Best Grain Handling Podcasts (2025)

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Farm Safety Roundup, Ep 16: A grain handling safety blitz! 10:44

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Grain handling is essential—but hazardous—work. On this episode of Farm Safety Roundup, host Shaun Haney digs into grain safety blitzes with Bruce Christianson of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Jay Remsik of Workplace Safety & Prevention Services (WSPS). Together, they break down what these inspections mean for federally regula…

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RealAg Radio: Grain Blitzes, oilseed and pulse markets, and a soup controversy, Nov 26, 2025 1:09:17

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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 discusses 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 soup... Read More…

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Navigating Canada's political landscape, with Althia Raj 16:01

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Canadians have witnessed remarkable change across the country's political landscape over the past year as the Liberal government miraculously shed the weight of the Trudeau years to ride the leadership of Mark Carney to another federal election victory. At the Ontario Federation of Agriculture's annual general meeting this week, political journalis…

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Canola Week set to dig into innovation, profitability, and research needs 12:51

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As margins tighten and production challenges evolve, Canola Week 2025 offers a timely forum for those focused on the future of this critical Prairie crop. Taking place the first week of December, the event brings together researchers, agronomists, and industry stakeholders to share new findings, identify knowledge gaps, and ask tough questions abou…

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Ag Policy Connection, Ep 7: What's the role of private business in risk management programs? 1:10:57

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Farming has always been a risky business. Regardless of how carefully chosen a variety or fertility rate, Mother Nature always gets the last laugh. Now, with globally-integrated supply chains, market disruptions, and ever-higher stakes for input costs, Canada’s business risk management (BRM) programs are being pushed to evolve. But is the current p…

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Wheat Pete's Word, Nov 26: Wheat acre surprise, why residue matters, and water vapour germination 24:56

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We’re rolling into meeting season, Ontario’s wheat acres are way up, and Wheat Pete has residue on the brain. In this jam-packed episode of Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson dives into plot data, soil compaction, and residue trials with some surprising findings. Plus, he answers listener questions on nitrogen, economics, and whether seed-to-soi…

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Tariffs, trade, affordability and the potential Golden Age of Agriculture, with USDA's Stephen Vaden 16:29

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With global markets shifting and input costs squeezing producers, policy decisions at the top levels of U.S. agriculture are being closely watched across North America. In this interview with RealAgriculture, USDA deputy secretary Stephen Vaden outlined the administration’s stance on trade, affordability, and the potential for a “Golden Age” in agr…

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RealAg Radio: North American trade, the affordability crisis, and what's next for canola, Nov 25, 2025 53:41

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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…

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Hemp sector awaiting feed approval, eyeing U.S. rule changes 14:48

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Canada's hemp sector is closely watching several policy files domestically and in the U.S. that could unlock new demand and value for the highly-regulated crop. Stakeholders from the hemp industry gathered at the historic Met Theatre in Winnipeg last week for the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance (CHTA)'s 2025 convention. After six years of research and…

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The Agronomists, Ep 219: Crop sequence with Anne Kirk and Aaron Mills 1:04:46

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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…

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Ag in the Classroom-Canada sets a new path forward 7:55

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Agriculture in the Classroom Canada (AITC-C) is setting a new direction forward with the formation of a new board of directors. The new board and new vision marks a new milestone, too, as the organization celebrates its growth, now reaching more than two million students annually across Canada. In this interview, hear from Darcy Pawlik,... Read Mo…

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Cow comfort starts from the floor up 4:08

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A comfortable cow makes more milk. It's a simple concept that began shaping dairy cow management in the late 1990s and continues to evolve, says Agri-Comfort product manager Martin Folkema. "The better the cow feels, the more productive she is," says Folkema. "Cow comfort started on the floors, but now it's the stalls, it's everywhere.... Read More…

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RealAg Radio: Sorghum-sudan fights fusarium, N-rate trials, and left in the field, Nov 24, 2025 55:34

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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;...…

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American politicians feeling the pressure of trade disruption with Canada 12:19

