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RealAg Radio

RealAg Radio is live Monday-Friday at 4 p.m. EST on Rural Radio Channel 147 on SiriusXM Radio in Canada and the U.S.

RealAg Radio is live Monday-Friday at 4:30 PM EST on Rural Radio Channel 147 on SiriusXM Radio in Canada and the U.S.

Latest Episode

RealAg Radio: Winter livestock challenges, ROI on inputs, and the value of farm shows, Jan 29, 2026

Welcome to this Farmer Rapid Fire edition of RealAg Radio brought to you by Corteva Crop Protection. On the show today, Haney is joined by: Jay Lewis, Holstein, Ont.; Billy Beaudy of Que.; Eric Mclean, Oak River, Man. Shaune Harty, Foremost, Alta.; and, Corteva agronomist Rhett Duke, based in Sask., on the value of seed... Read More

January 29 • 59m 45.2s

Episodes

RealAg Radio: Winter livestock challenges, ROI on inputs, and the value of farm shows, Jan 29, 2026

January 29 • 59m 45.2s

RealAg Radio: Hybrid rye value, China tariff relief, and RIN haircut talk, Jan 28, 2026

Welcome and thanks for tuning in to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio with your host, Shaun Haney! On today’s show, Haney is joined by: Scott Moe, Premier of Saskatchewan, to discuss China tariff relief, U.S. trade, and cuts to AAFC; Norm Sutherland of Syngenta Canada for a spotlight interview; Susan Stroud of No Bull... Read More

January 28 • 1h 7m 49.2s

RealAg Radio: 7 traits of successful farms, subsoiling soybeans, and the polar vortex, Jan 27, 2026

Welcome back to RealAg Radio with your host Lyndsey Smith, for this Agronomic Tuesday edition of the show! On today’s show, Smith is joined by: Trevor MacLean of MNP to talk about the seven traits of successful farms; Ambrely Ralph of ADAMA Canada for a spotlight interview; Laird Lampertz of Pitura Seeds on subsoiling for... Read More

January 27 • 54m 44.5s

RealAg Radio: Canada's place in the world, the future of CUSMA, and provincial trade, Jan 26, 2026

Welcome and thanks for tuning in to this special episode of RealAg Radio with your host Lyndsey Smith! On today’s show, Smith is joined by Goldy Hyder, president and CEO of the Business Council of Canada, to discuss Canada’s place in the world, trade, and managing our relationship with the U.S. Hyder offers his thoughts... Read More

January 26 • 59m 41.6s

RealAg on the Weekend: An eye on potatoes, irrigation gains, and the new chair of RDAR Jan 24 & 25/26

Thanks for tuning in to this week's edition of RealAg on the Weekend with Shaun Haney! On today's show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Terry Sydoryk of Cellar Insights on potato storage; Kim Sturgess of Water Smart on the role of irrigation; Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Jason Hale, for a fireside chat, moderated by... Read More

January 24 • 39m 46.1s

RealAg Radio: Fostering the future with Results Driven Agriculture Research, Jan 23, 2026

Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) and broadcasting from the RDAR Research Showcase at Edmonton, Alta! On today's RealAg Radio show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Terry Sydoryk of Cellar Insights on potato storage; Kim Sturgess of Water Smart on the possibilities of... Read More

January 23 • 1h 33m 30.1s

RealAg Radio: Farm show season, managing fixed costs, and beef on dairy economics, Jan 22, 2026

Welcome to this week's edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio, brought to you by Corteva Biologicals! Bruce Hill of Kinburn, Ont.; Scott Perkins, Elgin Man.; Kevin Bisschop, Chilliwack, B.C.; Corey Loessin, Radisson, Sask.; and, Corteva Agronomist Allison Rasmussen based out of Manitoba. Thoughts on something we talked about on the show? Connect... Read More

January 22 • 55m 22s

RealAg Radio: Supply and demand shifts, seed sector shifts, and Ag 101 lessons, Jan 21, 2026

Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney, brought to you by GrainFox! On today’s show, Haney is joined by: Ben Buckner of Ag Resource on the grain markets; Mark Lepp of GrainFox for a spotlight interview; Doug Miller of the Canadian Seed Growers Association, on changes to the seed... Read More

January 21 • 54m 33.8s

RealAg Radio: Balance sheets, land sales, and finding opportunity in restructuring, Jan 20, 2026

