Unfiltered

The Chair of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, Daryl Fransoo, weighed in on the back-and-forth in Ottawa over Bill C-234, a bill to exempt natural gas and propane used for grain drying and heating & cooling barns from the carbon tax.

Jason Fiske, the Manager of Content Marketing and Social Media with Farm Credit Canada, previews a series of Young Farmers Summits that will be taking place in various locations across Canada this winter.

Tyler Fulton, Vice-President of the Canadian Cattle Association, and Paul Thoroughgood, Manager of National Sustainability with Ducks Unlimited Cnaada, discuss a joint initiative to preserve native grasslands on the Prairies. CCA VP Tyler Fulton: Paul Thoroughgood with Ducks Unlimited:

Kevin Hursh, Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com, breaks down his assessment of crop prices and how that can influence a farmer’s plans for seeding next spring.

Mark Cooper, CEO of Prairie Clean Energy, discusses his company’s strategy to buy flax straw from local producers and how it will be utilized. Part 1: Part 2:

Susan Ewart, Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Trucking Association, talks to Kevin Hursh, Chief Agricultural Editor of SaskAgToday.com, about why fewer people are getting a Class 1A licence and advantages farmers have over commercial truck drivers.

Kerri Pleskach, the Program Manager for Analytical Services at the Canadian Grain Commission, explains how farmers can participate in the Harvest Sample Program.

The President and CEO of AGT Foods Murad Al-Katib, CEO of Lucent BioSciences Michael Reidijk, and GM of AGT Soileos Jason McNamee spoke of the new fertilizer facility in Rosetown. All three interviews were conducted the day before the grand opening on Wednesday. Jason McNamee part 1: Jason McNamee part 2: Murad Al-Katib: Michael Reidijk:

Leigh Anderson, a senior economist with Farm Credit Canada, breaks down an FCC report on farmland values in Canada through the first half of 2023. Also, President of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association Garner Deobald provides reaction to the report. Saskatchewan experienced the biggest increase in value among other provinces. Leigh Anderson: Garner Deobald: