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Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with Shaun Haney! Today on the show, your host is joined by Jay Whetter of the Canola Council of Canada, Carlo Dade of the University of Calgary and Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange to talk about what’s going on this season with beef and canola markets and... Read More
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with Shaun Haney! Today on the show, your host is joined by Jay Whetter of the Canola Council of Canada, Carlo Dade of the University of Calgary and Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange to talk about what’s going on this season with beef and canola markets and... Read More
Welcome to RealAg Radio for this Friday's edition of the Show! Today on the show, Shaun Haney is joined by Meagan Murdoch of Burson Group, Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner of RealAg for the RealAg Issues Panel! 00:00 - Coming up... 02:17 - Issues Panel with Shaun, Meagan, Lyndsey and Kelvin 16:12 - Issues Panel... Read More
Welcome to RealAg Radio for this Friday's edition of the Show! Today on the show, Shaun Haney is joined by Meagan Murdoch of Burson Group, Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner of RealAg for the RealAg Issues Panel! 00:00 - Coming up... 02:17 - Issues Panel with Shaun, Meagan, Lyndsey and Kelvin 16:12 - Issues Panel... Read More
While information about grazing management is readily available online, producers still benefit from getting together to learn from neighbours facing the same conditions and challenges. On this episode of Ruminating with RealAg, host Amber Bell is joined by Tatyana Pavlovets, executive director of the Central Alberta Forage and Livestock Association (CAFLA), and rancher Jim Bauer,... Read More
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On this week's show, Haney is joined by Ralph Goodale to talk about CUSMA, Chuck Penner of Leftfield Commodity Research to talk India and pulse exports, and Cory Willness of Croptimistic for a discussion on the federal government's AI strategy. Thoughts on something we... Read More
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On this week's show, Haney is joined by Ralph Goodale to talk about CUSMA, Chuck Penner of Leftfield Commodity Research to talk India and pulse exports, and Cory Willness of Croptimistic for a discussion on the federal government's AI strategy. Thoughts on something we... Read More
India's pulse market may be shifting from a political story to a weather story, and that could create new opportunities for Canadian growers. While trade discussions often focus on tariffs and diplomatic relationships, concerns about India's upcoming monsoon season are increasingly attracting market attention. A weaker-than-normal rainy season could tighten domestic pulse production and increase... Read More
The retreat in the canola futures market since breaking through $800 per tonne in early June is a typical seasonal correction rather than a longer-term downturn, says Chuck Penner of Leftfield Commodity Research. "Canola kind of became an island to itself," Penner tells RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney in this interview, noting the market got... Read More
On this episode of The Agronomists, your host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Peter Johnson of RealAg and Troy Basaraba of Bayer to talk about fighting fusarium! From appropriate timing, to water volume choices, nozzle selection and angle, to ground speed, boom height and harvest management, there is lots of ground to cover on this... Read More
Welcome and thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! On this Tuesday edition of the show, Haney breaks down last week’s poll results on how often the RealAg audience generates farm financial statments, and speaks to Chuck Penner of Leftfield Commodity Research on the canola markets and pulse exports, and... Read More
Welcome and thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! On this Tuesday edition of the show, Haney breaks down last week’s poll results on how often the RealAg audience generates farm financial statments, and speaks to Chuck Penner of Leftfield Commodity Research on the canola markets and pulse exports, and... Read More
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Shaun is joined by Lesley Burton of Medicine Hat Collge’s C4i, Paul Sinkevich of Vantage Ag for a spotlight interview, Lee Petersen of the Association of Canadian Custom Harvesters, and Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange on New World screwworm... Read More
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Haney is joined by Alberta’s new Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, Tara Sawyer, David Fiddler of Cypress Farm and Ranch Show to talk about the upcoming farm show in Medicine Hat, and Cole Ambrock of KWS to discuss hybrid rye.... Read More
Welcome, and thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the Weekend with your host, Shaun Haney. On today’s show, Haney reflects on the BSE crisis. He also unpacks Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index data on differences in livestock and cropping sectors. For the final segment of the show, Haney is joined by Michael Bourque of Fertilizer... Read More
Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg radio with your host Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Haney is joined by Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives to unpack fertilizer affordability and the impacts of President Trump’s trip to China. Kee Jim of GK Jim Farms also joins Haney to discuss cattle traceability concerns. 00:00 -... Read More
Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg radio with your host Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Haney is joined by Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives to unpack fertilizer affordability and the impacts of President Trump’s trip to China. Kee Jim of GK Jim Farms also joins Haney to discuss cattle traceability concerns. 00:00 -... Read More
