In this week’s episode, Tracy speaks to Aimée Ferré Stang about Farm Credit Canada’s "FCC Knowledge: Talking Farm and Food Podcast.” Have you tuned into Farm Credit Canada’s podcast yet? If not, you are in for a treat. The Talking Farm and Food is a monthly podcast that highlights the stories and experiences of farm business entrepreneurs and the lessons they’ve learned along the way. You’ll also hear from industry experts about the farm management topics you care about. In this episode, Tracy, ...
Oct 18, 2024•35 min•Season 7Ep. 10
In this week’s episode, Tracy speaks to Ove Karlsson about the “Five Pillars of Farm Business Excellence.” Ove is a speaker at Farm Management Canada’s 2024 AgEx Conference being held in November and we were pleased to have him on the show to share his farm business management expertise with our audience. In this episode, Tracy and Ove speak about: How knowledge is power, but knowledge is not enough. His travel to Canada and the differences/similarities between Swedish and Canadian farmers. Wher...
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 7Ep. 9
In this week’s episode, Tracy speaks to Heather Watson from Farm Management Canada about “Building Farm Management Excellence.” In this episode, Tracy and Heather speak about: Farm Management Canada's mission is to help create strong farm business leaders through its knowledge centre, events, and resources. Heather shares more about when and why their organization was founded. Hint: They spotted the need after the farm crisis of the 80’s. Tracy asks her about what they are focused on as an organ...
Oct 09, 2024•37 min•Season 7Ep. 8
In this week’s episode, “Increase Your Resiliency: Change Your Life And Farming Operation, ” Tracy speaks to John Sachse about increasing resiliency to change your life, relationships, and farming endurance. Noun: Resiliency Definition: The capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. Well, goodness, as farmers, we could all use more resiliency on our journey, couldn’t we? In this episode, that is precisely what Tracy and John speak about. What is resiliency, and why...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 7Ep. 7
DISCLAIMER - This information is not a substitute for mental health or medical treatment or services. In this week’s episode, Tracy speaks to Amy Monea about all things mental health in this episode titled “Farmer Suicide: Let’s Talk About It.” In this episode, Tracy and Amy discuss: What is the difference between mental health and mental illness? Amy walks us through different mental health concerns, symptoms and illnesses. She shares about panic attacks, anxiety, depression, bipolar, schizophr...
Sep 26, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 7Ep. 6
In this week’s episode, Tracy speaks to Maggie Van Camp about all things transition planning in this episode titled “Farm Succession: A Communication First Approach.” In this episode, Tracy and Maggie discuss: - Why is now the time for farmers to create their transition plan? - Maggie states, “Successful succession requires flipping the priorities on transition planning to having better communication skills as a foundation.” - She shares the 3 Phases of Transition Planning. - How long does trans...
Sep 26, 2024•1 hr 24 min
Tracy speaks to Clint Fischer about “Passing Down The Farm" in this week's episode. In this episode, Tracy speaks to Clint Fischer about all things farm transition planning: For decades, the industry has been educating and pushing succession planning for farmers at events, in articles, etc. Are we making progress as an industry? What are the main reasons/obstacles that keep farmers from starting? Who are the best individuals to hire to help you create your transition plan? When is the best time ...
Sep 20, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 7Ep. 4
Tracy speaks to Mike Downey about “The Great Farm Wealth Transfer " in this week's episode. Baby boomers currently hold half of our nation’s $140 trillion in wealth. It is estimated millennials will hold 5 times as much wealth by 2030. A record amount of wealth will transfer in the next 10 to 15 years. This has been coined the “Great Wealth Transfer.” In this episode, Tracy speaks to Mike Downey about all things farm transition planning: Mike shares his thoughts on the “Great Wealth Transfer and...
Sep 18, 2024•53 min•Season 7Ep. 3
In this week’s Product Spotlight, Tracy speaks to Justine Cornelsen with BrettYoung Seeds about BrettYoung LibertyLink® Canola. About BrettYoung LibertyLink® Canola. The First in Our New Generation of LibertyLink® Hybrids. A High Yield Potential, Mid-Maturity Hybrid with Pod DefendR® Technology and Next-Generation Clubroot Protection. Pod DefendR — durable shatter tolerance technology DefendR-rated next-generation clubroot protection Strong early season vigour and excellent standability The new ...
Sep 17, 2024•14 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In this week’s episode, Tracy speaks to Kristin Demoranville and Andrew Rose about “Hackers Targeting Canada's Food Supply.” It’s true. Hackers are targeting Canada’s food supply, and in today’s episode, Tracy speaks to Kristin and Andrew, two cyber security professionals, about precisely what is happening. In this episode, they discuss: A string of ransomware attacks by Russian hackers are targeting Canada's agriculture sector and raising serious concerns about the safety of the food supply. Kr...
