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Over the weekend, Minister Heath MacDonald, federal minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, visited Saskatchewan for a few days to meet with stakeholders in the agriculture industry. He connects with Evan to share more about why he stopped into the province and what he learned.

On today's program... -- Two herbicide resistant weeds are slowly moving north through the United States and could be in Saskatchewan within 5 to 10 years. Dr. Shawn Sharpe with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Saskatoon will tell us more. -- The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) has committed almost 20 million dollars over the next three years to a core breeding agreement with AAFC for the development of field-ready wheat varieties. -- Ottawa has awarded contracts to vaccine makers, in a step toward the creation of a long-awaited foot-and-mouth disease vaccine bank.

Athyna Cambouris has played a pivotal role in paving the way for precision agriculture in Canada. As a research scientist at the Quebec Research and Development Centre for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, her work is driven by her goal to help farmers manage their crop production challenges. Athyna carries a passion for soil science and takes any opportunity to collaborate with farmers and other researchers. Tune into this conversation with agriculture editor Jill Filmer as Athyna walks us through her journey into the research field, how she prioritizes getting important knowledge into the hands of farmers and policy makers, and her invaluable advice for women interested in pursuing a career in agriculture.

On Thursday's edition of SaskAgToday with Ryan Young: -Seeding progress in Saskatchewan is close to 75 per cent complete. -Kevin Hursh of SaskAgToday.com reports Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has an improved outlook on canola prices. -Drake Meats is building a new processing facility in Saskatoon.

On Tuesday's edition of SaskAgToday with Ryan Young: -Feeder cattle prices remain high with new records set for steers and heifers. -The Water Security Agency is accepting applications for its Agricultural Water Management Fund. -A researcher at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is leading a team that is searching for possible solutions to control an invasive plant called oxeye daisy.

On Monday's edition of SaskAgToday with Ryan Young: -The federal government made changes to the Agri-Stability program over the weekend. Kevin Hursh of SaskAgToday.com shared his thoughts on the changes. -We'll also hear from Kevin about the March crop pricing outlook from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. -Tariffs were talked about during Canada's Farm Show. A few exhibitors offered their thoughts on the matter.

On Thursday's edition of SaskAgToday with Ryan Young: -The Canadian Food Inspection Agency updated its ongoing investigation into Bovine TB found in a Saskatchewan herd. -Michael Wilton with Mercantile Consulting Venture shares details of the International Grains Council's Grain Market Report and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's February Outlook for Principle Field Crops. -U.S. consumers are already feeling the pinch when it comes to eggs.

On Wednesday's edition of SaskAgToday with Ryan Young: -The federal and provincial governments announced continued funding for the 2025 Crop Insurance Program. -The Global Transporation Hub will be home to a UFA Petroleum Cardlock location. -The Saskatchewan School Boards Association is getting federal funding from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for school food programs.

Im gonna take you back to episode 40. The Canadian episode. I didn't do it justice I think, So today we are deep diving into a distillery in BC that is making some waves. Let's get into it. I know this isn't a normal episode, but sit with it a min. and lets not forget our sponsors. Badmotivatorbarrels.com/shop./?aff=3 Texaswhiskeyfestival.com https://www.instagram.com/zsmithwhiskeyandmixology?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Patreon.com/the_whiskeyshaman Our Story There once was a wee Scottish lad by the name of Graeme Macaloney who found a summer job bottling whisky and fell in love with Uisge Beatha, the ‘water of life'. He dedicated his heart to finding a way to make whisky for a living, though circumstance would find a way of sidetracking his dreams. Eventually, the winds of fate would blow the now grown Scotsman to the westernmost shores of Canada. Marveling in awe at the BC craft beer industry he saw an opportunity which he simply could not pass up –  making his own beer and whisky was within his grasp for the very first time. Graeme MacaloneyPhD in Fermentation Engineering Mike NicolsonFormer Diageo Master Distiller Dr. Jim SwanWhisky Maturation Legend Knowing he couldn't create a world-class brewery and distillery on his own, Graeme assembled a skilled team of experts: the legendary Dr Jim Swan, the foremost whisky maturation expert in Scotland, and Master Distiller Mike Nicolson, who had worked in over 18 renowned Scottish whisky distilleries. Only one problem remained: money! Without proper funding the Scotsman's dreams would crash and burn before they ever really had a chance to take off. Searching for answers, he turned to the same whisky and craft beer community that originally inspired his efforts. To his astonishment, over 270 independent Canadian individuals came together to support his vision, become Founder-Owner-Investors, and turn their shared dream into a reality. At the same time Graeme also explained to Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada that our distillery would upgrade a renewable commodity, Canadian barley to a super-premium single malt whisky for export to dozens of countries internationally. As a result they loaned us $2.4 million! Building, brewing, collaborating With everything in place, construction finally began on the Macaloney's Island Distillery and Twa Dogs Brewery. When the first drops of new make spirit trickled out of the Forsyth's Scottish pot stills, a chorus of joyous shouts was heard throughout the distillery. Needless to say, there was much revelry to be had that night.