Thanks for tuning in for this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio, with your host Shaun Haney! For today’s show, Haney is joined by Evan Shout of Farmer Coach. Haney and Shout discuss regaining profitability, moving land, reconstructing balance sheets, and finding opportunities in tight times. Plus, don’t miss segment three for a spotlight interview with... Read More

January 20 • 54m 29.4s

RealAg Radio: Farm management and cost-cutting, wind erosion, and early seeding, Jan 19, 2026

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by FMC Ag Canada! Today on RealAg Radio, host Shaun Haney is joined by Peter Johnson of RealAgriculture to talk about how to control and cut costs while managing your operation, plus wind erosion, and getting in the field early.... Read More

January 19 • 55m 46.5s

RealAg Radio: Canada-China tariff deal, '26 cost of production, and de-risking ag, Jan 16, 2026

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

January 16 • 1h 9m 50.6s

RealAg Radio: Regulatory hurdles, collaboration, and identifying priorities for farmers, Jan 15, 2026

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

January 15 • 1h 21m 8s

RealAg Radio: Mother nature's mood swings, de-risking the industry, and corn acres, Jan 14, 2026

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

January 14 • 55m 36.3s

RealAg Radio: A very bearish USDA report, traceability push back, & farm-level inflation, Jan 13, 2026

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

January 13 • 1h 4m 6s

RealAg Radio: Corn pops and spacing, reviving forages, and selling the small bumps, Jan 12, 2026

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

January 12 • 54m 51.5s

RealAg Radio: Priorities for MacDonald, the value of pork cheeks, & farm profitability, Jan 9, 2026

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

January 9 • 1h 11m 37.8s

RealAg Radio: Feedlot business risks, generational farming, and winter shop projects, Jan 8, 2026

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

January 8 • 57m 15.4s

RealAg Radio: Limits to farmland ownership, new stories, and live from SWAC, it's Bern, Jan 7, 2026

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

January 7 • 53m 42.4s

RealAg Radio: Market reactions to Venezuela situation, and opportunities for U.S. corn, Jan 6, 2026

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

January 6 • 53m 40.6s

RealAg Radio: Soybean flowers to pods, waterhemp, straw's value, and leadership, Jan 5, 2026

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

January 5 • 55m 4.2s

RealAg Radio: Farm profitability variables, policy headaches, and tech adoption, Jan 1, 2026

Welcome to the first RealAg Radio show of 2026! On today's show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith of RealAgriculture and Tyler McCann of CAPI for the RealAg Issues Panel. On today's show, the panel takes a look ahead at 2026 — from what's top of mind for producers, to... Read More

January 1 • 58m 1.7s

RealAg on the Weekend: Why farm size doesn't define success, Dec 27 & 28, 2025

Welcome to this week's edition of RealAg on the Weekend! On this edition of the show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Dean Klippenstine of MNP for a conversation that challenges the thinking that bigger is always better. Thoughts on something we talked about on the show? Connect with host Shaun Haney via shaney@realagriculture.com, on... Read More

December 27 • 40m 13.1s

RealAg Radio: The biggest surprises, under-covered stories, & international issues of 2025, Dec 25, 2025

Merry Christmas and welcome to today's edition of RealAg Radio! On today's show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith of RealAgriculture and Tyler McCann of CAPI for today's RealAg Issues Panel. On today's show, the panel takes a look back at 2025 and discusses international issues, the biggest surprises, and... Read More

December 25 • 53m 36.8s

RealAg Radio: Innovation and canola's future, and how GLP-1s are shaping food trends, Dec 24, 2025

Welcome to this Christmas Eve edition of RealAg Radio, with your host Shaun Haney! On today’s show, Haney is joined by: JP Frossard of Rabobank on how the rise of GLP-1 use impacts food consumption trends; and Antoine Bernet of Bayer Crop Science Canada on innovation and the canola’s future. Merry Christmas everyone, and have... Read More

December 24 • 53m 44.1s

RealAg Radio: Strengthening grain market transparency in Canada, Dec 23, 2025

Welcome to today's edition of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! Today's show is brought to you by Sask Crops and the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan. Today's show focuses on strengthening grain market transparency in Canada through weekly reports for grain exports. For this discussion, Haney is joined by: Jeremy Welter of APAS;... Read More

