast transition between crops and a ground-following system that reduces losses, and is excellent for short crop harvesting, laid grain, and matted cereals. 3D Varioflex headers, available in two options — 3D Varioflex•Air and 3D Varioflex•Air•i — use force sensors to measure ground contact pressure, and an automatic... Read More

Besides the weather, the issue of falling number discounts is a major frustration this fall for farmers in Western Canada. As farmers started to deliver grain to the elevator this fall, some were finding out that their delivery contracts included discounts based on falling number. Many farmers are asking whether this is legal under the... Read More

First, on today’s show with host Shaun Haney, an update on the agreement-in-principle on Phase One of the U.S.-China trade deal, then: More top ag news, with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; When is the next generation really ready to take on management responsibilities? Patti Durand, agriculture transition specialist at Farm Credit Canada, provides perspectives on making... Read More

The longevity of a business is less about how well it does in the good times, and more about how it fares through the rough patches. A farm being resilient can come in many forms, but usually comes down to the strength of the management team running it and the financial nimbleness of the overall... Read More

Terry Betker has worked with farmers to establish peer groups for more than a decade. Traditionally, farmers engage with their peers to share management ideas in informal settings  — everywhere from industry meetings to the local coffee shop — but formal peer groups are not common in Canadian agriculture, says Betker, president of Winnipeg-based Backswath... Read More

It’s a ‘big news day’ today, and the show starts there, with host Shaun Haney and RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse talking the resignation of Andrew Scheer, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Then, on the show, hear about: Building resiliency in the family farm, with Ontario pork producer and Nuffield Scholar, Amy Cronin; The new-normal... Read More

Dairy calves experience many challenges in early life, and producers need to be diligent in the hours and days after birth to ensure calf health and reduce mortality. Overall, research shows that eight percent of calves die within 48 hours of birth — this includes those born dead or those that die within the first... Read More

The new NAFTA (USMCA) has a path to ratification in the U.S. congress now that the Democrats and the White House have come to terms on negotiated compromises. Both Canada and Mexico will ratify the deals in the coming weeks with relative ease, while the U.S. focuses all its trade threats on the European Union... Read More