Sep 13, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 7Ep. 2
In this week’s episode, Tracy speaks to Nate Clark and Dan Erdmann from Farm Rescue. Have you heard about the great work that Farm Rescue is doing in the agriculture community? Farm Rescue is a wonderful organization that provides planting, haying, harvesting, commodity hauling and livestock feeding assistance to farm and ranch families that have experienced a major injury, illness or natural disaster. They have assisted more than 1,100 farm and ranch families since our inception in 2005! Join T...
Sep 11, 2024•38 min•Season 7Ep. 1
Thank-You for celebrating 6 years of The Impact Farming Show with us! We truly could not have done this without the support of you, our amazing viewers and listeners, and of course all of our wonderful show guests. It's a great honor to have come this far and we are so excited to continue with season 7 (starting soon). Our 1st ever episode aired on August 8th, 2018, Tracy interviewed Jolene Brown in the episode titled "Family Farms and Succession Planning", take a step back in time and watch epi...
Sep 04, 2024•50 min•Season 6Ep. 14
The Impact Farming Show is celebrating 6 years! Wow, time sure flies. Do you recall our 1st ever episode which aired on August 8th, 2018? Tracy interviewed Jolene Brown in this episode titled "Family Farms and Succession Planning", take a step back in time and watch episode 1 Our season 6 countdown continues with Episode 206 taking the 2nd place spot. Please join Tracy and Art Lange in this episode titled “Cash Flow Concerns.” As a business owner, cash flow planning is one of the most critical f...
Aug 28, 2024•26 min•Season 6Ep. 11
The Impact Farming Show is celebrating 6 years! Wow, time sure flies. Do you recall our 1st ever episode which aired on August 8th, 2018? Tracy interviewed Jolene Brown in this episode titled "Family Farms and Succession Planning", take a step back in time and watch episode 1 Our season 6 countdown continues with Episode 213 taking the 3rd place spot. Please join Tracy and Felix Wever in this episode titled "Drones For Farming". Drone expert Felix Weber is here to tell you why you should be usin...
Aug 21, 2024•41 min•Season 6Ep. 18
In this special segment, Tracy speaks to Mark Walker from Cereals Canada about “Canada’s Looming National Rail Crisis.” Canada is on the brink of entering a historical and catastrophic rail crisis. Join us as we speak to Mark and clarify what is happening. In this episode: - What happens if they strike? - What are the consequences to Canada, our reliability as a trade partner, businesses, consumers, and farmers who are working hard to get the crops off and need the rail system working in full fo...
Aug 20, 2024•19 min
Season 6 Countdown #4 - Episode 204: "Conflict On The Farm" w/Elaine Froese The Impact Farming Show is celebrating 6 years! Wow, time sure flies. Do you recall our 1st ever episode which aired on August 8th, 2018? Tracy interviewed Jolene Brown in this episode titled "Family Farms and Succession Planning", take a step back in time and watch episode 1 Our season 6 countdown begins with Episode 204 taking the 4th place spot. Please join Tracy and Elaine Froese in this episode titled "Conflict On T...
Aug 14, 2024•59 min•Season 6Ep. 9
In this week’s episode, Tracy speaks with Crystal Mackay about “Telling Our Story As Farmers.” “We need to tell our story to consumers!” How many times have we heard this? As farmers, we hear this and agree that we should share our story. We really want to, but when the time comes to start sharing our story, we don’t know what to say or how to say it, and we are also likely more than a tiny bit concerned about getting attacked. Sound familiar? We hear you, which is precisely what Tracy speaks to...
Jul 31, 2024•46 min•Season 6Ep. 40
In this week’s episode, Tracy speaks to Linda Hunt about “Agknow: Alberta’s Farm Mental Health Network.” Attention Alberta Farmers & Professionals Whether it’s accessing resources for yourself, or pointing a farmer in the right direction, AgKnow is your key partner in the evolving landscape of farm mental health. Their vision is to create a shift in farming culture to one where caring for mental health is a natural part of farm life. They want to increase resiliency in farming communities, d...
Jul 24, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 6Ep. 39
In this week’s episode, Tracy speaks to Venessa Joy about “Ag Women Connect: Empowering Women In Agriculture.” In this episode, Tracy speaks to Venessa all about her organization. Who are Ag Women Connect? Venessa shares the vision and purpose behind the organization. She shares more about membership and the organization's mission to empower, support, connect, and grow women in agriculture across the United States. Tracy asks Venessa about core values and her decision to courageously share them ...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 6Ep. 38
In this week’s episode, Tracy speaks to Kristin Demoranville, a cybersecurity professional, about “Cyber Attacks: Is Agriculture At Risk?” Remember the solar flares that caused #plant24 to grind to a halt and, most recently, cyber-attacks on equipment dealers? It’s no secret. We rely heavily on technology within agriculture. The question must be asked, has anyone stopped to consider the looming threat that cyber-attacks pose to farms, the agriculture industry, and the entire food chain? That’s p...