December 23 • 1h 6m 49.1s

RealAg Radio: Making cover crops work, the power of organic matter, and evil weevils, Dec 22, 2025

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

December 22 • 55m 5.9s

RealAg Radio: Quebec politics, grain company consolidation, European farm protests, Dec 19, 2025

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

December 19 • 1h 20m 28.1s

RealAg Radio: EVs on the farm, wild weather, and win, lose or learn, Dec 18, 2025

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

December 18 • 55m 22s

RealAg Radio: B.C. land rights, 2026 macroeconomics, and Our Food, Our Future, Dec 17, 2025

Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! On today's show, Haney is joined by: Werner Stump of BC Cattlemen’s Association on land rights and titles and the Cowichan decision; Krishen Rangasamy of FCC on 2026 macroeconomics; and, Lisa Bishop-Spencer of the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity on the Canada’s... Read More

December 17 • 53m 36.8s

RealAg Radio: Make every day delicious, guaranteed income, & risk marketing strategies, Dec 16, 2025

Welcome to RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! On today's show, hear from: Brian Comeault of Ireland Comeault Lafoy on corn, soybeans and canola and strategies for risk marketing; Tammi Arender, author of Dishes and Deviations: Make Everyday Delicious, on the release of this new book; Plus, hear Haney’s thoughts on guaranteed income for... Read More

December 16 • 53m 24.1s

RealAg Radio: Lamb & wool, spot-spraying at pre-seeding, and guaranteed income for farmers, Dec 15, 2025

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

December 15 • 55m 3s

RealAg Radio, Potential U.S. tariffs on potash, a surprise floor crossing, and a Sask. cabinet shuffle, Dec 12, 2025

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, and Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture! Plus, don’t miss the RealAg Radio... Read More

December 12 • 1h 17m 0.5s

RealAg Radio: What's top of mind for early 26, the dairy business, and driving revenue, Dec 11, 2025

Welcome to the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: John Wiebe of Dykstra Salisbury, NB; Wilco VanMeijl of Rapid City, Man.; Drew Spoelstra of Binbrook, Ont.; Kresten Jorgenson of New Brigden, Special Areas 3, Alta.; and, Pioneer Agronomist Ambrose... Read More

December 11 • 55m 31.2s

RealAg Radio: Frontlines — National security, Putin visits India, and interest in Venezuela, Dec 10, 2025

Welcome to this special crossover episode of RealAg Radio and the Frontlines podcast! For today's show, Shaun Haney is joined by Jacob Shapiro of the Bespoke Group where they unpack the impact of global trade on national security, signals that come from Putin's visit to India, and interest in Venezuela. Thoughts on something we talked... Read More

December 10 • 53m 37.1s

RealAg Radio: AI opportunities, growth prospects & ag groups absent on Ottawa letter, Dec 9, 2025

Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAgriculture with your host Shaun Haney, brought to you by CANTERRA SEEDS! On today's show, Haney is joined by: Shannon O'Neill of CANTERRA SEEDS for a spotlight interview; Shawn Kanungo of Grow Canada on the opportunity for Artificial Intelligence; Lorna McKercher of RBC for a report on growth due... Read More

December 9 • 53m 35.5s

RealAg Radio: The most profitable acre, patience with tillage, and early weed control, Dec 8 2025

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

December 8 • 55m 8s

RealAg Radio: USMCA trade-offs, farmer representation, and year-end farm finances, Dec 5, 2025

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

December 5 • 1h 17m 34.5s

RealAg Radio: Winter setting in, adjusting soil pH, and keeping the books organized, Dec 4, 2025

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

December 4 • 55m 14.8s

RealAg Radio: Thriving despite volatility, ag policy, and benchmarks of sustainability, Dec 3 2025

Welcome to this mid-week RealAg Radio show! For today's show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Amanda Richardson of the Centre for Agrifood Benchmarking on the four pillars of sustainability; Drew Spoelstra of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture on last year and the upcoming year; and, Dr. Trey Malone of Purdue University on embracing uncertainty... Read More

December 3 • 53m 41.7s

RealAg Radio: Canada's political landscape and an early 2026 weather outlook, Dec 2, 2025

Thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio for this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! Shaun Haney is joined for today’s show by: Meteorologist Eric Snodgrass of Nutrien Ag Solutions to discuss what’s to come for weather to round out the calendar year with a look to conditions in early 2026; and Political Journalist Althia Raj... Read More

December 2 • 53m 41.2s

RealAg Radio: Sales in an uncertain market, earthworms, and seed-to-soil contact, Dec 1, 2025

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

December 1 • 55m 14s

RealAg Radio: Canada's economic prosperity and what matters most, with John Stackhouse, Nov 28, 2025

Welcome and thanks for tuning in to this Black Friday edition of RealAgRadio! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by John Stackhouse, the senior VP to the office of the CEO at RBC Royal Bank. Haney and Stackhouse discuss what Stackhouse does in this role, break down current economic activity, and discuss matters... Read More

November 28 • 53m 45s

RealAg Radio: Trends in growing soybeans, the ideal ewe flock, and planning for '26, Nov 27, 2025

Welcome to this U.S. Thanksgiving edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! On this edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Chris Moore of Kinburn, Ont.; Aaron Stevanus of Bloomingdale, Ont.; Murray Froebe of Homewood, Man.; Colin de Moissac of Biggar,... Read More

November 27 • 55m 48.2s

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

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

November 26 • 1h 9m 16.9s

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

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

November 25 • 53m 40.7s

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

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

November 24 • 55m 33.9s

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

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

November 21 • 1h 6m 37.8s

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

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

November 20 • 55m 17.8s

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

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... Read More

November 19 • 52m 27s

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

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,... Read More

November 18 • 1h 4m 59.2s

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

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

November 17 • 55m 2s

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

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

November 14 • 1h 4m 33.9s

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

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

November 13 • 56m 10s

RealAg Radio: Agritechnica, China canola imports and, this-or-that for biostimulants, Nov 12, 2025

Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio! Today on the show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Robert Saik of AGvisorPro in Germany on location at Agritechnica in the Canadian Pavilion; Neil Townsend of GrainFox to discuss the markets and how much canola China will import; Andres Reyes Gaige and Loren Davis of Acadian... Read More

November 12 • 1h 10m 28.6s

RealAg Radio: Data discovery, residue management, and decoding canola seed tags, Nov 10, 2025

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

November 10 • 54m 58.4s

RealAg Radio: Resurge and a volatile cattle market, on location at Agri-Trade, Nov 7, 2025

Welcome back to today’s edition of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! Today’s show is brought to you by Helena Products Group and Crop Management Network. On the program, don’t miss the Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange. Plus, Shaun is on location at Agri-Trade for a conversation about... Read More

November 7 • 55m 18.5s

RealAg Radio: Winter plans and projects, racing to get fall work done, and plans for '26, Nov 6 2025

Welcome to the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! On today's edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire, Haney is joined by: Emery Huszka of Lambton, Ont.; Jeff Elder of Wawanesa, Man.; Jesse Meyer of Woking, Alta.; Devon Walker of Lashburn, Sask.; and, Pioneer Agronomist Andrew Elgersma of Elora,... Read More

November 6 • 57m 56.7s

RealAg Radio: The biggest feedyard in Nebraska, biologicals, and the federal budget, Nov 5, 2025

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

November 5 • 53m 40.5s

RealAg Radio: Positive outlook selling crops, more data on exports, and land values, Nov 4, 2025

Welcome to RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! Haney kicks off today’s show by breaking down the latest edition of the Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index and unpacking what farmers and ranchers had to say about their operation and finances. Later on the show, Haney is joined by: Wayne Bennet of Syngenta Canada for a... Read More

November 4 • 1h 12m 42.4s

RealAg Radio: Corn dry down, grain re-wetting in storage, and tillage in a system, Nov 3, 2025

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

November 3 • 54m 53s

RealAg Radio: Mark Carney meets with Xi Jinping, cutting red tape, and Blue Jays baseball, Oct 31, 2025

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

October 31 • 1h 14m 42.6s

RealAg Radio: Frustrating rain, anhydrous going down, & hopes for Canada/China meeting, Oct 30, 2025

Welcome to today’s edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio brought to you by Pioneer Seeds! Jeff Harrison of Quinte West, Ont.; Landon Friesen of Crystal City, Man.; Mike Beckie of Davidson, Sask.; Chad Beagle of Rimbey, Alta.; Pioneer agronomist Rebecca-Jo Cellini based out of Fergus, Ont. Plus, don't miss the RealAg Radio... Read More

