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Welcome to today’s RealAg Issues Panel on RealAg radio with your host Shaun Haney On today’s edition of RealAg Radio, Darcy Rafoss of Corteva Canada joins Haney for a spotlight interview. Joining Haney for the RealAg Issues Panel are Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture and Marvin Slingerland of MNP, and of course they... Read More

Welcome to today’s RealAg Radio, brought to you by the Saskatchewan Crops Forum! On today’s show, hear host Lyndsey Smith moderating the national farm leadership panel in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan at the Saskatchewan Crops Forum. For the panel discussion, Smith is joined by: Rick White of Canadian Canola Growers Association; Jeff English of Pulse Canada; Scott... Read More

Welcome to this Wednesday edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio, brought to you by Corteva! On today’s Farmer Rapid Fire, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Aaron Bowman of Hampton, Ont.; Luke Fisher of Brookfield, N.S.; Simon Ellis of Wawanesa, Man.; Andrea Stroeve-Sawa Taber, Alta.; and, Corteva Agronomist Linda Hinz, based out... Read More

Welcome to RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! For this Tuesday show, Haney is joined by: Ted Sefried of Zaner Ag Hedge on the Bearish USDA report; Charlotte Greenshields of CANTERRA Seeds for a spotlight interview; Craig McLaughlin of the Beef Farmers of Ontario on pushback on new traceability rules; Darren Bond of Manitoba... Read More

Welcome to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio brought to you by FMC Ag Canada! On today’s show, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Dr. Fred Below of the University of Illinois on corn population and row spacing; Bryan O'Hara of FMC Ag Canada for a spotlight on FMC Avireo; Christine O'Reilly grazing specialist... Read More

Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s RealAg Issues Panel, host Shaun Haney is joined by Stuart Person of MNP and RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith. In segment two, Stephen Heckbert of the Canadian Pork Council joins the panel for a discussion on global demand for Canadian pork. Thoughts on something we talked about... Read More

Welcome to the RealAg Radio Farmer Rapid Fire, brought to you by Corteva Crop Protection! On today’s show host Shaun Haney is joined by: Brendan Byrne of Essex, Ont.; Ron Krahn of Rivers, Man.; Chris Bauer of Lake Lenore, Sask, Patrick Kunz of Beiseker, Alta.; and, Saskatchewan agronomist Rhett Duke of Corteva Agriscience. Thoughts on... Read More

Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! On this edition of the show, Haney is joined by: Bernard Tobin from the floor of the Southwest Ag Conference; Darcy Rafoss for a spotlight interview for Corteva Agriscience Canada; Patti Durand on a new podcast launching on RealAgriculture next week! PLUS,... Read More

Welcome to today’s edition of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! For today’s discussion, Haney is joined by: Neil Townsend of GrainFox on the markets, including how the Venezuela situation may have an impact on oil and ag commodities; and Krista Swanson, chief economist with the Nation Corn Growers Association, on opportunities for U.S.... Read More

Welcome to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio with your host Lyndsey Smith! On today’s show, Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Dr. Istvan Rajcan of the University of Guelph and Horst Bohner of OMAFA on why some soybean flowers don’t make pods; Dr. Shaun Sharpe of AAFC on the growing threat of palmer amaranth... Read More

Welcome to the first RealAg Radio show of 2026! On today's show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith of RealAgriculture and Tyler McCann of CAPI for the RealAg Issues Panel. On today's show, the panel takes a look ahead at 2026 — from what's top of mind for producers, to... Read More

Welcome to this week's edition of RealAg on the Weekend! On this edition of the show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Dean Klippenstine of MNP for a conversation that challenges the thinking that bigger is always better. Thoughts on something we talked about on the show? Connect with host Shaun Haney via shaney@realagriculture.com, on... Read More

Merry Christmas and welcome to today's edition of RealAg Radio! On today's show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith of RealAgriculture and Tyler McCann of CAPI for today's RealAg Issues Panel. On today's show, the panel takes a look back at 2025 and discusses international issues, the biggest surprises, and... Read More

