Impact Farming

In this week's episode, Tracy speaks with Liz Robertson from CAFA about "Building Your Team of Farm Professionals." In this interview Tracy and Liz chat about: What is CAFA? CAFA® is the Canadian Association of Farm Advisors, and they are the largest network of farm business professionals in Canada. Liz shares a little more about their mission and how everything they do is to continually improve t...

In this week's episode, Tracy speaks with Dick Wittman about how to "Get out of the way, Without Going Away." Are you a farm founder looking to retire and not sure how? Or maybe you are the upcoming farm generation hoping to transition into farm ownership? If so, this episode is for you. Tracy and Dick chat about: Why farm families need to be having these conversations, and developing a plan, to h...

Today is Bell Let's Talk Day, and we couldn't be more excited to have today's guests joining us on the show to chat about the launch of a NEW and exciting initiative called The Manitoba Farmer Wellness Program. We all have mental health. Many of us will either have a mental illness or know someone living with some form of mental illness. Did you know that…… 58%  of farmers meet the criteria for an...

In this week's Expert Corner, Tracy speaks to Mark Lepp from Farm Link Marketing Solutions about some BIG News. Shortly before the holidays, FarmLink announced that they acquired DePutter Publishing, and today, Tracy chats with Mark about this exciting acquisition. Tune in to hear them chat about: The exciting details of Farm Link's acquisition of DePutter Publishing. Mark shares more about DePutt...

In this week's episode, Tracy speaks with Art Lange about "Creating Strong Farm Teams & Business Plans." Did you know that strong farms and strong business plans are intrinsically connected? Tune into this week's episode, as Art shares his business secrets on how to build a strong farm team, the best ways to create a strong business plan, and how the two are strongly connected. You will not want t...

In this week's episode, Tracy speaks to Kelly Dobson about "Getting More of What Matters Most." Do you have a pain point on the farm? Troubling relationships that have you frustrated and feeling defeated? If so, tune into this episode where Tracy and Kelly chat about one often over looked area of improvement "on the farm" that can be a complete game changer. ............................... SHOW RE...

In this week's episode, Tracy speaks with Dave Specht about his book "The Farm Whisperer." Are you certain that your farm is positioned to stay in the family for another generation? Have you confronted the difficult and sometimes uncomfortable questions of management and ownership succession? If you answered no to any of these questions, you are not alone. It is for this purpose that, "The Farm Wh...

In this week's episode, Tracy speaks with Dr. Ken Keis in this episode titled "How Stressed Are You?" Ken states that over 90% of all illnesses are lifestyle-related and over 50% of the global workforce is highly stressed." Ken goes on to say that in farming, that 50% of the "workforce" being highly stressed would be dramatically higher. So just how stressed are you? In this episode, Tracy and Ken...

In this segment of Expert's Corner, we speak with Derek Dery about "Why There is More to Selling Grain Than Just the Best Price." Does this sound counterintuitive to you? If so, you definitely don't want to miss this segment, as Derek shares why the price isn't the only factor to consider when producers sell their grain. ............................... SHOW RESOURCES FarmLink Marketing Solutions -...

In this week's Expert Corner segment, Tracy speaks to Neil Townsend about the "Three Key Pillars of Forming a Price Opinion." Neil is FarmLink's Chief Market Analyst, and in this segment, we pull back the curtain and discuss the three pillars of forming a price opinion.  They discuss: The sheer amount of market data can be overwhelming for producers to wade through and how this is precisely where...

In this week's episode, Tracy speaks with Mathieu Lipari in this episode titled "How Protected is Your Farm from Risk." The agriculture industry can be described as "unpredictable" at its best and "volatile" at its worst. However, through careful analysis, strategy, and application, many of these potential vulnerabilities can be managed proactively to keep your farm safe. AgriShield is a powerful...

In this week's episode, Tracy speaks with Heather Watson from Farm Management Canada. In this episode, they discuss: Their upcoming 2021 AGEX Farm Business Management Conference. Don't forget to register. It's next week, November 24 to 26th, 2021, and the event is free. Heather shares more about this year's event focus and shares what attendees can expect. Heather shares a sneak peek about their n...