October 30 • 1h 5m 51.7s

RealAg Radio: China buys U.S. soybeans, government shutdown impacts, & an ag bursary, Oct 29, 2025

Welcome back to RealAg Radio brought to you by DEKALB! For today’s edition of the show, Haney is joined by: Tommy Grisafi of Ag Bull Media on the Markets; Timothy Darragh for a DEKALB spotlight interview; Representative Eric Sorensen of the 17th District of Illinois, of Illinois’ 17th District discussing the potential impacts of a... Read More

October 29 • 1h 7m 23.6s

RealAg Radio: U.S./Canada trade, ag innovation, and addressing non-tariff barriers, Oct. 28, 2025

Welcome back to RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! For today’s edition of the show, Haney is joined by: Jacob Shapiro of Bespoke Group on U.S./Canada trade negotiations Clint Jurke of BASF for a product spotlight on InVigor; Tyler Fulton of Canadian Cattle Association on the UK, Mexico and, USA’s relationship; and, Neil Bentley... Read More

October 28 • 1h 2m 59.9s

RealAg Radio: Budget items for ag, phantom yield loss, and fall weed control, Oct 27, 2025

Welcome to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio brought to you by Nufarm soil active herbicides! On today’s show, your host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Kelvin Heppner with his interview of Ag Minister Heath MacDonald to discuss trade and the budget; Tyler Gullen for a spotlight interview for Nufarm and soil active herbicides;... Read More

October 27 • 54m 50.6s

RealAg Radio: Ontario's anti-tariff ad, the Can-Mex connection, and budget cuts, Oct 24, 2025

Welcome to RealAg Radio with today’s host Lyndsey Smith. On today’s edition of the show, Anne Waasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange joins the show for the Beef Market Update to touch on what happened with U.S. President potentially interfering with the cattle market. Also on today’s show, Tyler McCain of CAPI and Kelvin Heppner... Read More

October 24 • 1h 7m 15.2s

RealAg Radio: Collaboration, selling wool, thin margins, and a great time for cattle, Oct 23, 2025

Welcome back to RealAg Radio for today's edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! On today's show, your host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Sandi Brock, Staffa, Ont.; Mark MacLean, Port Albert, Ont.; Tyler Bartmanovich, McDonald, Man.; Bruce Holmquist, Kinistino, Sask.; Pioneer agronomist, Doug Moisey, based out of Alta.... Read More

October 23 • 55m 9.8s

RealAg Radio: Dennis Laycraft reflects on MCOOL, BSE, & the beef sector's resilience, Oct 22, 2025

Thanks for tuning in for today’s edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s show, your host Lyndsey Smith introduces the conversation between Dennis Laycraft and RealAgriculture’s Shaun Haney. Laycraft announced his retirement from the Canadian Cattle Association earlier this month and is set to be inducted into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame; throughout the conversation,... Read More

October 22 • 55m 16.7s

RealAg Radio: Nutrients for potato production, Ag in the Classroom, and clear communication, Oct 21, 2025

Welcome to RealAg Radio! On today’s show, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Amber Bell in conversation with Etienne Poulin of Poulin Pastoral Company to discuss the art of clear, calm communication; Eric Olson of MNP, with a product spotlight on the role of farm management advisors; Darcy Pawlik, the new chair of Ag in... Read More

October 21 • 55m 4.4s

RealAg Radio: Patchy wheat and canola, fall forage challenges, and phosphorus no-nos, Oct 20, 2025

Welcome to RealAg Radio for this Agronomic Monday episode of the show! On today’s show, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Autumn Barnes of Alberta Canola for a spotlight interview on Alberta Canola's new research survey for Alberta farmers and agronomists! Then, Peter Johnson joins Lyndsey Smith on the show to discuss fall cereal for... Read More

October 20 • 55m 7s

RealAg Radio: Who can buy farmland, India's demand, and an innovative mindset, Oct 17, 2025

Thank you for tuning in to today's edition of RealAg Radio with your occasional host, Lyndsey Smith. On today's edition of the show, Smith is joined by Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture and Marvin Slingerland with MNP. Up for discussion: Farmland ownership and the many sides to keeping pension plans out; India and China's demand for... Read More