Welcome to this Christmas Eve edition of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! On today’s show, Haney is joined by: JP Frossard of Rabobank on how the rise of GLP-1 use impacts food consumption trends; and Antoine Bernet of Bayer Crop Science Canada on innovation and the canola’s future. Merry Christmas, everyone and have... Read More

Welcome to today's edition of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! Today's show is brought to you by Sask Crops and the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan. Today's show focuses on strengthening grain market transparency in Canada through weekly reports for grain exports. For this discussion, Haney is joined by: Jeremy Welter of APAS;... Read More

Welcome to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio with your host Lyndsey Smith! On today's show, Smith is joined by: Saskatchewan Agronomist Kerry Nell on underseeding red clover into canola; Stuart Person of MNP for a spotlight interview; Jodi DeJong-Hughes of the University of Minnesota on the power of organic matter; and Meghan Vankosky... Read More

Welcome and thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s show, Haney is joined by Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange for a Beef Market Update. On today’s RealAg Issues Panel, Haney is joined by Tyler McCann of CAPI and Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture! Plus,... Read More

Welcome to the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! On today’s show, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Mark Huston of Chatham-Kent Ont.; Aaron Hargreaves of Brandon, Man.; Rob Sommerville of Special Areas, Alta.; Jim Hale of Lancer, Sask.; and, Pioneer Agronomist Liam Bracken, based in Eastern Ontario... Read More

Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! On today's show, Haney is joined by: Werner Stump of BC Cattlemen’s Association on land rights and titles and the Cowichan decision; Krishen Rangasamy of FCC on 2026 macroeconomics; and, Lisa Bishop-Spencer of the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity on the Canada’s... Read More

Welcome to RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! On today's show, hear from: Brian Comeault of Ireland Comeault Lafoy on corn, soybeans and canola and strategies for risk marketing; Tammi Arender, author of Dishes and Deviations: Make Everyday Delicious, on the release of this new book; Plus, hear Haney’s thoughts on guaranteed income for... Read More

Welcome to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio with your host Lyndsey Smith! On today's show, Smith is joined by: Ryan and Romy Schill of Revolution Wool Co. and Circle R Livestock on revolutionizing sheep and wool production; Carl deConinck Smith on spot-spraying at pre-seeding to give canola a clean start; Albert Tenuta of... Read More

On today’s show, Josh Linville of StoneX and Lyndsey Smith discuss fertilizer markets and the potential of U.S. tariffs on Canadian fertilizer. Then, host Shaun Haney is joined by the RealAg Issues Panel of Meagan Murdoch of Hill & Knowlton, Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture! Plus, don’t miss the RealAg Radio Podcast... Read More

Welcome to the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: John Wiebe of Dykstra Salisbury, NB; Wilco VanMeijl of Rapid City, Man.; Drew Spoelstra of Binbrook, Ont.; Kresten Jorgenson of New Brigden, Special Areas 3, Alta.; and, Pioneer Agronomist Ambrose... Read More

Welcome to this special crossover episode of RealAg Radio and the Frontlines podcast! For today's show, Shaun Haney is joined by Jacob Shapiro of the Bespoke Group where they unpack the impact of global trade on national security, signals that come from Putin's visit to India, and interest in Venezuela. Thoughts on something we talked... Read More

Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAgriculture with your host Shaun Haney, brought to you by CANTERRA SEEDS! On today's show, Haney is joined by: Shannon O'Neill of CANTERRA SEEDS for a spotlight interview; Shawn Kanungo of Grow Canada on the opportunity for Artificial Intelligence; Lorna McKercher of RBC for a report on growth due... Read More

Welcome to today’s Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by FMC Canada! On today’s show, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Dan Packer of FMC Ag Canada to discuss four new products from FMC Canada for weed control in a spotlight interview; Aaron Breimer of Moose Ag on determining the most profitable... Read More

Welcome to today’s edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange for a Beef Market Update. For the RealAg Issues Panel, Haney is joined by Tyler McCann of CAPI and Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith of RealAgriculture. Plus, don’t miss the RealAg Radio Podcast... Read More

Welcome to the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! For today’s edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Aubrey Yule of Killarney, Man. Lesley Kelly of Watrous, Sask. Mark Torrey of Woodville, Ont. Scott Keller of New Norway, Alta. Pioneer Agronomist Chris Robson... Read More