In this week's episode, Tracy speaks with Kyle Anderson from Bridges Health in this episode titled "Mental Health: Are You Struggling?" In this episode, Kyle and Tracy chat about: They discuss why it's extra important to have mental health on the radar when going through challenging times in life or on the farm. They share information on how to spot the signs in yourself. They discuss how you can...

In this week's episode titled "Mental Health: It's Time To Talk," Tracy speaks with Allan Kehler about his mental health journey. Allan speaks from a place of experience. His challenges with mental illness began at 14, but he struggled to put a voice to his challenges. He spent countless years suffering in silence while leading a life of self-destruction and addiction. Eventually, Allan was given...

In this week's episode, Tracy chats with Andrea Paquette in this interview titled "Let's Talk Stigma." Andrea is the President & Co-Founder of The Stigma-Free Society, and she joins Tracy in this episode about all things mental health and stigma. In this episode, they chat about: The origin of The Stigma-Free Society. Did you know that this charity has a true grassroots history? The project was fi...

In this week's second episode, Tracy speaks with Dave Specht in this segment titled "Farm Boss Leadership." Dave is the Director of the Global Family Business Institute at The Drucker School of Management and author of the book "The Farm Whisperer." In this interview, Tracy and Dave discuss: They discuss the importance of developing ourselves as leaders and its impact on our farm operation, employ...

In this week's episode, Tracy speaks with Darci Lang about "Taking Care in Tough Times." As part of our mental health series, Tracy chats with Darci about game-changing ideas to help farmers take care during tough times. They cover: The importance of self-care The impact of the thoughts we think The importance of how we talk to ourselves and others The importance of how we treat ourselves…mentally...

In this week's episode, Tracy speaks with Louise Sanders about "How To Conquer Stress & Build Resilience." Are you feeling stressed and looking for ways to become more resilient? In this episode, Tracy and Louise discuss: The definition of stress and why it occurs. They discuss the stressful times that we are living in and how technology has created such a fast pace in our lives. Louise speaks dir...

In this week's episode, Tracy is joined by Jason Medows, the host of the "Ag State of mind Podcast." Jason is the creator and host of the popular Ag State of Mind Podcast. In this episode, Tracy and Jason chat about: Jason shares more about his podcast, who he interviews, and why he decided to launch this show. Podcasting is always an exciting journey, and Jason shares more about some of his surpr...

In this week's episode, Tracy speaks with Derek Dery about "5 Grain Marketing Mistakes You Can Learn From." In their last episode together, Tracy and Derek discussed the true definition and goal of grain marketing. Keeping that idea in mind, they discuss the flip side – the grain marketing mistakes that could cost producers. In this episode, they discuss: Why it is essential to market grain with a...

In this week's episode, Tracy speaks with Darren Lang about "Staying Up in an Upside-down World." Are you looking for tools to beat stress and feel your best? If so, this episode covers all of that and much more.   In this episode, Darren, like many listening, has experienced stress and mental health firsthand. He shares his story with our audience. He shares how stress turns into mental health is...

In this week's episode, Tracy speaks with Kim Moffat about "Recognizing and Responding to Farmers at Risk." If a farmer you know was struggling, would you know how to recognize and respond? This episode is a must-see for everyone in the farming community. In this episode, Tracy and Kim discuss: Kim's twenty years of experience working on crisis and suicide prevention lines. Kim starts the conversa...

In this episode, we chat with Gerry Friesen about "Dealing With Farm Stress." Farm stress is very real, especially in 2021, but did you know that ongoing stress dramatically affects our ability to make decisions and manage our farming operations? It's true, and on this episode, Gerry and Tracy chat about: The challenging year that farmers are experiencing, and how this, on top of several hard year...

In this week's episode, Tracy speaks with Adelle Stewart from Do More Ag about mental health and some of the new and exciting initiatives they have recently launched. With drought, grasshopper infestations, flooding, and ongoing pandemic uncertainty, there has never been a better time to focus and support the farming community's mental health. In this episode, Tracy and Adelle chat about: AgCultur...

In this Expert's Corner segment, Tracy speaks with Derek Dery about "5 Questions to Kick Start Your Grain Marketing Plan." Today we're discussing some key questions a producer should ask themselves to kick start their grain marketing strategy and take the guesswork out of their grain marketing decisions. In this episode, Tracy and Derek chat about: Where to start? Derek shares that the best place...