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Last week, Canadian agri-food exporters descended on Washington, D.C., with a key message for their counterparts in the U.S. and American lawmakers: integrated supply chains make food more affordable for everyone. Michael Harvey, executive director of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance, and 11 of 12 CAFTA members met with U.S. lawmakers, USDA of…

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Pulse School: Pulse grading explained! And what to watch for this season 12:04

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Understanding how pulses are graded can help clarify marketing decisions and avoid surprises at the scale. It can also help inform management practices for next year, if quality issues are due to handling or storage, for example. In this episode of RealAgriculture's Pulse School, Joey Vanneste, operations supervisor with the Canadian Grain Commissi…

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What Does a Test Tell You? How Sampling and Testing Protect Grain Safety and Quality 31:26

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Have questions, feedback, or thoughts on the show? We want to hear from you! Click on this link to send us a text message. In this episode of the Whole Grain Podcast, host Jim Lenz, Director of Global Education and Training at GEAPS, sits down with Dr. Gretchen Mosher, Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering…

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RealAg on the Weekend: Connection, farm profits, and the future of drone spraying, Nov 22 & 23/25 40:03

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Welcome to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On today’s show, Haney discusses: What he learned from talking to farmers during his busy week of travel; Farm management and business planning, Transport Canada regulation changes impacting the future of drone spraying; and, Duane Briand of CANTERRA joins Haney... …

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RealAg Radio: The future of hemp, North American trade shifts, and fertilizer prices, Nov 21, 2025 1:06:38

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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…

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Taking the physical and financial sting out of dairy cow lameness 15:21

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About 90 per cent of dairy cows will suffer from lameness in their lifetime and each incidence will cost producers an estimated $336, according to Penn State University research. HoofStrong hoof specialist Joey Aldana says lameness isn’t just a welfare issue, it’s also a bottom line issue and there's no silver bullet when it comes... Read More…

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Beef Market Update: Cattle prices slide, rattling the North American beef sector 10:06

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North American cattle markets have entered a new phase of uncertainty, with prices falling on both sides of the border and growing concerns over demand and trade disruptions compounding the pressure. “This week was a tough one,” said Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, in this Beef Market Update. “The market certainly has had... Read More…

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Drone companies react to Transport Canada's updated drone regulations 5:02

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Transport Canada has introduced new rules for medium-sized drones, creating a category for aircraft between 25 and 150 kilograms that can now be flown within visual line of sight with an advanced licence. This eliminates the need for a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) for operators who stay within the weight limit, replacing what compan…

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Soybean School: The power of inoculant and nitrogen fertilizer 4:21

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Strong nodulation and adequate access to soil nitrogen are two keys to a high yielding soybean crop. But what happens when those ingredients are missing from a field’s agronomic recipe? In this case, Ontario agriculture ministry soybean specialist Horst Bohner says growers typically see pale yellow plants that are suffering from nutrient deficiency…

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RealAg Radio: Good fall weather, using grain bags, and new ideas on the farm, Nov 20, 2025 55:18

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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…

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Sorghum-sudangrass offers a surprising side-benefit: less fusarium root and crown rot 15:56

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There’s growing interest in how cover crops influence soil health and their role in managing diseases, but the biological mechanisms driving those plant-soil-interactions is still a work in progress. Understanding underground interactions is part of new research exploring how different cover crop groups shape the soil microbiome and affect disease …

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Can biostimulants help crops manage stress? 12:58

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Biostimulants continue to generate interest among farmers looking for ways to support crop performance and navigate crop stress. In this discussion with RealAgriculture, Acadian Plant Health's Lauren Davis and Dr. Andres Reyes Gaige share on how seaweed-based biostimulants fit into modern production systems and what growers should consider when eva…

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Teagle's compact bale processor makes bedding easier in tight spaces 3:40

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Bedding dairy cows in smaller or older dairy barns can be a challenge but Teagle says its compact Tomahawk 6100H bale processor and spreader makes it easier to manoeuvre and work in those spaces. Teagle North American sales manager Jean-Sebastien Beland says the processor is designed for farms where every bit of space counts. In... Read More…

