Forage and Grasslands Unpacked is a series of conversations about forage, grasslands and grazing through a multifocal lens. Each episode we’ll bring you one host, two guests, one topic and invigorating conversation as we discuss a variety of subjects related to forage and grazing.
This week on Forage and Grasslands Unpacked we’re talking about how we perceive grasslands as a society. 2026 is the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralist, so this is a timely conversation. Today’s conversation covers a lot of ground from capitalism to poetry. Guiding the conversation today is Mia Grey. She’s joined by our guests Cam Carlyle, Maggie Hanna and Tacey Robertson. Mia Grey is a post-graduate (MA, English) researcher in the Fine Arts and Humanities department...
26 Oct 2026
6 - Riparian Areas
Welcome to Forage and Grasslands Unpacked, a podcast by Canadian Forage and Grasslands Association. This week we’re talking about riparian areas and their impact. We have four special guests joining us. This week’s host Kaylee Healy chats with Shari Clare, Amy Berlando, Kylie McRae and Jordan Sinclair. Jordan Sinclair holds a PhD in ecology and is CEO of ALUS, a national charitable organization delivering farmer-led, community-governed conservation across 41 Canadian communities.&...
13 Oct 2026
5 - Management Options
Welcome to Forage and Grasslands Unpacked, a podcast by Canadian Forage and Grasslands Association. This week we’re talking about management options and how we can support grasslands so they thrive. Host Cedric MacLeod leads an informative conversation with guests Tom Harrison or the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Foundation, Alvin First Rider with Blood Tribe Land Management and Serena Black of the BC Forage Council. Spoiler...grazing is only part of the story. Serena is a profession...
28 Sept 2026
4 - Who's at the Table
This week on Forage and Grasslands Unpacked we have a full panel representing a wide variety of voices who represent a network of people and organizations with a stake in preserving grasslands. Joining us today are: Graham Gilchrist is a professional agrologist with over 35 years of experience serving the needs of rural Canadians. He is the CEO of the non-profit society Biological Carbon Canada, which specializes in learning and knowledge transfer about greenhouse gas markets for ...
14 Sept 2026
3 - Protecting Biodiversity
Welcome to Forage and Grasslands Unpacked, a Canadian Forage and Grassland Association podcast which explores grasslands and grazing through a multifocal lens. This week, we're discussing the role grasslands play in supporting biodiversity, we'll talk about species at risk and ways to mitigate habitat loss. Host John Pattison-Willams chats with Silke Nebel, vice-president of Key Conservation Initiatives with Birds Canada and Paul Galpern a professor at the University of Calgary and the lead o...
31 Aug 2026
2 - Condition of Grasslands
Welcome to Forage and Grasslands Unpacked, a Canadian Forage and Grassland Association podcast exploring forage, grasslands and grazing through a multifocal lens. This week we're talking about the current state of grasslands. Host Kalyee Healy sits down with professional agrologist and the director of conservation at the Meewasin Valley Authority Renny Grilz; and Sam Robinson who is a sustainable agriculture research scientist for Ducks Unlimited Canada. They're talking about grasslands, how ...
12 May 2026
1 - What IS a Grassland?
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Forage and Grasslands Unpacked, a Canadian Forage and Grassland Association podcast exploring forage, grasslands, and grazing through a multifocal lens. This season opens by grounding listeners in a deceptively simple question: What is a grassland? Host Cedric MacLeod sits down with Dr. John Pattison‑Williams, natural resource economist and producer, and Heather Peat Hamm, botanist and plant ecologist, to unpack the many ways grasslands are understood — fro...
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