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Virtual fencing, soil health goals, & hosting politicians | RealAg on the Weekend July 11 & 12, 2026
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host for this week’s show, Lyndsey Smith! Today on the show, Smith is joined by Dr. Edward Bork of the University of Alberta to talk about e-collars for cattle, Marcel Van Staveren of K-Hart on how a disc drill has changed how they farm and talking about... Read More
More consolidation in ag, all cattle no hat, and hope for Halifax | RealAg Radio July 10, 2026
Welcome and thanks for tuning in to the RealAg Issues Panel on RealAg Radio! Today on the show, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture and Tyler McCann of CAPI! 00:00 - Coming up… 01:37 - RealAg Issues Panel with Lyndsey, Kelvin & Tyler 10:27 - RealAg Issues Panel with Lyndsey, Kelvin... Read More
Protein from dairy, avoiding ruts, fighting FHB & fave farm memories | RealAg Radio July 9, 2026
Welcome to the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio, brought to you by Pioneer Canada! Today on the show, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Bruce Hill, Eric Mclean, Leslie Rae Kelly, Patrick Kunz, and agronomist Brent Nilsson. 00:00 - Coming up… 01:53 - Bruce Hill of Kinburn, Ont. 16:30 - Eric Mclean of Oak... Read More
Food security, opportunities in Canada, & the future of Agribition | RealAg Radio July 8, 2026
Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney. Today on the show, Haney is joined by Jason Reinheimer of the Global Institute for Food Security on food security and opportunities in Canada, Rob Jardine for a spotlight interview on Cargill Edible Oils, and Shaun Kindopp on the future of Agrbition!... Read More
Digging deep on the Canada-USA-Mexico relationship with Nik Nanos | RealAg Radio July 7, 2026
Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! Today on the show, Shaun Haney is joined by Nik Nanos, Chief Data Scientist with Nanos Research Group. Haney and Nanos unpack the current relationship between North American countries. 00:00 - Coming up… 02:37 - Nik Nanos & Shaun Haney’s discussion part 1 14:02 - Nik Nanos... Read More
Flood recovery of crops, choosing organic amendments & wicked weevils | RealAg Radio July 6, 2026
Welcome to Agronomic Monday on RealAg Radio, brought to you by FP Genetics! Today on the show, your host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Peter ‘Wheat Pete’ Johnson, Chad Yanchycki of FP Genetics, and Keith Gabert of Alberta Canola Producers Commission. 00:00 - Coming up... 01:54 - Lyndsey and Pete 17:24 - Lyndsey and Pete... Read More
No CUSMA renewal, Canada's weak dollar & tariffs on pea starch | RealAg Radio July 3, 2026
Welcome to RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Haney is joined by Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, for a Beef Market Update! Also on today’s show, Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture and Marvin Slingerland of MNP join Shaun for the RealAg Issues Panel. 00:00 - Coming... Read More
Managing wet years, good-looking corn, and celebrating Canada Day | RealAg Radio, July 2, 2026
Welcome to the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Today on the show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Chris Moore, Aaron Bowman, Kris Mayerle, Chris Allam and Corteva Biologicals Product Manager, Ryan Leonzio! 00:00 - Coming up… 02:13 - Chris Moore of Kinburn, Ont. 14:04 - Aaron... Read More
Record-breaking rainfall, 23 million canola acres, & a U.S. crop report | RealAg Radio, June 30, 2026
Welcome to RealAg Radio for this Tuesday edition of the show with your host Shaun Haney! On today’s show, Haney is joined by RealAgriculture’s Amber Bell to unpack the extreme weather in the Westlock/Edmonton area of Alberta, RealAgriculture’s Kelvin Heppner to talk about the StatsCan acreage report and Jim McCormick of AgMarket.net to unpack the... Read More
Hail and extreme weather, cereal leaf beetle, and wrestling residue | RealAg Radio, June 29, 2026
Welcome to Agronomic Monday with Lyndsey Smith on RealAg Radio! Today on the show, Lyndsey is joined by Peter Johnson of RealAgriculture to talk about hail damage, too much rain and cereal leaf beetle. Also on today’s show, Horst Bohner of OMAFA joins to talk about wrestling with residue in no-till soybeans 00:00 - Coming... Read More
Wet conditions, BRICS, and re-thinking farm succession | RealAg on the Weekend June 27 & 28, 2026
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On this week’s edition of the show, Haney is joined by Kristjan Hebert Fairlight, Sask., and Kresten Jorgenson of New Brigden, Alta., to take a look at this year’s growing season, plus Justine Hendricks of Farm Credit Canada is on to discuss the need... Read More
A win for Monsanto, regen ag goes mainstream, and the challenge of growth | RealAg Radio June 26/26
Welcome to the RealAg Issues Panel on RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! For today’s discussion, Haney is joined by Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner of RealAg and Evan Shout of Maverick Ag! 00:00 - Coming up… 02:58 - RealAg Issues Panel with Shaun, Kelvin, Lyndsey and Evan 13:52 - RealAg Issues Panel with... Read More
Soybean emergence struggles, the need for warmth, & on-farm wins | RealAg Radio, June 25, 2026