October 17 • 54m 23s

RealAg Radio: Record-breaking yields, fertilizer prices, and farming in Oz, Oct 16, 2025

Welcome back to the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! On today's show, your host Shaun Haney is joined by: Dan Petker of Norfolk, Ont. Tracy Court of Plumas, Man.; Sarah Weigum of Three Hills, Alta.; Josh Lade of Osler, Sask.; and, Pioneer agronomist Greg Stopps, based in... Read More

October 16 • 55m 25.6s

RealAg Radio: Can we rely on China and India? A new dairy hub, and milk trade issues, Oct 15, 2025

Welcome to today's edition of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney, broadcasting from Denver, Colorado! On today's edition of the show, Haney is joined by: Fawn Jackson of The Dairy Farmers of Canada on launching a Dairy Hub; Greg Cherewyk of Pulse Canada to discuss relying on China and India in the pulse market;... Read More

October 15 • 55m 1.5s

RealAg Radio: The farmer's role in conservation, hybrid selection, and communication, Oct 14, 2025

Welcome back to RealAg Radio for today’s edition of the show with your host Lyndsey Smith! On today’s show, you'll hear from: Leigh-Ann Harder, technical services specialist with BASF, joins Amber Bell to break down how growers can tailor hybrid selection to fit their farm's unique needs; Lyndsey Smith on communication and why ag is... Read More

October 14 • 55m 27.5s

RealAg Radio: Dori Gingera-Beauchemin on leadership, legacy & learning, Oct 13, 2025

Thanks for tuning in to this Thanksgiving Monday edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Dori Gingera-Beauchemin, one of this year’s inductees into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame. The episode features a wide-ranging conversation on her 44-year public service career in Manitoba, lessons in leadership, and what it... Read More

October 13 • 1h 1m 50s

RealAg Radio: How Carney did in D.C., opportunity in ag, and surprising jobs numbers, Oct 10, 2025

Welcome to today’s edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s show, your host Shaun Haney is joined by Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange for a Beef Market Update, and Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner, both of RealAgriculture, plus Meagan Murdoch of Hill & Knowlton for the RealAg Issues Panel. On today's show, the issues panel... Read More

October 10 • 1h 12m 43s

RealAg Radio: Pleasant harvest in dry areas, scarcity of parts, and strong land prices, Oct. 9, 2025

Welcome back to the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! On today's edition of the show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Tyler Lester of Bloomfield, Ont.; Jack Froese, Winkler, Man.; Kent Ericksen, Irma, Alta.; Kevin Buchner, Brownsville, Ont.; and, Pioneer agronomist Colleen Redlick out of Sask. Thoughts... Read More

October 9 • 54m 51.5s

RealAg Radio: Carney's meeting, canola decisions in 26, & new crop protection products, Oct 8, 2025

Welcome back to RealAg Radio for this mid-week edition of the show with your host Shaun Haney! For today's show, Haney is joined by, Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture to discuss outcomes from yesterday's meeting between Trump and Carney; Mark Alberts of BASF for a spotlight interview on InVigor Book and Buy; Darren Anderson of Vive... Read More

October 8 • 52m 54.1s

RealAg Radio: Carney meets Trump, land values in focus, & Canada's competitiveness plan, Oct 7, 2025

Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is back in the chair, broadcasting from Calgary, after a swing through Nashville and a stop at RFD-TV’s Market Day Report. On today’s show, it’s just Shaun behind the mic — no guests required — walking through the big issues facing Canadian agriculture and... Read More

October 7 • 1h 9m 20s

RealAg Radio: Over-dry harvest conditions, fall weed control's role, and rootworm risk, Oct 6, 2025

Welcome to this Monday edition of RealAg Radio brought to you by FMC Canada! On today’s Agronomic Monday edition of the radio show, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Peter Johnson to discuss overly dry conditions for beans, corn and winter wheat; Allison Wilkinson of FMC for a product spotlight on fall herbicide application; Olivia... Read More

October 6 • 54m 51.5s

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RealAg Radio: Winter livestock challenges, ROI on inputs, and the value of farm shows, Jan 29, 2026

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RealAg Radio: Winter livestock challenges, ROI on inputs, and the value of farm shows, Jan 29, 2026

RealAg Radio: Hybrid rye value, China tariff relief, and RIN haircut talk, Jan 28, 2026