The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan has a new president.Bill Prybyski was elected to the position during the group's annual general meeting.Prybylski says there are many files the organization is working on but he has one of particular interest to him.Dr. Louis-Pierre Comeau of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has been working with Dr. Franck Stefani to lead the Canadian Soil Biome Survey.More information was released on Dec 5th which is World Soil Day.Dr. Comeau will share some thoughts on data that has been gathered so farSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a young boy, Dr. Charles Vincent loved heading to the family farm just outside of Montreal, Quebec. His fascination with farming led him to start a degree in agronomy, where he instead fell in love with the study of insects, eventually leading to a 40-year career studying agriculture pests for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada.... Read More

More than ever consumers are curious about how and where their food is produced. Amy te Plate-Church is the Director of the U.S. based Center for Food Integrity. She says consumer trends and developments in consumer perceptions have far reaching implications for farmers. She says some of the factor's consumers consider when making purchasing decisions are changing.The General Manager of Manitoba Pork is calling on governments to adopt an incentive rather than regulatory based approach to achieving environmental targets and sustainability goals.Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's has completed consultations on a new sustainable agricultural strategy. Cam Dahl wrote an article for Manitoba community newspapers and Manitoba Pork's Chop Talk newsletter looking at the issue of sustainability. He says we are at a crossroads in terms of government policy, especially when it comes to the whole question of sustainability and environmental impact.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can a higher seeding rate make up the yield difference for planting late? How important are fall tillers? Why does winter barley look dead in the spring? All these questions, and more, are top of mind when talking fall cereals. For this episode of The Agronomists, Dr. Brian Beres, with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and... Read More

Can a higher seeding rate make up the yield difference for planting late? How important are fall tillers? Why does winter barley look dead in the spring? All these questions, and more, are top of mind when talking fall cereals. For this episode of The Agronomists, Dr. Brian Beres, with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and… Read More

On Wednesday's edition of SaskAgToday with Ryan Young: -The voices calling for a deal to be made by the union and railways is getting louder. The deadline is 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time, so that 10:01 p.m. Sask Time. -Kevin Hursh of SaskAgToday.com has an update on crop price projections from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. -Farm Credit Canada did some analysis on the potential expansion of Canada's biofuel industry, and how producers can take advantage of it. -The president of the Canadian Cattle Association is in Saskatoon for the Canada Beef Industry Conference.

Thanks for tuning in to this episode of RealAg on the Weekend. On this weekend's show, host Shaun Haney discusses the Saskatchewan crop conditions. Haney is then joined by: Dean Dias with Cereals Canada on the GATE project; Kelly Turkington with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on being alert for stripe rust; and, Clint Jurke with... Read More

On Monday's edition of SaskAgToday with Ryan Young: -Tuesday is when new rules to capital gains in Canada takes effect. -620 CKRM AgriNews Director Ryan Young caught up with Robin Booker of the Western Producer, who highlighted a couple of recent stories. -Kevin Hursh of SaskAgToday.com had a report on Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's June outlook for principal field crops. -In case you missed it: Morris Equipment launched its 10 Series Air Cart at last week's Canada's Farm Show.