Welcome to the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! 00:00 - Coming up… 03:09 - Steve Terpstra of Atwood, Ont. 15:10 - Aaron Hargreaves of Brandon, Man. 25:53 - Kristjan Hebert of Fairlight, Sask. 37:36 - Kresten Jorgenson of New Brigden of Special Areas 3, Alta. 46:55 -... Read More
U.S. corn and soybean crop, unresponsive wheat market and indoor ag | RealAg Radio June 24 2026
Welcome to RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney. Today on the show, Haney is joined by Chip Flory of AgriTalk and Andy O'Brien of Goodleaf Farms. 00:00 - Coming up… 02:48 - Chip Flory, AgriTalk 15:46 - Chip Flory, AgriTalk 27:32 - Chip Flory, AgriTalk 36:51 - Andy O'Brien, GoodLeaf Farms 48:18 - Audience... Read More
BRICS and the threat to North American ag, plus adopting and using AI | RealAg Radio, June 23, 2026
Welcome to RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! Today on the show, your host is joined by Tyler McCann of CAPI to talk about USMCA and is BRICS a threat to North American trade. Also on today’s show, Rob Saik of T1 Technology talks about AI and the adoption of technology in agriculture. 00:00... Read More
Boosting corn yield with robots, spray drone BMPs & stress on pulses | RealAg Radio June 22, 2026
Welcome to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio with host Lyndsey Smith! Today on the show, hear from Mark McLean and Jana Tian to discuss the use of autonomous robots for cutting nitrogen use and boosting corn yield. Also on today’s show, Tom Staples of Life Scientific joins Lyndsey for a spotlight interview, Adrian... Read More
North American cooperation goals, canola growth challenges, & high beef prices | RealAg on the Weekend June 20 & 21/26
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
Carney's pesticide approval workaround, Trump and CUSMA, & EV trade-offs | RealAg Radio June 19/26
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, and 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... Read More
Data decisions from dairy robots, timely rains & growing soft white wheat | RealAg Radio June 18/26
Welcome to the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio with your host, Shaun Haney, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! 00:00 - Coming up... 2:57 - Drew Spoelstra of Binbrook, Ont. 16:06 - Scott Keller of New Norway, Alta. 28:28 - Tracy Court of Plumas, Man. 39:16 - Daryl Fransoo of Glaslyn, Sask. 48:36... Read More
North American food prices, affordability, and ag's long-term needs | RealAg Radio June 17, 2026
Welcome to this Wednesday Edition of RealAg Radio with your host, Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Haney is joined by Dr. Joseph Balagtas of Purdue University, Carlo Dade of the University of Calgary, and Justine Hendricks of Farm Credit Canada! 00:00 - Coming up… 01:04 - Dr. Joseph Balagtas of Purdue University 19:33 -... Read More
Canolanomics: Canola's profitability and position within Canada's economy | RealAg Radio June 16/26
Welcome to RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney, brought to you by Bayer Crop Science Canada! On today's show, we bring you another edition of the Bayer Canola Series panel discussion, examining the economics of canola, its profitability, and its role in the Canadian economy. For the discussion, Haney is joined by Andrew Marshall,... Read More
Corn row syndrome, trouble making hay & Canada's food security strategy | RealAg Radio June 15, 2026
Welcome to this Monday edition of RealAg Radio with host Lyndsey Smith! On today's show, Kelvin Heppner speaks with federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald about the Carney government's new food security strategy, Jim Vanette of Bourgault joins for a spotlight interview, and Peter Johnson stops by for Agronomic Monday to discuss weather challenges, stripe rust,... Read More
Indian weather & pulse demand, CUSMA, & Canada's AI strategy | RealAg on the Weekend June 13 & 14/26
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
Canada's food strategy, screwworm concerns, and U.S. support for USMCA | RealAg Radio June 12/26
Welcome and thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio! Today on the show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture and Tyler McCann of CAPI for the RealAg Issues Panel! Also on today's show, Lyndsey Smith is joined by Allison Wilkinson of Albaugh Canada for a spotlight interview. 00:00... Read More
Is Canada in a REAL recession, GDP growth goals and CUSMA re-negotiations | RealAg Radio June 11/26
Welcome to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by Farm Credit Canada. Today on the show, host Shaun Haney is broadcasting from the FCC head office in Regina, Saskatchewan! For today’s show, Haney is joined by Craig Johnston, the Chief Economist for Farm Credit Canada, Mo Yaghi of Farm Credit Canada and... Read More
Cattle markets, farm finances, and the threat of data centres | RealAg Radio, June 10, 2026
Welcome to this mid-week edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire with Shaun Haney, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Today on the show: 00:00 - Coming up… 02:49 - Mark Huston of Chatham-Kent, Ontario 15:44 - Dwight Ludwig of Cory, Indiana 27:13 - Fred Grieg of Reston, Manitoba 37:05 - Rob Sommerville of Special... Read More
Canada's AI strategy, canola prices, and Canada-India trade | RealAg Radio June 9, 2026
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
Spray drones on-target, side-dress timing, and the future of spraying | RealAg Radio June 8, 2026