RealAg Radio: 7 traits of successful farms, subsoiling soybeans, and the polar vortex, Jan 27, 2026

RealAg Radio: Canada's place in the world, the future of CUSMA, and provincial trade, Jan 26, 2026

RealAg on the Weekend: An eye on potatoes, irrigation gains, and the new chair of RDAR Jan 24 &amp; 25/26

RealAg Radio: Fostering the future with Results Driven Agriculture Research, Jan 23, 2026

RealAg Radio: Farm show season, managing fixed costs, and beef on dairy economics, Jan 22, 2026

RealAg Radio: Supply and demand shifts, seed sector shifts, and Ag 101 lessons, Jan 21, 2026

RealAg Radio: Balance sheets, land sales, and finding opportunity in restructuring, Jan 20, 2026

RealAg Radio: Farm management and cost-cutting, wind erosion, and early seeding, Jan 19, 2026

RealAg Radio: Canada-China tariff deal, '26 cost of production, and de-risking ag, Jan 16, 2026

RealAg Radio: Regulatory hurdles, collaboration, and identifying priorities for farmers, Jan 15, 2026

RealAg Radio: Mother nature's mood swings, de-risking the industry, and corn acres, Jan 14, 2026

RealAg Radio: A very bearish USDA report, traceability push back, &amp; farm-level inflation, Jan 13, 2026

RealAg Radio: Corn pops and spacing, reviving forages, and selling the small bumps, Jan 12, 2026

RealAg Radio: Priorities for MacDonald, the value of pork cheeks, &amp; farm profitability, Jan 9, 2026

RealAg Radio: Feedlot business risks, generational farming, and winter shop projects, Jan 8, 2026

RealAg Radio: Limits to farmland ownership, new stories, and live from SWAC, it's Bern, Jan 7, 2026

RealAg Radio: Market reactions to Venezuela situation, and opportunities for U.S. corn, Jan 6, 2026

RealAg Radio: Soybean flowers to pods, waterhemp, straw's value, and leadership, Jan 5, 2026

RealAg Radio: Farm profitability variables, policy headaches, and tech adoption, Jan 1, 2026

RealAg on the Weekend: Why farm size doesn't define success, Dec 27 &amp; 28, 2025

RealAg Radio: The biggest surprises, under-covered stories, &amp; international issues of 2025, Dec 25, 2025

RealAg Radio: Innovation and canola's future, and how GLP-1s are shaping food trends, Dec 24, 2025

RealAg Radio: Strengthening grain market transparency in Canada, Dec 23, 2025

RealAg Radio: Making cover crops work, the power of organic matter, and evil weevils, Dec 22, 2025

RealAg Radio: Quebec politics, grain company consolidation, European farm protests, Dec 19, 2025

RealAg Radio: EVs on the farm, wild weather, and win, lose or learn, Dec 18, 2025

RealAg Radio: B.C. land rights, 2026 macroeconomics, and Our Food, Our Future, Dec 17, 2025

RealAg Radio: Make every day delicious, guaranteed income, &amp; risk marketing strategies, Dec 16, 2025

RealAg Radio: Lamb &amp; wool, spot-spraying at pre-seeding, and guaranteed income for farmers, Dec 15, 2025

RealAg Radio, Potential U.S. tariffs on potash, a surprise floor crossing, and a Sask. cabinet shuffle, Dec 12, 2025

RealAg Radio: What's top of mind for early 26, the dairy business, and driving revenue, Dec 11, 2025

RealAg Radio: Frontlines — National security, Putin visits India, and interest in Venezuela, Dec 10, 2025

RealAg Radio: AI opportunities, growth prospects &amp; ag groups absent on Ottawa letter, Dec 9, 2025

RealAg Radio: The most profitable acre, patience with tillage, and early weed control, Dec 8 2025

RealAg Radio: USMCA trade-offs, farmer representation, and year-end farm finances, Dec 5, 2025

RealAg Radio: Winter setting in, adjusting soil pH, and keeping the books organized, Dec 4, 2025

RealAg Radio: Thriving despite volatility, ag policy, and benchmarks of sustainability, Dec 3 2025

RealAg Radio: Canada's political landscape and an early 2026 weather outlook, Dec 2, 2025