Thanks for tuning in to this episode of RealAg on the Weekend! On this weekend's show, with host Shaun Haney: What was discussed at the trilateral trade meeting with Canada, the US and Mexico; What would you ask Stephanie Beck, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agri Food Canada to do? Hear the Beef Market Update... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this episode of RealAg on the Weekend! On this weekend's show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Charles Geddes with Agriculture and Agri Food Canada on the Kochia Survey Results; Jon Driedger of LeftField Commodity Research on the markets; A clip from our recent Canola School with Keith Gabert of... Read More

It’s a beetle-eat-worm world out there in the field, and it pays to know which insects are doing the eating of others, says Tyler Wist in this latest episode of the Pests and Predators podcast, brought to you by Field Heroes. Wist, entomologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at Saskatoon, says that Ladybird beetles are... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this episode of RealAg on the Weekend! On this weekend's show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Peter Johnson to discuss some agronomic issues including the flea beetle feeding period, getting seed in the ground, and more! As well, hear from Brian Beres, with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on the... Read More

-APAS and SARM had time to process the provincial budget and weighed in on what the budget means for their members. -Kevin Hursh with SaskAgToday.com has a report on Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada's Crop Price Projections. -We'll have more from a webinar hosted by the Canola Council of Canada.

What can you learn from two decades of scouting canola fields? Turns out — a lot. In this episode of the Pests & Predators Podcast, brought to you by Field Heroes, host Shaun Haney is joined by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada entomologist Jennifer Otani, based at Beaverlodge, Alta., to talk about those lessons learned from... Read More