Welcome to Agronomic Monday with your host Lyndsey Smith on RealAgriculture.com! Today on the show, hear from Jason Deveau of OMAFA on speed and spray width with drones, Colin Elgie of OMAFA and Josh Naseliski of the University of Guelph on PSNT timing, Ashley Honsberger of CANZA on funding resources, and Martin Carr of WinField... Read More
New World screwworm in Texas, Monettes ask for time to sell, & CUSMA talks | RealAg Radio June 5, 2026
Welcome to RealAg Radio with host Shaun Haney! On today's show, Haney is joined by Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange for a Beef Market Update, and by RealAgriculture's Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith for the RealAg Issues Panel. 00:00 - Coming up… 02:34 - Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko 15:43 - RealAg Issues... Read More
Wild weather, a good calving season, & farm financial statements | RealAg Radio June 4, 2026
Welcome to the Farmer Rapid Fire with Lyndsey Smith, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! On today's show, hear about early emergence, calving success, and some wild weather. 00:00 - Coming up… 02:01 - Mark Torrey of Woodville, Ont. 15:08 - Jeff Elder of Wawanesa, Man. 27:01 - Jocelyn Wasko of Eastend,Sask. 37:41 -... Read More
Selling Canadian meat to the world, safety in heat and humidity & feedback | RealAg Radio, June 3, 2026
Thanks for tuning in to this mid-week installment of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! Haney is joined for today’s discussion by Kyle Larkin of the Canadian Meat Council to talk trade with USA, China and South America, Dan Wright of Seeds Canada for a spotlight interview on the upcoming conference, and Ryan Dick... Read More
How data informs farm decisions, trusting your gut & Alta's new ag minister | RealAg Radio Jun 2, 2026
Thanks for making this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio part of your day! On the show today, 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 Paul Sinkevich of Vantage Ag for... Read More
Emergence checks, hemp-breeding drones, and drought concerns for harvesters | RealAg Radio June 1, 2026
Welcome to this Monday edition of RealAg Radio with your host Lyndsey Smith! On today's show, Smith is joined by Jenny Rae Seward of Cronkhite Ag to discuss the importance of emergence checks, Sean Kjos of Farming Smarter to preview upcoming field days, Dr. Jan Slaski of Mirabilis Hemp Consulting to talk about using drones... Read More
Rethinking biofuels, U.S./Canada relations, and weighing risks | RealAg Radio May 29, 2026
Welcome to the RealAg Issues Panel on this Friday installment of RealAg Radio! Today on the show, your host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture, Andrew Campbell of Fresh Air Media and Tyler McCann of CAPI! 00:00 - Coming up... 1:48 - RealAg Issues Panel Segment 1 15:27 - RealAg Issues Panel... Read More
Seeding progress, the push for protein in dairy, and more off-farm income | RealAg Radio May 28, 2026
Welcome to the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio brought to you by Corteva Biologicals and hosted by Shaun Haney! 00:00 - Today on the show: 2:27 - John Wiebe Dykstra of Salisbury, N.B. 13:25 - Tim Oleskyn of Prince Albert, Sask. 25:55 - Murray Froebe of Homewood, Man. 36:44 - Aaron Stevanus of Bloomingdale,... Read More
Livestock traceability needs & concerns, and lessons from a dry fall | RealAg Radio May 27, 2026
Welcome to RealAg Radio with Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Haney is joined by Sandy Russell of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association on challenges surrounding CFIA traceability changes and Cole Ambrock of KWS on hybrid rye and lessons from a dry fall. Also on today’s show, Haney unpacks audience feedback. 00:00 - Coming up… 02:21... Read More
Back to the 80s, shaping ag policy, and the future of farm implements | RealAg Radio, May 26, 2026
Welcome to RealAg Radio with your host, Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Haney is joined by Scott Ross of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture on the next ag policy framework and the importance of modernizing business risk management. Jordan Henderson of Bourgault also joins Haney for a spotlight interview and discussion on the future... Read More
Stripe rust, nitrogen uptake & getting the most out of the spray pass | RealAg Radio | May 25, 2026
Welcome to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! Today on the show, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Peter Johnson of RealAgriculture to talk about the return of stripe rust, nitrogen and red clover in wheat. Also on today’s show, Jason Sauchuk of Bayer joins to talk about how to adapt spraying plans when... Read More
Infrastructure issues, off-farm income & reflecting on BSE | RealAg on the Weekend May 23 & 24/26
Welcome, and thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the Weekend with your host, Shaun Haney On today’s show, your host Shaun 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... Read More
BSE crisis reflections, livestock/cropping differences & policy goals | RealAg Radio, May 22, 2026
Thanks for making RealAg Radio part of your Friday! Today on the show, Haney is joined for the RealAg Issues Panel by Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture and Marvin Slingerland of MNP. Also on today’s show, Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange joins Shaun for a Beef Market Update. 00:00 - Coming up... 02:04 - Beef... Read More