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RealAg Radio: Farm finances, changing farmer needs, and listening skills, Nov 19, 2025 52:27

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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... Rea…

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Fungicides help crops find the finish line ahead of stress and disease 11:08

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Profitability is a challenge for many North American farmers as they head into the 2026 year. In a challenging market with depressed commodity prices, where do fungicides fit into the crop marketing plan for the new year? That’s a question RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney and BASF’s technical marketing manager for fungicides, Kim Tutor, tackle... Read…

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Wheat Pete's Word, Nov 19: Positivity, plot results, weird corn, and managing tight margins 24:21

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Short days, dry corn, and long economic conversations — this week, host of Wheat Pete's Word, Peter Johnson tackles everything from crop stress lessons to how not to waste cash on unnecessary tillage. Plus, he issues an alert on DON levels and gives a nudge for more farmer-to-farmer data sharing. Let’s dig in! Have a... Read More…

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Unlocking Innovation, Ep 4: Fixing Canada's regulatory bottleneck 31:31

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In this episode of Unlocking Innovation: A National Call to Action, the spotlight turns to one of the most persistent themes raised during the BioEnterprise-hosted national roundtables: Canada’s regulatory system, and the growing concern that its slow, complex processes are holding back agri-food innovation. For this episode of the podcast series, …

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China/U.S trade "truce" raises questions for soybean outlook 15:53

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With trade and commodity markets in flux, U.S. agricultural policy is being shaped by both geopolitics and domestic affordability concerns. The government shut down is now over, and farmers are asking, what now?, when it comes to support payments, tariffs, and trade. Jim Wiesemeyer, of Wiesemeyer’s Perspectives podcast, joins Shaun Haney in this in…

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RealAg Radio: Soybean sales, U.S. farm support, and Rabobank's commitment to Canada, Nov 18, 2025 1:04:59

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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,... Rea…

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Pulse School: From peas to chickpeas — a look at the latest pulse genetics 12:14

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As breeding programs continue to bring forward new pulse genetics, growers now have a wider range of varieties to choose from across peas, lentils, chickpeas, and faba beans. Farmers have plenty of combinations of yield potential, disease resistance, and agronomic traits to wade through. In this episode of RealAgriculture's Pulse School, Laurie Fri…

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Nutrition on the MIND: Alzheimer's and Diet 37:44

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Dementia is the sixth-leading cause of death in the U.S., and the most common form, Alzheimer’s disease, is on the rise globally. Although some risk factors are beyond a person’s control, certain diets have been shown to reduce risk. So what should we be eating to improve brain health? Is it all about omega-3s, or is there a secret superfood? On th…

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First it seeds, then it weeds — it's the autonomous FarmDroid FD20 3:01

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What do you get when you cross a robot with a hopper and openers with a penchant for killing weeds? Why, the FarmDroid FD20, of course! RealAgriculture’s Amber Bell caught up with Mark Weber of Frontlink Inc. to discuss the FarmDroid FD20 at Agri-Trade in early November. Weber says the FD20 is the world’s first... Read More…

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Where research and innovation are taking agriculture 12:43

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At a time when farm finances are under pressure, the pace of agricultural innovation continues to accelerate. That balance between the economic realities farmers face and the long-term need for new technologies is a focus for Neil Bentley, vice president of market management at BASF. Bentley oversees North American strategy across crop protection, …

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The Agronomists, Ep 218: Varying seeding rates with Laird Lampertz and Jonathan Zettler 1:06:30

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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…

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#120 - Using Ancient Grains & Ethical Growing with Jade from Grand Teton Ancient Grains 1:27:17

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Khorasan rye, spelt, emmer, millet, quinoa - what do all of these delicious foods have in common? They are considered ancient grains, grasses harking back to a time before industrial development and heavy hybridisation. You are what you eat eats, and that goes for grains as well as anything else. The nutrients your grains are pulling up out of the …

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RealAg Radio: Honeybees and canola, misinformation, controlling traffic, and tillage, Nov 17, 2025 55:02

