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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

After a punishing drought through central and eastern Ontario last year, some hay and pasture fields are entering 2026 under significant stress. For producers looking to give those forage stands a head start this spring, there are practical, early-season strategies that can make a difference, starting with frost seeding. In this interview with RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey... Read More

Attendance at the Ontario Certified Crop Advisor Association (CCA) annual meeting this week topped 250 CCAs and industry representatives — that's a crowd executive director Susan Fitzgerald hasn't seen since pre-COVID. Fitzgerald says a large turnout for an organization with total membership of 650 signals a resurgence in in-person engagement this winter. “It’s a good... 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

Farmers could be forgiven if it felt like Groundhog Day as market experts unpacked the state of 2026 global grain markets at the SouthWest Agricultural Conference. Ben Buckner, chief grains analyst with AgResource Company, notes that market conditions really haven't changed since his last visit to the conference a year ago. In this market report,... Read More

For young farmers looking to scale their operations or step into leadership, growth isn’t just about acres or assets—it’s about mindset, communication, and being willing to learn in discomfort. In this premiere episode of How Could I Know?, co-hosts Patti Durand and Cris Corbett speak with Michael Ferguson, a fourth-generation farmer from Melfort, Saskatchewan, about... Read More

Wheat Pete is back in the pulpit this week with passionate calls for better manure stewardship, more diverse crop rotations, and a wary eye on weed resistance. He shares standout moments from Ontario’s winter ag conferences and dives into listener questions on phosphorus placement, product flops, and winter wheat survival. Have a question you’d like... Read More

If you were on social media late last week you may have noticed a flurry of announcements, statements, and posts from beef and cattle groups addressing misinformation circulating about traceability regulation changes for livestock. "Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) is aware of questions and discussion regarding the proposed federal livestock traceability regulations and their anticipated... Read More

Severe, prolonged dry conditions in southwest Saskatchewan have many growers rethinking how they manage fertility to protect yield potential and reduce economic risk. Near Hazlet, Sask., Evan Dewar of Dewar Family Farms has spent the last eight years experimenting with soil health and more specifically deep banding — placing a multi-nutrient blend as deep as... Read More

Dust entering an engine’s air intake can quickly build up in filters, requiring operators to stop frequently to blow them out or clean them. Depending on how dry conditions are, that can mean servicing filters every day, every other day, or once a week, adding time spent on maintenance during field operations. At Agri-Trade in... Read More

Prime Minister Mark Carney is leading a delegation to Beijing this week, that includes Minister of Agriculture Heath MacDonald, Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand, Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, Industry Minister Melanie Joly, and International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Parliamentary Secretary Kody Blois and new Liberal MP Michael Ma are... 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

Maintaining good air quality inside a chicken barn, especially during Prairie winters, is critical for egg production and bird comfort, but it comes with significant energy demands and costs. A newly-renovated laying hen barn in southern Manitoba features several technologies aimed at delivering cost savings over the long term through energy efficiency. As part of... Read More

The rate at which grain farming costs have escalated over the last five years is more than double Canada’s overall inflation rate, according to analysis looking at Manitoba farmers' costs. Both the Bank of Canada's inflation calculator and Statistics Canada's Consumer Price Index gauge inflation from 2020 to 2025 at around 20 per cent. However,... Read More

It’s not often Chicago Bears fans and grain market bears get to celebrate the same week — but here we are. As Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge puts it, “Bears are on a roll in lots of different facets,” following Monday's USDA report packed with downside surprises for corn, soybeans, and wheat. Seifried joined... Read More

On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Dr. Yvonne Lawley of the University of Manitoba, Callum Morrison of Manitoba Agriculture, and Marty Vermey of the Grain Farmers of Ontario, to discuss a large-scale cover crop survey currently underway, five years after the first. What have we learned? How have the... 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

One of a farmer's greatest assets is the story of how they produce food to feed a growing urban population, says Terry O’Reilly, host of CBC's popular program Under the Influence. At the Southwest Agricultural Conference at the University of Guelph's Ridgetown Campus, O’Reilly, a seasoned marketing expert and noted author, reminded farmers that they... Read More

Keeping product flowing evenly through an air seeder is important during seeding, but traditional blockage systems often only tell operators when flow has completely stopped. At Agri-Trade in Red Deer, Alta., RealAgriculture spoke with Dustin Weinkauf of Precision Planting about Clarity, a flow and blockage monitoring system designed to give growers a more detailed look... Read More

Welcome back to RealAg on the Weekend with host Shaun Haney. On today’s show, Haney is joined by: Neil Townsend of GrainFox on a strategy for grain sales in the year ahead; April Nichol of Cana Farms on building a farm worth working for; and, Patti Durand of Brightrack Consulting on the new podcast, How... 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