RealAg Radio: Sales in an uncertain market, earthworms, and seed-to-soil contact, Dec 1, 2025

RealAg Radio: Canada's economic prosperity and what matters most, with John Stackhouse, Nov 28, 2025

RealAg Radio: Trends in growing soybeans, the ideal ewe flock, and planning for '26, Nov 27, 2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

RealAg Radio: Agritechnica, China canola imports and, this-or-that for biostimulants, Nov 12, 2025

RealAg Radio: Data discovery, residue management, and decoding canola seed tags, Nov 10, 2025

RealAg Radio: Resurge and a volatile cattle market, on location at Agri-Trade, Nov 7, 2025

RealAg Radio: Winter plans and projects, racing to get fall work done, and plans for '26, Nov 6 2025

RealAg Radio: The biggest feedyard in Nebraska, biologicals, and the federal budget, Nov 5, 2025

RealAg Radio: Positive outlook selling crops, more data on exports, and land values, Nov 4, 2025

RealAg Radio: Corn dry down, grain re-wetting in storage, and tillage in a system, Nov 3, 2025

RealAg Radio: Mark Carney meets with Xi Jinping, cutting red tape, and Blue Jays baseball, Oct 31, 2025

RealAg Radio: Frustrating rain, anhydrous going down, &amp; hopes for Canada/China meeting, Oct 30, 2025

RealAg Radio: China buys U.S. soybeans, government shutdown impacts, &amp; an ag bursary, Oct 29, 2025

RealAg Radio: U.S./Canada trade, ag innovation, and addressing non-tariff barriers, Oct. 28, 2025

RealAg Radio: Budget items for ag, phantom yield loss, and fall weed control, Oct 27, 2025

RealAg Radio: Ontario's anti-tariff ad, the Can-Mex connection, and budget cuts, Oct 24, 2025

RealAg Radio: Collaboration, selling wool, thin margins, and a great time for cattle, Oct 23, 2025

RealAg Radio: Dennis Laycraft reflects on MCOOL, BSE, &amp; the beef sector's resilience, Oct 22, 2025

RealAg Radio: Nutrients for potato production, Ag in the Classroom, and clear communication, Oct 21, 2025

RealAg Radio: Patchy wheat and canola, fall forage challenges, and phosphorus no-nos, Oct 20, 2025

RealAg Radio: Who can buy farmland, India's demand, and an innovative mindset, Oct 17, 2025

RealAg Radio: Record-breaking yields, fertilizer prices, and farming in Oz, Oct 16, 2025

RealAg Radio: Can we rely on China and India? A new dairy hub, and milk trade issues, Oct 15, 2025

RealAg Radio: The farmer's role in conservation, hybrid selection, and communication, Oct 14, 2025

RealAg on the Weekend: An eye on potatoes, irrigation gains, and the new chair of RDAR Jan 24 & 25/26

RealAg Radio: A very bearish USDA report, traceability push back, & farm-level inflation, Jan 13, 2026

RealAg Radio: Priorities for MacDonald, the value of pork cheeks, & farm profitability, Jan 9, 2026

RealAg on the Weekend: Why farm size doesn't define success, Dec 27 & 28, 2025

RealAg Radio: The biggest surprises, under-covered stories, & international issues of 2025, Dec 25, 2025

RealAg Radio: Make every day delicious, guaranteed income, & risk marketing strategies, Dec 16, 2025

RealAg Radio: Lamb & wool, spot-spraying at pre-seeding, and guaranteed income for farmers, Dec 15, 2025

RealAg Radio: AI opportunities, growth prospects & ag groups absent on Ottawa letter, Dec 9, 2025

RealAg Radio: Frustrating rain, anhydrous going down, & hopes for Canada/China meeting, Oct 30, 2025

RealAg Radio: China buys U.S. soybeans, government shutdown impacts, & an ag bursary, Oct 29, 2025

RealAg Radio: Dennis Laycraft reflects on MCOOL, BSE, & the beef sector's resilience, Oct 22, 2025

RealAg Radio: Dori Gingera-Beauchemin on leadership, legacy & learning, Oct 13, 2025

RealAg Radio: Carney's meeting, canola decisions in 26, & new crop protection products, Oct 8, 2025

RealAg Radio: Carney meets Trump, land values in focus, & Canada's competitiveness plan, Oct 7, 2025