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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, D…

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Farming Forward: Using on-farm trials to identify the most profitable nitrogen rate 9:49

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Gerard Grubb is determined to find the most profitable nitrogen rates for growing corn on his Mildmay, Ont. farm. Grubb says the farm, which has been no-tilled since 2000, has the potential to yield 250 bushels per acre, but he's not chasing the highest yield; he wants to dial in his nitrogen rates to produce... Read More…

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RealAg on the Weekend: Acres for Education, canola choices, and demand from China, Nov 15 & 16/25 40:10

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Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney. Today on the show, Haney is joined by: Saskatchewan farmer Jake Leguee on crop conditions; Sara Shymko of Ag in the Classroom, Saskatchewan to talk about the Acres for Education program; Scott Peters of CANTERRA SEEDS for a spotlight interview; and; Neil Townsend of... Read More…

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RealAg Radio: Nation-building projects, comfort over courage, and Agritechnica, Nov 14, 2025 1:04:34

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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…

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Libra Plant aims to simplify input recording, decrease waste, and save time 2:45

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Agrimatics has launched an input-tracking tool called Libra Plant, an app-based solution to help farmers keep a closer eye on what’s going into their fields in real time. Libra Plant is designed to work with seed tenders, drills, and spreaders by tying into the existing hardware on farm equipment, Mitch Dunn says. “Libra Plant is... Read More…

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Corn School: Residue risk — striking a balance between residue cover and even emergence 6:30

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Managing crop residue is a key early-season consideration for corn growers, especially in regions where cool soils can limit emergence. Residue plays a major role in early-season corn performance, and managing it well can be the difference between even emergence and a field that struggles from the start. On this episode of RealAgriculture's Corn Sc…

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Vermont a key player in U.S. dairy success 8:41

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Times are good for the U.S. dairy industry as producers enjoy strong momentum created by demand for crossbred dairy calves to fill up beef feed yards, a growing appetite for dairy and dairy protein products and unprecedented expansion in processing capacity. There's also an expansion of dairy trade shows with the inaugural American Dairy XPO... Rea…

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RealAg Radio: The first snowfall, cherry farming, and concerns going into 2026, Nov 13, 2025 56:10

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Welcome to today's edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! For today's edition of the show, your host Shaun Haney is joined by: Luke Barron of Schomberg, Ont.; Ryan McCarron of Antigonish, N.S.; Jake Leguee of Fillmore, Sask.; Sukpahl Bal of Kelowna, B.C.; and, Pioneer agronomist... Read More…

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Canola's China conundrum: Demand, competition, and crush capacity 13:27

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Canadian canola’s export outlook remains clouded by uncertainty, with China’s role in the 2025/26 marketing year shaping up as the key variable. While recent signals from China suggest renewed diplomatic interest, the volume question remains: how many million tonnes will they actually import—and from whom? Neil Townsend, market analyst with GrainFo…

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Soil School: How tillage impacts soil and fertilizer movement 8:39

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Whether it's a corn planter, strip tiller, cultivator or high-speed disc, running any form of tillage over a field will move both soil and the fertilizer farmers apply. On this episode of RealAgriculture's Soil School, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Agri-Business crop innovation specialist Ian McDonald compares how different tillage implem…

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Livestock monitoring from the inside out with Wandering Shepherd's Wireless Rumen Bolus 4:39

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Wandering Shepherd’s Wireless Rumen Bolus offers producers a new way to monitor livestock health and location — all from the inside. “The Wireless Rumen Bolus is a device that we’ve developed to track the health and location of livestock… it tells us their location and their temperature,” Archibald says at Agri-Trade in Red Deer, Alta.... Read More…

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Ruminating with RealAg, Ep 35: An adoption curve for record keeping, health, and welfare 45:23

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For cow-calf producers, keeping herds efficient and profitable often comes down to adopting practical management practices that make sense on the ground. Whether it’s testing feed, improving records, or using pain control at branding, small changes can have a big impact. To better understand how these practices are being used, the Beef Cattle Resea…