Podcasts – RealAgriculture

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RealAg on the Weekend: Capital gains changes delayed, OFCAF, & the business of ranching, Feb 1, 2025

Feb 01 2025 39 mins

Hello February! Thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the Weekend! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney discusses a number of topics including: Peavey Mart entering creditor protection and closing Canada-wide; The federal government’s On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) renewal and some reactions from farm groups including the Wheat Growers; and, The capital gains inclusion… Read Mo

RealAg Radio: Calf crops, capital gains inclusion delay, egg prices, and tariff whiplash, Jan 31, 2025

Jan 31 2025 78 mins

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! Hear the Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange. Host Shaun Haney is then joined by Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner both of RealAgriculture, and Tyler McCann, managing director of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), for the RealAg Issues… Read More

Beef Market Update: A solid cash market, screwworm impacts, and a predicted small calf crop

Jan 31 2025 10 mins

Coming off some near-month contract highs of $200-+ it’s no surprise to see futures falling as the week closes out, but cash cattle in the south ticked higher as they caught up to northern prices this past week. (Check out the related story in cattle futures here). The cutout did show signs of weakening in… Read More

Adoption rates and understanding of 4R stewardship improving on canola acres

Jan 31 2025 20 mins

More farmers are using 4R nutrient stewardship with nitrogen fertilizer application, however, there’s still work to be done on fine-tuning N rates and incentivizing change. For more than 10 years, Fertilizer Canada and Stratus Ag Research have been asking farmers about their nitrogen management strategies and gauging the rate of adoption of 4R management —… Read More

Whirlwind of innovation reinventing weed control

Jan 31 2025 11 mins

Farmers need to rethink how they apply crop protection products and there’s plenty of novel weed control technology to address cost, labour and environmental stewardship challenges, says Cornell AgriTech weed scientist Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie. At the Ontario Certified Crop Advisor annual meeting in January, Sosnoskie described a whirlwind of technology ranging from electrification and

Canola-based biofuel faces challenges in the face of 45Z

Jan 31 2025 7 mins

The next decade holds plenty of possibilities for the Canadian canola market, but not all of them are positive. With innovations in the aviation fuel industry and expansion of biofuel refinery capacity, such as Imperial Oil developing a new facility at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Alberta, canola as a biofuel is a game-changer, says… Read More

RealAg Radio: Potato production, making more milk, and taking care of Number 1, Jan 30, 2025

Jan 30 2025 56 mins

Thanks for tuning in to the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio brought to you by Corteva Crop Protection! Host Lyndsey Smith checks in with: Michael Groot of Crediton, Ont.; Gerrit Herrema of Uxbridge, Ont.; Jason Kehler of Carman, Man.; and, Kevin Bisschop of Chilliwack, B.C. Also hear from Corteva fungicide product marketing manager, Lorelei… Read More

Forage association’s 40 year legacy continues with a new name, renewed focus

Jan 30 2025 5 mins

Research and extension organizations across the country have been at the centre of many agricultural communities for decades. In Alberta, organizations under the Applied Research and Extension Council of Alberta (ARECA) umbrella are examples of the impact that can be made on the agricultural community by dedicated boards made up of farmers and industry. One… Read More

Frontlines: Canada is facing an imperialist in Trump, not a protectionist

Jan 30 2025 31 mins

When it comes to the geopolitical implications of this second Trump presidency, perhaps no one could have predicted the shift from protectionist to imperialist—but here we are, says Jacob Shapiro with Cognitive Investments. Shapiro says that not since 35th president William McKinley has the U.S. seen a president so keen on “taking” places the U.S…. Read More

RealAg Radio: Nitrogen practices, yield loss, and utilizing manure, Jan 29, 2025

Jan 29 2025 57 mins

Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio recorded LIVE! at the Newfoundland Federation of Agriculture Industry Symposium. Host Shaun Haney has a panel discussion on nitrogen management with: Shelly Woodworth with Cavendish Agri-Services; Dr. David Burton with Dalhousie University; and, Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson with RealAgriculture. Thoughts on something