It's the Ranch It Up Radio Show Herd It Here Weekly Report!  A 3-minute look at cattle markets, reports, news info, or anything that has to do with those of us who live at the end of dirt roads.  Join Jeff 'Tigger' Erhardt, the Boss Lady Rebecca Wanner aka 'BEC' by subscribing on your favorite podcasting app or on the Ranch It Up Radio Show YouTube Channel. EPISODE 20 DETAILS TEXAS WILDFIRE CATTLE LOSSES RISE; PROCESSORS RISE TO THE OCCASION Cattle losses from the historic Texas Panhandle wildfire are mounting, as ranchers and ag authorities assess the damage. The count is at 7,000 head and rising as the cleanup from the Lone Star State's largest-ever wildfire continues; the Texas Dept. of Agriculture expects to add thousands more to the tally. While that's a small fraction of Texas's nation-leading 12-million-head herd, the local effects are devastating. The losses in Oklahoma are obviously fewer than Texas, but a multitude of donation centers have been set up just over the border in Oklahoma, including that of the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association Foundation. The link for them is in the show notes along with other organizations rallying together that are coordinating donations like the Working Ranch Cowboys Association, The Texas Farm Bureau, and the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.  Head to ranchitupshow.com to find their direct links. WHERE TO DONATE A number of organizations are working very hard to help manage the donations that are coming in across the country.  Here are a few places to look into should you want to donate and assist.   Working Ranch Cowboys Association https://wrca.org/ @wrcarodeo   Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association https://tscra.org/ @tscra   Texas Farm Bureau https://texasfarmbureau.org/ @TexasFarmBureau   Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association Foundation https://www.oklahomacattlemensfoundation.com/wildfire-disaster-relief   Fire & Smoke Map https://fire.airnow.gov/   CANADA INVESTS IN ANIMAL DISEASE PREVENTION Our friends to the north are investing in animal disease prevention.  The Canadian government announced an investment of C$1.7 million to Animal Health Canada (AHC) to support its role in preventing foreign animal diseases such as African Swine Fever (ASF) and Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). Nearly C$1 million of the funds from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's African Swine Flu Industry Preparedness Program will help AHC coordinate prevention efforts against an African Swine Flu outbreak on Canada's swine industry.  Meanwhile, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is contributing nearly C$698,000 to AHC to support efforts over the next two years to boost preparedness for African Swine Flu and Foot and Mouth Disease. The money will fund surveillance data analysis, training, and the development of a vaccine strategy in the event of a Foot and Mouth Disease outbreak in Canada. The announcement comes as African Swine Flu continues to spread to new lands. Albania, for example, reported its first case last week, making it the 28th European country to confirm African Swine Flu since it was first found on the continent in 2007.   BEEF PACKER MARGINS IMPROVE BUT REMAIN DEEPLY RED Despite some improvements, beef packer margins continue to struggle in 2024. According to the latest Sterling Beef Profit Tracker, packer margins for the week ending March 2 were -$105.69/head, versus a profit of $8.17/head a year ago. Higher feed costs, meanwhile, contributed to a $1.75/head loss for feedlot margins the week ending March 2, down from a $14.19 profit a week ago (but above early February's $54.31 loss). A year ago, feedlot margin was a profit of $170.02/head. Annual projections still have feedlot margins at a $132.75 profit for 2024, down from $264.47 in 2023; packer margins, meanwhile, are currently estimated at a $36 loss this year, versus a flat $0.22 profit in 2023.  Again, that is according to the Sterling Beef Profit Tracker. . SPONSORS American Gelbvieh Association https://gelbvieh.org/ @AmericanGelbvieh   World Famous Miles City Bucking Horse Sale https://buckinghorsesale.com/ @buckinghorsesale   Ranch Channel https://ranchchannel.com/ @RanchChannel   Questions & Concerns From The Field? Call or Text your questions, or comments to 707-RANCH20 or 707-726-2420 Or email RanchItUpShow@gmail.com FOLLOW Facebook/Instagram: @RanchItUpShow SUBSCRIBE to the Ranch It Up YouTube Channel: @ranchitup Website: RanchItUpShow.com https://ranchitupshow.com/   The Ranch It Up Podcast is available on ALL podcasting apps. https://ranchitup.podbean.com/ Rural America is center-stage on this outfit. AND how is that? Because of Tigger & BEC... Live This Western Lifestyle. Tigger & BEC represent the Working Ranch world by providing the cowboys, cowgirls, beef cattle producers & successful farmers the knowledge and education needed to bring high-quality beef & meat to your table for dinner. 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Canada ranks number three in the world for herbicide resistant weeds, only behind the United States and Australia. The last extensive survey in Saskatchewan occurred in 2019-2020 and estimated producer losses due to herbicide resistant weeds at $340 million per year.It found that green foxtail, volunteer canola, wild oat, wild buckwheat and kochia were the biggest concerns. The top instance of herbicide resistance in Saskatchewan five years ago was Group 1 resistance in wild oats. Herbicide Resistance wild oat was found in 77 per cent of 250 fields where wild oat was collected and tested.Charles Geddes is a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and will be leading the herbicide resistant weed survey. The federal carbon tax been completely ineffective in reducing fossil fuel use, it has also made it harder for farmers to afford the adoption of new innovations. That from Manitoba Pork General Manager Cam Dahl. He says farmers face many challenges as they work to adopt environmentally sustainable green practices while operating in the red. Dahl is calling on government to replace its policy of taxing farmers to stimulate decreased fossil fuel use with one where incentives are offered to stimulate the adoption of environmentally sustainable technologies and practices.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thanks for tuning into this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! On this episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by RealAgriculture's in-house agronomist, Peter ‘Wheat Pete' Johnson to discuss stripper headers, optimal corn plant population, and more. There’s also a spotlight interview with Dr. Meagan Vankosky of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on the Field Heroes... Read More

Thanks for tuning into this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! On this episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by RealAgriculture's in-house agronomist, Peter ‘Wheat Pete' Johnson to discuss stripper headers, optimal corn plant population, and more. There’s also a spotlight interview with Dr. Meagan Vankosky of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on the Field Heroes... Read More

