Generate Canada, with support from Co-operators and the Smart Prosperity Institute, has launched The Ag Podcast. Hosted by agricultural communications leader, Crystal Mackay, the podcast features frank conversations about the challenges and opportunities facing farmers and their communities, from succession planning and human resources to sustainable farming practices and carbon markets.
The Ag Podcast
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Generate Canada, with support from Co-operators and the Smart Prosperity Institute, has launched The Ag Podcast. Hosted by agricultural communications leader, Crystal Mackay, the podcast features frank conversations about the challenges and opportunities facing farmers and their communities, from succession planning and human resources to sustainable farming practices and carbon markets.
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November 5, 2024
The Next Generation of Farmers - The Ag Podcast
<p> With 60% of farmers aged 55 and over, over 40% of Canadian farms will pass the torch onto the next generation in the next ten years. As this transition happens, young farmers will not only be stepping into a new role, but they will be experiencing opportunities and challenges that look different from previous generations. Host Crystal McKay talks with two farmers of the next generation, Katie Keddy and Audrey Morneau, to discuss their experiences as their family farms transition. They share the current realities of farming, the challenges and opportunities they’re encountering, and their tips for other young farmers. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:45 Examining the demographic shift in farming 02:25 Guest introduction 03:25 Katie Keddy tells the story of her farm 05:26 Audrey Morneau tells the story of her farm 06:42 How changed Audry’s perspective 08:08 Skills for success in farming 10:30 Obstacles facing farmers in transition 13:30 Opportunities for Women in Agriculture 17:35 Stepping up in your community 19:13 What excites you about agriculture today? 23:03 If you could change one thing about agriculture, what would it be? 27:20 Continuous Learning and Networking in Agriculture 29:35 Final Thoughts and Conclusion Links: Video: Carbon Farming 101 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRY8hujkNMM&t=72s 4-H Canada: https://4-h-canada.ca/ Video: FCC Future of Young Farmers (4-H Canada): https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1374758479745855 Article: How leadership programs set young farmers up for success (FCC) https://www.fcc-fac.ca/en/knowledge/leadership-programs-set-young-farmers-up-for-success Credits: Host: Crystal Mackay https://ca.linkedin.com/in/crystal-mackay-683b26a Producers: Meredith Martin https://twitter.com/meredithmartin and Cara Stern https://twitter.com/carastern Production coordinator: Rebecca Babcock https://ca.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-babcock Music: Dustin Stern http://dustinspace.com The Ag Podcast is produced by Generate Canada https://generatecanada.ca/ with support from Co-operators https://www.cooperators.ca/en/insurance/farm and the Smart Prosperity Institute https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/ Questions or comments? Reach out to us at info@canza.ca </p>
October 29, 2024
The Power of Collaboration in Agriculture and Food - The Ag Podcast
<p> In today’s society, supply chains are built for competition — competing for supplies, suppliers, and market share. But over the past decade in the agri-food space, businesses that were once fierce competitors have been standing side-by-side to overcome the sector’s biggest challenges together. Driving down emissions in the agri-food system is one of those challenges. Host Crystal Mackay sits down with Nick Betts, Managing Director at the Canadian Alliance for Net-zero Agri-food (CANZA), and Benjamin Eastman, Senior Farm Consultant at Co-operators, to talk about collaboration and its important role in Canada achieving a net-zero agri-food system. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:00 Shift towards Collaboration in the food system 02:21 Ben Eastman, The Cooperators, and the role of collaboration 03:58 Nick Betts, CANZA, and the role of collaboration 04:31 Pre-competitive collaboration 05:55 Net zero food production: balancing the environmental scorecard 08:05 Capital investment and short-term business risks 10:12 Promoting collaboration and overcoming hurdles 13:15 Opportunities for farmers 16:20 Examples of where it’s working 18:20 The future of collaboration and net zero work 19:48 What we can all learn from belgian horses 21: Collective effervescence 22:20 Farmers telling their story and leading with curiosity Links: Video: Carbon Farming 101 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRY8hujkNMM&t=72s Canadian Alliance for Net-zero Agri-food - https://canza.ca/ Video: Carbon Farming 101 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRY8hujkNMM&t=72s The Co-operators - https://www.cooperators.ca/en/insurance/farm Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef - https://crsb.ca/ Collective effervescence - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_effervescence Credits: Host: Crystal Mackay https://ca.linkedin.com/in/crystal-mackay-683b26a Producers: Meredith Martin https://twitter.com/meredithmartin and Cara Stern https://twitter.com/carastern Production coordinator: Rebecca Babcock https://ca.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-babcock Music: Dustin Stern http://dustinspace.com The Ag Podcast is produced by Generate Canada https://generatecanada.ca/ with support from Co-operators https://www.cooperators.ca/en/insurance/farm and the Smart Prosperity Institute https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/ Questions or comments? Reach out to us at info@canza.ca </p>
