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As artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT gain traction across agriculture, questions are growing about where they fit — and where they fall short — in agronomic decision-making. That is the focus of this Pulse School episode hosted by Amber Bell, joined by RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith, examining how ChatGPT stacks up against experienced agronomists when answering... Read More
On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Peter "Bah Humbug" Johnson of RealAg and Mike "Ho Ho Ho" Palmier of MNP Ag Intellect to review the 2025 growing season and discuss top agronomic issues, challenges and wins or surprises from spring, summer, and fall! This episode of The Agronomists is... 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 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 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 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
On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Aaron Daigh of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and Ian McDonald of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Agribusiness to talk about soil water infiltration and the impact of compaction. Up for discussion: soil dynamics, soil aggregates, the role of macropores, infiltration rates,... 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
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
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
On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Dr. Jocelyn Smith of the University of Guelph-Ridgetown and Greg Stopps with Pioneer Seeds Canada to discuss the rising risk of corn rootworm: where we are at with resistance to Bt traits, the risks of corn-on-corn, rotation solutions, lifecycle of the pest, and... 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 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 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 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
On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Jason Voogt of Field 2 Field Agronomy and Horst Bohner of OMAFA to discuss seed-placed and starter fertilizer for soybean and canola. What goes into the decision? What's the role of equipment capability? What's the risk of too much phosphorus, S or N?... 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 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 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
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
On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Anne Kirk, cereal specialist for Manitoba Agriculture and Dr. Aaron Mills, researcher with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada PEI, to discuss crop sequence — what do we know about the impact of order crops are grown in? How is crop sequence different from rotation?... 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 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 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 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
On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Jonathan Zettler of Fieldwalker Agronomy and Laird Lampertz of Pitura Seeds to discuss choosing and varying seeding rates based on soil limits or possibility, ROI, yield maps and more. What can the software/equipment do? What are the limits? How do we decide how... 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 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
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
On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Dr. Jason Deveau, application technology specialist with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, and Austin Anderson, adjuvant brand manager with Helena Products Group. They discuss extra options for the spray tank and why: adjuvants and add-ins, mix order and cautions, how products... Read More
Welcome to today’s Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio with your host Lyndsey Smith, brought to you by FMC Ag Canada! Today on the show, Smith is joined by: Andrew Geerligs of FMC Ag Canada for a spotlight interview on inoculant choices; Peter Johnson of RealAg to discuss on-farm field trial data collection, phosphorus lines,... Read More
Welcome to today’s Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio with your host Lyndsey Smith, brought to you by FMC Ag Canada! Today on the show, Smith is joined by: Andrew Geerligs of FMC Ag Canada for a spotlight interview on inoculant choices; Peter Johnson of RealAg to discuss on-farm field trial data collection, phosphorus lines,... Read More
Welcome and thanks for tuning in to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend! For today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture to unpack Mark Carney’s 2025 federal budget; Justin Funk of RealAgristudles to discuss how farmers feel about China’s EV tariffs; and, Bryce Geisel for... Read More
Welcome to today’s edition of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! Haney kicks off today’s show by unpacking the 2025 Canadian federal budget with Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner of the RealAg team. Later in the show, Haney is joined by: Trevor Thompson of Blackshirt Feeders to talk about pushing boundaries and looking to... Read More
Welcome to today’s edition of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! Haney kicks off today’s show by unpacking the 2025 Canadian federal budget with Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner of the RealAg team. Later in the show, Haney is joined by: Trevor Thompson of Blackshirt Feeders to talk about pushing boundaries and looking to... Read More
On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Angela Straathof, agricultural research strategist, and Lara de Moissac, agronomy programs specialist with Alberta Grains. They discuss setting up on-farm trials, the differences between plot and large-scale trials, their value, and tips for getting the most out of the data! This episode of... Read More
Thanks for tuning into Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio with today’s host Lyndsey Smith! On today’s show, Lyndsey Smith is joined by RealAgriculture’s in-house agronomist, Peter Johnson, to discuss corn harvest, grain storage, new cereal varieties, and tillage systems with a focus on how changing one practice might require you to make extra adaptations.... Read More
Thanks for tuning into Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio with today’s host Lyndsey Smith! On today’s show, Lyndsey Smith is joined by RealAgriculture’s in-house agronomist, Peter Johnson, to discuss corn harvest, grain storage, new cereal varieties, and tillage systems with a focus on how changing one practice might require you to make extra adaptations.... Read More
Welcome to RealAg Radio with host Shaun Haney! On today’s edition of the show, Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner, both of RealAgriculture, join Shaun Haney for the RealAg Issues Panel! The panel discusses: Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Xi Jinping meet in South Korea India applies a tariff on Canadian peas; Sask Crops asking... Read More
Welcome to RealAg Radio with host Shaun Haney! On today’s edition of the show, Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner, both of RealAgriculture, join Shaun Haney for the RealAg Issues Panel! The panel discusses: Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Xi Jinping meet in South Korea India applies a tariff on Canadian peas; Sask Crops asking... Read More
With canola seed decisions for 2026 just around the corner, it’s tempting to chase yield alone, but Timothy Darragh says there’s plenty more to hybrid selection than just top-end performance. In this spotlight interview with RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith, Darragh, canola technical strategy lead with DEKALB, shares how growers can make more informed canola hybrid choices... Read More
On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is back and joined by John Gavloski of Manitoba Ag and Amanda Jorgensen of Alberta Ag to discuss the fascinating and sometimes rather scary (!) life of insects, both friend and foe. Mummies, zombies, and corpse-wearers all make an appearance! This episode of The Agronomists is... Read More