Dr. Breanne Tidemann is a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada based in Lacombe, Alberta. As a weed scientist, her job is to explore new and novel ways to manage weeds. Her focus is to research applied management strategies, weed biology and ecology, and screening for herbicide resistance. In this episode, Tidemann discusses the work she has been leading in Canada on the effectiveness of weed seed destruction technology including the use of mills and shares that this approach can be a very helpful tool in the toolbox especially in pulses.“By and large, on the vast majority of weed species that have been tested in Canada and the United States, we're seeing greater than 95% control of what goes into those mills…There's the odd one here or there that's a little bit lower, but when I say it's a little bit lower, we're typically still talking greater than 80% control.” - Dr. Breanne TidemannTideman shares the concern that at the end of the season the remaining weeds have managed to survive everything the farmer has put them through. They are therefore the fittest weeds that are the most difficult to get rid of. She proposes that rather than spreading those weed seeds all over the field with a combine we need to focus on destroying them. This process may not solve any weed problems for the crop you're harvesting, but it does start the weed management for the next year early and can have real impacts on future production. “So there's six main methods of harvest weed seed control. Some of them are things we would consider using in North America, like the weed seed destruction technology.…it's basically trying to turn the combine from a weed seed spreader into a weed seed predator” - Dr. Breanne TidemannThis Week on Growing Pulse Crops:Meet Dr. Breanne Tidemann a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada based in Lacombe, AlbertaExplore the value and purpose of research regarding harvest weed seed control especially as it relates to crops with limited herbicide options such as pulse cropsDiscover current methods and equipment that are effective for harvest weed seed control and are available in North AmericaConnect with Dr. Tidemann on Twitter @breannetidemann or visit her website here.Growing Pulse Crops is produced by Dr. Audrey Kalil and hosted by Tim Hammerich of the Future of Agriculture Podcast.

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of the RealAg Issues Panel! Host Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture. They discuss a number of topics, including: The new Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada office in Manila; Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAuley’s lobster photo controversy; No more roads? and, Being... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of the RealAg Issues Panel! Host Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture. They discuss a number of topics, including: The new Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada office in Manila; Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAuley’s lobster photo controversy; No more roads? and, Being... Read More

On Wednesday's show: -Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is expecting some pulse and specialty crops to either increase or decrease in seeded acreage this spring. Kevin Hursh with SaskAgToday.com dove into the report. -Canadian yellow pea exports to India have increased since the latter country temporarily lowered its import tariffs. -Autonomous railcar loading maybe coming to a grain terminal elevator near you.

The dry bean breeding program at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Morden Research Centre in Manitoba will continue for at least another five years under a new arrangement involving McGill University in Quebec and AAFC’s Harrow Research Centre in Ontario. An earlier proposal from the federal government would have seen the program cut or moved to... Read More

On Wednesday's show: -Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is expecting some pulse and specialty crops to either increase or decrease in seeded acreage this spring. Kevin Hursh with SaskAgToday.com dove into the report. -Canadian yellow pea exports to India have increased since the latter country temporarily lowered its import tariffs. -Autonomous railcar loading maybe coming to a grain terminal elevator near you.

On this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson is joined by Ted Bilyea Doug Hedley and Al Mussel to discuss the role of Canadian agriculture and energy on global food security. Participants' bios - Ted Bilyea is a Distinguished Fellow of CAPI, and a member of the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame. - Doug Hedley had a long career as a senior executive in Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and also member of the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame. - Al Mussel is the Research Director at the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute. Host bio: Colin Robertson is a former diplomat and Senior Advisor to the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson Read & Watch: - UN FAO Publications: https://www.fao.org/publications/home/fao-flagship-publications/en - "Energy in Nature and Society: General Energetics of Complex Systems", by Vaclav Smil: https://www.amazon.ca/Energy-Nature-Society-General-Energetics/dp/0262693569 - "How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen", by David Brooks: https://www.amazon.ca/How-Know-Person-Seeing-Others/dp/059323006X - "Agricultural Domestic Support Under the WTO: Experience and Prospects", by Lars Brink and David Orden: https://www.amazon.com/Agricultural-Domestic-Support-Under-International/dp/1316514056 - "Death Followed Us Home", by J.S. Rioux: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204879849-death-followed-us-home Recording Date: January 11, 2023. Give 'The Global Exchange' a review on Apple Podcasts! Follow the Canadian Global Affairs Institute on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter (@CAGlobalAffairs) and Linkedin. Head over to our website www.cgai.ca for more commentary. Produced by Joe Calnan. Music credits to Drew Phillips.