October 22, 2024
Digging Deep on Soil Health - The Ag Podcast
<p>Human life heavily depends on a thin layer of topsoil. It grows food, retains water, and sequesters carbon. However, topsoil degradation is compromising the resilience of our soil against flooding, droughts, and pests, as well as destabilizing our food security. Many farmers have played, and continue to play, an important role in maintaining and increasing the health of our soil, but the urgency for farmers to implement and document soil-smart practices is growing across the value chain and amongst the general public.</p> <p>In this episode, host Crystal Mackay digs deep with Cedric MacLeod, Farmer and the Executive Director of Canadian Forage and Grassland Association, and Tim Wray, Cattle Rancher at Wray Ranch, about why soil health is so important, how farmers can farm with the soil in mind, and the opportunity that stakeholders across the agri-food value chain have to support farmers in this work.</p> <p><strong>Chapters:</strong></p> <p>00:00 Introduction</p> <p>02:30 The importance of soil health</p> <p>06:45 Intensively managed rotational grazing </p> <p>09:05 Barriers to implementing soil health practices</p> <p>14:03 Regenerative ag versus extractive finance</p> <p>15:05 Financial incentives and support programs</p> <p>17:30 Alignment of the stakeholder community</p> <p>19:49 Advice for farmers and ranchers</p> <p>22:08 Conclusion</p> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <ul> <li><p>Video: Carbon Farming 101 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRY8hujkNMM&t=72s" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRY8hujkNMM&t=72s</a> </p> </li> <li><p>Sustainable Food and Agriculture (FAO): <a href="https://www.fao.org/sustainability/news/detail/en/c/1274219/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.fao.org/sustainability/news/detail/en/c/1274219/</a></p> </li> <li><p>World Soil Day information and activities (FAO): <a href="https://www.fao.org/world-soil-day/en/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.fao.org/world-soil-day/en/</a></p> </li> <li><p>Report: Critical Ground: Why Soil is Essential to Canada's Economic, Environmental, Human, and Social Health (Senate of Canada): <a href="https://sencanada.ca/en/info-page/parl-44-1/agfo-critical-ground/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://sencanada.ca/en/info-page/parl-44-1/agfo-critical-ground/</a></p> </li> <li><p>Report: Efficient nitrogen and fertilizer management (Smart Prosperity Institute): <a href="https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/sites/default/files/NitrogenFertMgmt_Report_final.pdf" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/sites/default/files/NitrogenFertMgmt_Report_final.pdf</a></p> </li> <li><p>Blog: Innovating Canada’s business risk management programs for climate resilient outcomes (Smart Prosperity Institute): <a href="https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/InnovatingBRM" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/InnovatingBRM</a></p> </li> </ul> <p><strong>Credits:</strong></p> <p><strong>Host:</strong> Crystal Mackay <a href="https://ca.linkedin.com/in/crystal-mackay-683b26a" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ca.linkedin.com/in/crystal-mackay-683b26a</a></p> <p><strong>Producers:</strong> Meredith Martin <a href="https://twitter.com/meredithmartin" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/meredithmartin</a> and </p> <p>Cara Stern <a href="https://twitter.com/carastern" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/carastern</a></p> <p><strong>Production coordinator:</strong> Rebecca Babcock <a href="https://ca.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-babcock" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ca.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-babcock</a></p> <p><strong>Music:</strong> Dustin Stern <a href="http://dustinspace.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://dustinspace.com</a></p> <p>The Ag Podcast is produced by <strong>Generate Canada</strong> <a href="https://generatecanada.ca/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://generatecanada.ca/</a> with support from <strong>Co-operators </strong><a href="https://www.cooperators.ca/en/insurance/farm" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cooperators.ca/en/insurance/farm</a> and the <strong>Smart Prosperity Institute</strong> <a href="https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://institute.smartprosperity.ca/</a></p> <p>Questions or Comments? Reach out to us at <a href="mailto:info@canza.ca" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">info@canza.ca</a> </p>
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