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with host Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Haney is joined by Matt Makens of Makens Weather, Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange for a Beef Market Update and Bethany Wyatt for a spotlight interview for BASF Ag Solutions. 00:00 - Coming up... 00:16 - Matt Makens of... Read More
The grass always looks greener on the other side of the fence; this old adage seems to be more true in the spring than at any other time of the year. Just because it's green, though, doesn't necessarily mean that it's ready for cows. So what do we do when feed supplies are getting tight,... Read More
Welcome, and thanks for making RealAg Radio part of your workday! For today’s show, host Shaun Haney is broadcasting from Dubois, Wyoming, for a solo edition of RealAg Radio to break down discoveries and data from the Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index for April, discuss the big issues in agriculture and unpack questions from the RealAg... Read More
Welcome, and thanks for making RealAg Radio part of your workday! For today’s show, host Shaun Haney is broadcasting from Dubois, Wyoming, for a solo edition of RealAg Radio to break down discoveries and data from the Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index for April, discuss the big issues in agriculture and unpack questions from the RealAg... Read More
Today on the show, host Shaun Haney presents last night’s episode of The Agronomists, where Lyndsey Smith of RealAg, Tyler Wist of AAFC and John Gavloski of Manitoba Ag discuss early-season insect feeding! The discussion focuses on flea beetles, cutworms, wireworms, and more. They talk about forecasts, anticipating control, and economic thresholds. Also on today’s... Read More
Today on the show, host Shaun Haney presents last night’s episode of The Agronomists, where Lyndsey Smith of RealAg, Tyler Wist of AAFC and John Gavloski of Manitoba Ag discuss early-season insect feeding! The discussion focuses on flea beetles, cutworms, wireworms, and more. They talk about forecasts, anticipating control, and economic thresholds. Also on today’s... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio brought to you by FMC! On today’s Agronomic Monday edition of the show, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Matt Makens of Makens Weather, Lara Rasooli of FMC for a spotlight interview, and Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson of RealAg! 00:00 - Coming up... 01:37 - Matt Makens of... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio brought to you by FMC! On today’s Agronomic Monday edition of the show, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Matt Makens of Makens Weather, Lara Rasooli of FMC for a spotlight interview, and Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson of RealAg! 00:00 - Coming up... 01:37 - Matt Makens of... Read More
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with host Shaun Haney! On this week's edition of the show: Haney discusses farm record-keeping and best practises; Jeffrey Kukura of Black Earth discusses fertilizer concerns; Matthew Coulter of Syngenta joins Lyndsey Smith for a product spotlight; and, Kristjan Hebert and Evan Shout join the show in a Truth... Read More
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with host Shaun Haney! On this week's edition of the show: Haney discusses farm record-keeping and best practises; Jeffrey Kukura of Black Earth discusses fertilizer concerns; Matthew Coulter of Syngenta joins Lyndsey Smith for a product spotlight; and, Kristjan Hebert and Evan Shout join the show in a Truth... Read More
This week's Friday Free-for-all features Jim Wiesemeyer of Wiesemeyer's Perspectives podcast and Shaun Haney of RealAg radio. Topics include E15 in Congress, post-IEEPA tariffs were ruled illegal, AgriStats settlement, upcoming US and China meeting, kltest on the war and the Strait of Hormuz, WASDE next week – the first official look at the 2026-27 marketing year.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome and thanks for tuning in to unpack the week that was in Canadian agriculture on RealAg on the Weekend! Today on the show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Greg Northey of Pulse Canada on labour and transportation, Paul Sinkevich of Vantage Ag for a spotlight interview, and Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock... Read More
Welcome to this week's edition of RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Haney is joined by: Laura Hatcher of Cargill on Cargill’s new Regina-based crush facility; Pierre Petelle of Croplife Canada on slow movement on regulatory reform; Shea Ferster of MNP for a spotlight interview; Justin Nanninga of... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On this week’s show, Haney is joined by: Bruce Mackinnon of BASF Canada for a spotlight interview; Bill Prybylski of APAS on a new study on land transactions; Justin Shepard of Farm Credit Canada, on land economics research; and, Dr. Steve... Read More
Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! On today’s show, Haney is joined for the RealAg Issues Panel by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith of RealAg! Also on today’s show, Lyndsey Smith is joined by Jimmi-Lee Jackson of Bayer for a spotlight interview! Today on the show: 00:00 –... Read More
Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! On today’s show, Haney is joined for the RealAg Issues Panel by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith of RealAg! Also on today’s show, Lyndsey Smith is joined by Jimmi-Lee Jackson of Bayer for a spotlight interview! Today on the show: 00:00 –... Read More