Farm Talk Segment - Charles Geddes Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Keynote Address

Autosteer is a form of precision agriculture most farmers use . . . but the toolbox is growing rapidly due to new technology. Don Campbell is a Field Smart Agronomist at Western Sales in Rosetown, Sask. He says precision agriculture aims to optimize each region of the field and create maximum return on investment. Campbell says precision agriculture technology is improving every year.It's a brown Christmas for many parts of the prairies. While there has been some snow and rain more moisture is needed across the prairies. Trevor Hadwen an Agroclimate Specialist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) says its certainly drier than we would like to be. Hadwen shares the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's drought monitoring map.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this Tuesdays with Lyndsey edition of RealAg Radio, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Tim McAllister with Agriculture and Agri Food Canada on the draft methane and carbon offset protocol for beef cattle; Greg Cherewyk with Pulse Canada on India’s removal of tariff on pea imports; Hear a clip from The Agronomists with Nick... Read More

On this Tuesdays with Lyndsey edition of RealAg Radio, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Tim McAllister with Agriculture and Agri Food Canada on the draft methane and carbon offset protocol for beef cattle; Greg Cherewyk with Pulse Canada on India’s removal of tariff on pea imports; Hear a clip from The Agronomists with Nick... Read More

On this episode of The Agronomists, two entomologists and a real-live insect join voice-less host Lyndsey Smith to cover so many of the pest problems that popped up on the Prairies this growing season. James Tansey, of Saskatchewan Agriculture, and Tyler Wist, of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, cover the grasshopper lifecycle and threats for ’24,... Read More

Today on Mushroom Hour we are joined by magnanimous mycological scholar Dr. Keith Seifert, adjunct professor in the biology department at Carleton University. Dr. Seifert has spent more than forty years studying fungi on five continents. At Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, he did research on microscopic fungi from farms, forests, food and the built environment to reduce toxins and diseases affecting plants and animals. He was president of the International Mycological Association, an executive editor of Mycologia, and associate editor of several other scientific journals. Dr. Seifert is here to dive into his debut book The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi – Exploring the Microscopic World in Our Forests, Homes and Bodies. In this marvelous book, he invites us to see our world as one full of microbial ecological succession, symbiotic interactions with fungi and maybe an understanding that this epoch could truly be considered the mycocene.   TOPICS COVERED:   Descending into the Hidden Kingdom   Spectrum of Symbioses   The Lives of Endophytes    Holobionts   Fungi and Human Agriculture   Mycotoxins   Ancient History of Fungal Domestication – Beer, Bread & Cheese   Rot to Fermentation Continuum   Invasive Species, Biopiracy, Biocolonialism   Human Houses as Ecosystems   Mold Colonies in Our Homes   Dandruff, Candida & Fungi in the Human Microbiome   Amphibian Apocalypse   A World Powered by Fungi    EPISODE RESOURCES:   "The Hidden Kingdom of Fungi": https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-hidden-kingdom-of-fungi-exploring-the-microscopic-world-in-our-forests-homes-and-bodies-keith-seifert/17251543?ean=9781771646628   Keith Seifert iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/people/77976   Keith Seifert ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Keith-Seifert-2   "I Contain Multitudes": https://edyong.me/i-contain-multitudes   Phytophthora infestans (Irish Potato Famine Pathogen): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phytophthora_infestans   UG-99 Wheat Rust: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ug99   Escovopsis aspergilloides: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escovopsis_aspergilloides   "When Darwin Comes to Town": https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34930832-darwin-comes-to-town   "The Song of the Dodo": https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12868099    

