Podcasts – RealAgriculture

Case IH has a new guidance system for the company’s model year 2020 Magnum tractors, focusing on connectivity, support, and comfort. AFS Connect enables operators to view current field operations, fleet information and agronomic data, as well as share select data with third parties from a tablet or computer anywhere. The technology’s remote service tool... Read More

Whether it’s the USMCA, ‘new NAFTA’, CUSMA, or something else entirely, the trade agreement between Canada, U.S. and Mexico is making big news this week, and it’s back in our news at the top of the show. Then, host Shaun Haney guides us through conversations on: The direction we need to move in marketing our... Read More

Here we are, just a few weeks from the holidays and the end of the calendar year, and many farmers are using every last bit of daylight to get the crop harvested and dried, if they can. When you’re pushing long hours in less than ideal conditions, sometimes safety gets thrown out the window, and... Read More

There are several downgrading factors in the pulse crop that farmers have no control over — snow or rain at harvest that causes sprouting and bleaching being perhaps the most common. Other factors, however, such as dirt tag, staining, and cracks can be managed to some degree through harvest management and gentle handling. For this... Read More

The western Canadian canola market is an attractive one with about 20 million acres of seed put in the ground each year. But while the acres are plentiful, it’s still a very competitive market. Nuseed, a division of Nufarm, wagers that its approach is the right one in bringing a new commercial commodity canola business... Read More

Are we feeding our soybeans enough? There are plenty of opinions but no definitive answers, says Veritas Farm Management manager Aaron Breimer. The challenge is determining which nutrients are limiting yield, something that can vary from field to field and even across individual fields. On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Soybean School, Breimer dives into the... Read More

In today’s show, host Shaun Haney shares some of his thoughts on the ‘new NAFTA’ and ratification moving ever closer. You’ll also hear: The top ag news, with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; What the path for USMCA will look like (could ratification happen before Christmas?), with Carlo Dade of Canada West Foundation; and What shadow minister... Read More

In this episode of RealAg Radio, host Shaun Haney gives some of his thoughts on the controversial issue of seed value creation, and an update on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal. Also in this Agronomic Monday, hear: An update on trying to increase domestic processing canola and pulses, with Protein Industries Canada CEO Bill Greuel; About... Read More

Collaboration is one thing that many agriculture groups already do, but can you imagine the work that could be done if everyone — yes, everyone — was working together to reach one goal? That’s the message astronaut, author, and public speaker Dr. Dave Williams gave while speaking at this year’s Public Trust Summit. “There’s always... Read More

When you think about filling part-time, short-term or contract work positions in agriculture, most likely assume the discussion will be about the temporary foreign worker program. But work opportunities in agriculture are as diverse as the industry itself, and AgCall has approached filling these part-time labour and expertise needs with a unique business model. Arron... Read More