Jun 24, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 6Ep. 37
In today’s episode, Tracy chats with David Derwin about “Grain Marketing in Our Current Environment: June 2024 Update.” Are you curious how things are shaping up in the grain markets as of spring 2024? If so, you will not want to miss this conversation where Tracy and David chat about: The current market conditions as of June 2024. What is the market outlook as of right now? The best marketing and hedging strategies to use this time of the year. David shares a cattle market update and speaks abo...
Jun 19, 2024•42 min•Season 6Ep. 36
In this week’s episode, Tracy speaks to Michael Langemeier from Purdue University about “Measuring Optimism in Agriculture: May 2024 Ag Economy Barometer Report.” In this episode, Tracy and Michael speak about: What is the Ag Economy Barometer? In this interview, Michael shares the survey results from over 400 producers who were asked a series of questions. Purdue University and CME then compile the results to create the Ag Economy Barometer. The May 2024 results are in. Michael reviews the surv...
Jun 12, 2024•51 min•Season 6Ep. 35
In this week’s episode, Tracy speaks to Patti Durand about “Conflict Landmines During Busy Farm Seasons.” The vast majority of farms are multigenerational. While this is a beautiful thing, it can also present some additional challenges regarding the working atmosphere during hectic seasons. Stress. Blow-ups. Arguments and more. In this episode, Tracy and Patti speak about: The way we speak to our farming family, especially during high-stress moments. Button pushing. Our family created our button...
Jun 05, 2024•40 min•Season 6Ep. 34
In this week’s episode, Tracy speaks to Gerry Friesen about his new book titled “The Recovering Farmer: A Journey through the Labyrinth of Anxiety and Depression.” Mental health in agriculture is one of the most critical conversations in our industry, and in today’s episode, Tracy and Gerry speak about: Gerry’s personal mental health journey. How and why, he got started sharing this very personal story. Gerry shares the exciting announcement that his new book titled “The Recovering Farmer: A Jou...
May 29, 2024•35 min•Season 6Ep. 33
In this week’s episode, Tracy speaks to Dave Gallant from the Canadian Canola Growers Association about the “CCGA Cash Advance Program: The Financial Tool Farmers Are Looking For.” Are you concerned about the current elevated interest rates? If so, you will not want to miss this episode, in which Tracy speaks to Dave Gallant about a powerful borrowing tool for Canadian farmers. In this episode, they discuss: Who is the Canadian Canola Growers Association and what does it do? Did you know that in...
May 22, 2024•17 min•Season 6Ep. 32
In this week’s episode, Tracy speaks to Sarah Foster from 20/20 Seed Labs about “20/20 Seed Labs & Celebrating 35 Years In Business.” In this episode, Tracy and Sarah discuss: Sarah’s background, her immigration to Canada, and why she decided to launch 20/20 Seed Labs. Sarah shares more about 20/20 Seed Labs including who they are, what they do, and who their core customers are. They then delve into the unique aspects of Sarah’s entrepreneurial journey, including the biggest challenges, best...
May 15, 2024•56 min•Season 6Ep. 31
In this week’s episode, Tracy speaks to Bruce Lowe and Baillie Shewkenek, from AG Direct Hail. Are you in the market for hail insurance? If so, you will not want to miss this episode, in which Tracy, Bruce, and Baillie discuss the AG Direct Hail difference and an exciting announcement for prairie farmers in 2024. They discuss: How is AG Direct Hail Insurance different from the competition? Hint: They are exclusively online and direct and have cut the middleman out of the premiums farmers pay. Th...
May 08, 2024•28 min•Season 6Ep. 30
In this week’s episode, Tracy speaks to Rose Tryon from American Agri-Women Association. American Agri-Women is the largest national coalition of farm, ranch, & agribusiness women. AAW members have been advocating for agriculture since 1974. Join our diverse group of women from across the country who are committed to advocating for agriculture. Our members are farmers, ranchers, producers, other agriculture business professionals, educators, consumers, students, researchers, and many others ...
May 02, 2024•30 min•Season 6Ep. 29
In this week’s episode Tracy speaks to Michelle Durnin in this episode titled “Innovating Women’s Farm & Ranch Wear.” This one is for the ladies. Are you tired of the awkward fitting work wear? Wish you had farm gear designed specifically for the shapes and curves gifted to us ladies? If so, you will not want to miss Michelle's incredible entrepreneurial story of dreaming up and launching Durnin Farm & Ranch Wear. In this episode, Tracy and Michelle speak about: Michelle's background, st...
Apr 17, 2024•39 min•Season 6Ep. 28
In this week’s episode, Tracy speaks to Marcel Kringe about “Harvest Optimization” and how the Bushel Plus products are adding more value and profit to each harvest. Are you looking to reduce harvest wastage, increase yield in the bins and generate more profit at the end of each season? If so, that is precisely what Tracy and Marcel are speaking about in today’s episode: - Marcel shares more about their Smart DropPan System™, MAD Concaves™, and the MiniCombine™ - Before chatting about the Bushel...
Apr 03, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 6Ep. 27