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition with this week’s host Lyndsey Smith! On today's show, hear from: Breanne Tidemann of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on what to do about herbicide resistant wild oats; Kelvin Heppner’s recent interview with Kim Brown-Livingston of Manitoba Ag on herbicide resistant Canada fleabane; and, Peter Johnson on... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition with this week’s host Lyndsey Smith! On today's show, hear from: Breanne Tidemann of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on what to do about herbicide resistant wild oats; Kelvin Heppner’s recent interview with Kim Brown-Livingston of Manitoba Ag on herbicide resistant Canada fleabane; and, Peter Johnson on... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this “Tuesday with Lyndsey” edition of RealAg Radio! On this episode, we will hear from Dr. Christine Noronha with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on wireworm learnings. We will also hear from Lauren Martin, chair of the Do More Agriculture Foundation on the new AgTalk platform. And lastly, Melanie Morrison of... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this “Tuesday with Lyndsey” edition of RealAg Radio! On this episode, we will hear from Dr. Christine Noronha with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on wireworm learnings. We will also hear from Lauren Martin, chair of the Do More Agriculture Foundation on the new AgTalk platform. And lastly, Melanie Morrison of... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the Weekend! On this episode, host Shaun Haney discusses the federal workers, including staff at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Canadian Grain Commission, currently on strike. We will then hear from Jeremy Boychyn of the Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions, to discuss the components of yield. We... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! On today's show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner, both of RealAgriculture, and Meagan Murdoch, of H&K Strategies, for the RealAg Issues Panel. They discuss many topics, including: Federal workers, including staff at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the... Read More

What’s old is new again, or at least as relevant as ever when it comes to managing herbicide resistant weeds. Research led by Charles Geddes, weed scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at Lethbridge, shows cultural practices — tighter row spacing, higher seeding rates, and longer crop rotations — can be just as effective as... Read More

The federal budget announced earlier this week had a handful of agriculture-related commitments, including $333 million over 10 years for the establishment of the Dairy Innovation and Investment Fund. The fund, set to be administered by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, is for research and development of new products that use solids non-fat (SNF), market development for... Read More

How do you get better over time? Taylor Leedahl, owner and founder of Tiny Horse, joins the show to describe how to approach process improvement and how we can develop a healthier relationship with our businesses. Taylor shares how she got started in the business and the challenges she has faced along the way. We cover the development of new products, the importance of understanding customer needs, and how to keep mission creep from taking over a business. Main topics: Product development “selling” products and services Brick and mortar store Healthy relationship with your business Main takeaway: Your business is a reflection of you, but it's not everything of who you are. About our guest: Community, collaboration and creativity inspire Taylor Leedahl's professional path. Before entering the dog walking industry, Leedahl's career identities included seamstress, arts administrator, published author and lab tech in an entomology lab with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. Leedahl has a BA in Art History from the University of Saskatchewan (2010) and an MA in Art History from Concordia University (2014). Her Master's thesis focused on interspecies collaboration in contemporary art. This background synthesized in a surprising way with Leedahl's experience walking dogs in Toronto, ON. Her design skills, meditations on collaboration across species lines and the community development from her arts career positioned her to break new terrain in the dog walking industry with her company TinyHorse. TinyHorse is an opportunity to identify issues involving managing multiple dogs and to design gear to alleviate some of the stresses experienced in the dog walking industry. Leedahl draws upon her 6 years walking dogs in Toronto and works closely with dog walking companies to improve existing products and develop new ones. Leedahl lives in Toronto, ON with her pocket beagle, Abigail Potato. In 2023, TinyHorse moved out of Leedahl's one-bedroom apartment to a commercial storefront that includes the company's production workshop. Links: Use Promo code CONFESSIONAL10 for a 10% discount! Website - http://tinyhorse.ca Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tinyhorse.mercantile/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tinyhorsemercantile Buy PSC Merch Give us a call! (636) 364-8260  Follow us on: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter Email us at: feedback@petsitterconfessional.com Full show notes and transcript   Sponsored by: ❤️ Our AMAZING Patreon Supporters Time to Pet Visit: https://timetopet.com/confessional Code: 50% off first 3 months   Pet Perennials Visit: https://petperennials.com/pages/register-for-a-business-account Code: 'PSC' when registering for a $2 off coupon on any purchases in the 1st 90 days    

It’s been nearly six years since canola flower midge was first identified on the Prairies while researchers with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada were studying what they originally thought was swede midge, a different pest seen in Eastern Canada and the U.S. Since that discovery and confirmation of a new pest in Saskatchewan and Alberta in... Read More