What will it take to keep driving corn yields higher in the years ahead? At the 2026 SouthWest Agricultural Conference at the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown campus, University of Illinois corn researcher Dr. Fred Below shared a compelling vision for future corn management — one that starts with fundamentals but leads to a bold conclusion... Read More

The Final Mile is six-part podcast series brought to you by Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR). In line with RDAR's goal of moving farm-ready innovation into the hands of Albertan producers to create a stronger, more efficient, more profitable, and more sustainable agriculture industry for the province, The Final Mile will feature a leading industry... Read More

Poor crop prices and growing input costs will make farm profitability a tough pursuit in 2026 but there will be pricing opportunities for farmers to take advantage of throughout the growing season. That was Steve Kell's message to Ontario farmers attending the SouthWest Agricultural Conference this week at the University of Guelph's Ridgetown Campus. Drawing... Read More

RealAgriculture is expanding its podcast network with the launch of How Could I Know? a new, monthly podcast featuring candid conversations about the moments when people are forced to navigate unfamiliar territory and learn in real time. Launching next week, How Could I Know? is co-hosted by Chris Corbett, farm advisor, and Patti Durand, founder... 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

As corn producers head into another growing season, economic headwinds are intensifying—not from just one direction, but from both sides of the balance sheet. While production costs remain stubbornly high, corn prices have sharply declined, squeezing farm margins and prompting a push for long-term demand growth. Krista Swanson, chief economist with the National Corn Growers... Read More

Nufarm is adding a new option to its lineup of soil-residual herbicides with the launch of Valtera Cereals, a product designed to help cereal growers manage early-season weed pressure and support resistance management programs. Speaking with RealAgriculture at Agri-Trade in Red Deer, Alta., Tyler Gullen of Nufarm says the product builds on the performance growers... Read More

Identifying crop stress before visual symptoms appear remains a challenge in agriculture, particularly when issues develop below the soil surface. At Canola Week in Saskatoon, RealAgriculture spoke with Norm Janssen, business development lead for North America with Vivent Biosignals, about how plants respond to their environment through electrical signals. Vivent Biosignals is a Swiss-based company... 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

Grain and oilseed markets are entering 2026 under a cloud of uncertainty, marked by hesitant demand and stable supply expectations. According to Neil Townsend of GrainFox, the dominant theme leading us into this new year is “lower for longer,” as both sides of the market struggle to generate upward momentum. Townsend points to stagnating biofuel... Read More

The new year is off and running, and Wheat Pete is energized by the learning and connections happening at Ontario’s winter ag conferences! In this first episode of 2026, Peter Johnson dives deep into fertilizer economics, the legalities of road safety, fungicide's value with or without disease, and how to keep those tar spot losses... Read More

In this episode of the Truth About Ag podcast, co-hosts Evan Shout and Kristjan Hebert sit down with first-generation farmer and long-time ag industry leader April Nichol to explore what it really takes to build both a business and a life on the farm. April and her husband Chad started their operation from scratch east... Read More

Regenerative agriculture is one of those terms that can spark a debate faster than a coffee-row chat about tillage, but on this episode of Ruminating with RealAg, host Amber Bell sits down with Joel Williams of Integrated Soils to keep things grounded. Williams, an independent plant and soil health educator who works with farmers around... Read More

An airless wheel loader tire from Evolution Wheel is designed to cut downtime and extend wear life for operators running mid-size loaders. The company's 20.5-25 all-terrain wheel loader tire was on display at Agri-Trade in Red Deer. Designed for machines such as a Cat 930, the tire features an L5 tread with roughly three inches... 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

The U.S.-led arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro may have been framed as a crackdown on drug trafficking, but its ripple effects could extend deep into agricultural markets across the Americas. In this Frontlines episode, Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture speaks with Jacob Shapiro of the Bespoke Group to explore the implications of Maduro’s removal—not just... Read More

On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith and guests Dale Cowan of AGRIS Co-op and Rob Miller of BASF Canada discuss the smartest spend: what does an extra dollar of N return? How can we make sure the money spent on crop protection does what it should? Are there obvious places to stretch... Read More

Improving the soil while maintaining a profit to feed the farm. It's a simple philosophy that's reflected in Cavan, Ont., farmer Norm Lamothe's approach to nitrogen management and cover crops. On this episode of Farming Forward, Lamothe shares how he's combining cover crops and the power of living roots with a split nitrogen strategy to... 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

With 2025 in the rearview, farmers head into 2026 facing a crowded policy landscape and persistent market pressures. Shaun Haney, host of RealAg Radio, joined RFD-TV’s Market Day Report to outline the major forces shaping the year ahead. Haney points to 2026 as a “collision year,” with overlapping policy files demanding attention—from the stalled U.S.... Read More