Welcome to this mid-week RealAg Radio show! For today's show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Amanda Richardson of the Centre for Agrifood Benchmarking on the four pillars of sustainability; Drew Spoelstra of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture on last year and the upcoming year; and, Dr. Trey Malone of Purdue University on embracing uncertainty... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio for this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! Shaun Haney is joined for today’s show by: Meteorologist Eric Snodgrass of Nutrien Ag Solutions to discuss what’s to come for weather to round out the calendar year with a look to conditions in early 2026; and Political Journalist Althia Raj... Read More

Welcome to today’s Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio with your host Lyndsey Smith! On today’s show, Smith is joined by: Jonathon Driedger of LeftField Commodity Research on making the call on sales in an uncertain market; Jon Cressman of Syngenta Canada for a spotlight interview about weed spectrums; and, Peter Johnson of RealAgriculture on... Read More

Welcome and thanks for tuning in to this Black Friday edition of RealAgRadio! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by John Stackhouse, the senior VP to the office of the CEO at RBC Royal Bank. Haney and Stackhouse discuss what Stackhouse does in this role, break down current economic activity, and discuss matters... Read More

Welcome to this U.S. Thanksgiving edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! On this edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Chris Moore of Kinburn, Ont.; Aaron Stevanus of Bloomingdale, Ont.; Murray Froebe of Homewood, Man.; Colin de Moissac of Biggar,... Read More

Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! On this edition of the show, Haney is joined by: Ed Brochinski of Cargill to discuss the markets and focuses on what’s happening in the oilseed sector; Lyndsey Smith joins Haney for a mini RealAg Issues Panel covering topics including the Campbell’s... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of RealAgRadio! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Michael Harvey of CAFTA on the future of North American trade; Stephen Vaden, Deputy Secretary of USDA, on U.S. trade deals and the affordability crisis; and, Jay Whetter of Canola Digest on where canola goes from... Read More

Welcome to this edition of Agronomic Monday on RealAg Radio with host Lyndsey Smith! Today on the show, Smith is joined by: Gerard Grubb, a farmer from Mildmay, Ont., to discuss using on-farm trials to identify the most profitable nitrogen rate; Dr. Adam Foster, of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on the surprising benefit of sorghum-sudangrass;... Read More

Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s edition of the show, your host Shaun Haney is joined by Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange for a Beef Market Update. Haney is also joined for the RealAg Issues Panel with Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith of RealAgriculture. Don’t miss the RealAg Radio podcast-exclusive... Read More

Welcome to this Thursday's edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Today on the show, your host for the day, Lyndsey Smith, talks with: Mark Burnham of Cobourg, Ont.; Fred Grieg of Reston, Man.; Jason James of Drumheller, Alta; Rob Stone of Davidson, Sask.; and, Agronomist with Pioneer Seeds... Read More

Welcome to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio brought to you by CANTERRA SEEDS! On today’s show, Haney is joined by: Justin Funk of RealAgristudies on farm financial health; Duane Briand for a spotlight interview on CANTERRA SEEDS; Vance Crowe of Legacy Interviews on listening and feeling heard; and, Brent Derkatch, CEO of CANTERRA SEEDS... Read More

Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! Your host Shaun Haney kicks the show off with Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives discussing what’s going on in U.S. farm policy. Haney is also joined by John Steeves, head of rural business, North America for Rabobank, and Marc Drouin, general manager and principal of Rabobank Canada,... Read More

Welcome to today’s edition of Agronomic Monday with Lyndsey Smith! On today’s show: Curtis Miedema of Miedema Honey Farms discusses honeybees and their role in canola production; Ian McDonald of OMAFA discusses the impact of tillage on moving fertilizer; Scott Keller of Keller Farms discusses the benefits of controlling traffic in the field; and, Dr.... Read More

Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio brought to you by CANTERRA SEEDS! On today’s show, Shaun Haney is joined by Scott Peters for a spotlight interview with CANTERRA! Plus, later in the show, Haney is joined by Tyler McCann of CAPI and Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith of RealAgriculture for the RealAg Issues... Read More