Welcome to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend with host Shaun Haney! For today’s show, Haney is joined by: Manitoba’s senior trade representative to the United States, Richard Madan, on U.S./Canada’s CUSMA discussions; Kaeley Kindrachuk of SaskOilseeds for a spotlight interview; and, Tyler McCann, managing director for CAPI, on agricultural risks. Thoughts on... Read More
Time is a constant pressure point on cow-calf operations, but where it actually goes — and how well it’s understood — is often less clear. In this episode of Ruminating with RealAg, Brenda Schoepp, mentor and industry veteran, and Kathy Larson, agricultural economist with the University of Saskatchewan join host Amber Bell, to unpack how... Read More
Welcome to this Easter Weekend edition of RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On today’s show, Haney discusses RealAgristudies data on who farmers think should own farmland. Later on the show, Haney is joined by: Fred Thun of UFA on UFA’s recent acquisition of Agracity; Jason Smith of Corteva on pre-seed decision... Read More
On this episode of The Agronomists, your host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Norm Sutherland of Syngenta and Warren Bills of MNP to discuss sales relationships, team approaches to agronomy, communication, what the data says and how AI and tech is shaping client/retail/farmer relationships. The Agronomists is brought to you by RealAg on the Weekend,... Read More
Welcome to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend! On this week’s show: Graeme Crosbie of FCC discusses the current challenges in farm economics; Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange joins the show for a beef market update; and, host Shaun Haney breaks down the FCC land value report. Thoughts on something we talked... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the Weekend! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney covers a range of timely topics as spring gets underway across much of Canada, from agronomy insights to policy discussions and farm safety reminders. Teresa Aguiar-Cordero, University of Saskatchewan — Preview of this season of the Pest and Predator podcast,... Read More
Welcome and thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! On today’s show, Haney is joined by the RealAg Issues Panel featuring Tyler McCann of CAPI, and Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith of RealAg. They talk about: Carney's first year as PM, Poilievre's latest outreach campaign, industry... Read More
Welcome and thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! On today’s show, Haney is joined by the RealAg Issues Panel featuring Tyler McCann of CAPI, and Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith of RealAg. They talk about: Carney's first year as PM, Poilievre's latest outreach campaign, industry... Read More
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! This week on the show, Haney is joined by: Iris Meck of Iris Meck Communications on the role of women in agriculture; Patrick de Haan of Gas Buddy on high diesel prices ahead of peak farm fuel demand; and, Rob Hannam and Jocelyn Velestuk... Read More
War in Iran and blockage of a key global oil shipping route have sent diesel prices sharply higher, creating uncertainty for world energy supply and farmers who rely heavily on diesel. Patrick DeHaan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, joined RealAg's Shaun Haney to discuss the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, one of the... Read More
Profitability in the cattle business often hinges on understanding the real cost of production, something that can be difficult to pin down when labour, land, and opportunity costs aren’t always clearly accounted for. For many producers, taking a closer look at the numbers behind everyday decisions can reveal insights that influence everything from heifer retention... Read More
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! Haney breaks down this week in ag, and is joined by: Carson Callum of Manitoba Beef Producers on prairie cattle associations calling for the scrapping of proposed livestock traceability regulations; Josh Linville of StoneX on fertilizer prices and nitrogen markets; Marvin Slingerland of MNP,... Read More
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! For this week's edition of the show, Haney is joined by: Scott Hepworth of Grain Growers of Canada on a noticeable shift in Ottawa toward unleashing the economy; Justine Hendricks of FCC on Let’s Grow Canada and getting people excited about ag; Neil Townsend... Read More
Grain markets are likely to remain rangebound as Prairie farmers prepare for another seeding season, according to Neil Townsend, market analyst with GrainFox. Townsend characterizes the current point in the cycle as “lower for longer,” not because prices are poised to collapse, but because sustained upside momentum will be difficult to achieve. After several strong... Read More
Welcome and thanks for tuning in to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend with Shaun Haney! Broadcasting from Calgary, Alberta, your host Shaun Haney is joined by Tyler McCann, managing director of CAPI, and Saskatchewan farmer Daryl Fransoo to talk about profitability in ag and the role of the biofuel industry from a... Read More
Welcome to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On today’s show, Haney is joined by: D'Arcy Hilgartner of RDAR on research adoption remaining a focus; Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange for a Beef Market Update; Ravi Ramachandran of Syngenta Canada for a spotlight interview; and, Jason Deveau... Read More
In the demanding world of beef production, success during the calving season is often determined by management decisions made long before the first calf hits the ground. Dr. Lacey Fowler, a beef technical services veterinarian with Elanco Animal Health, understands this timeline well. Drawing on her years in mixed animal practice and her work with... Read More