Impact Farming

In this week's episode, we speak to Elaine about her book, "Farming's In-Law Factor." What is the one thing that every farm family wants? It is simple; everyone wants harmony; however, it is not always the reality that we see on many farms. Unresolved in-law tensions can create chaos and split the farm. Elaine says that it is time to take the bull by the horns and solve the people conflicts on you...

Darci Lang is an inspirational speaker, an award-winning entrepreneur, Canadian Association of Professional Speakers Hall of Fame recipient, a best-selling author, a wife, and a mom, and author of several books. At a time when it's so easy to focus on all the negative happening in the World, we are thrilled to have Darci joining us to speak about her book and the tools that she offers her audience...

Many struggling farmers are quick to blame government interference, low prices, uncooperative lenders, foreign subsidies or greedy and indiscreet neighbors for all their problems. Much of the blame in their failure to achieve full potential rests with their management system and practices. In fact, improved performance, teamwork, and quality of life is easily attainable if one develops a clear vis...

Food has become a battleground where marketing labels and misinformation is used to bully and demonize people around their eating choices. Michele asks, "What if you could stop stressing about what other people think and make eating decisions based on your standards?" Her book offers an eye-opening look at the misrepresentation of food. It sheds light on bogus nutrition and environmental claims to...

For the launch of Season Three, we are excited to be launching our first-ever Impact Farming Book Series. In this series, we will be shining a spotlight on noteworthy North American authors that have written books to IMPACT the lives and businesses of farmers. We hope you enjoy the series starting with today's premiere episode. In this week's episode, "Holy Crap! I Married a Farmer," we are speaki...

In celebration of The Impact Farming Show's 2nd Anniversary, we are counting down and rebroadcasting the TOP 4 episodes from season two. This week we are excited to bring you the highest listened to and watched episode, with over 23,000 views/podcast downloads, our 1st place episode is none other than "Telling Your Farm's Story" w/ Zach Johnson, The Millennial Farmer. This episode was originally a...

In celebration of The Impact Farming Show's 2nd Anniversary, we are counting down and rebroadcasting the TOP 4 episodes from season two. This week we are excited to bring you the 2nd highest listened to and watched episode, which was "A New Frontier For Grain Marketing" w/Mike Witkowicz This episode was originally aired on January 1, 2020, marking this as our first episode of the New Year!  Little...

In celebration of The Impact Farming Show's 2nd Anniversary, we are counting down and rebroadcasting the TOP 4 episodes from season two. This week we are excited to bring you the 3rd highest listened to and watched episode, which was "Is Stress Really A Choice" our conversation with Louise Sanders.  This episode was originally aired on December 11, 2019, at a time when so many farmers were struggl...

In celebration of The Impact Farming Show's 2nd Anniversary, we are counting down and rebroadcasting the TOP 4 episodes from season two. This week we are excited to bring you the 4th highest listened to and watched episode, which was "Grain Marketing in Uncertain Times" w/Dave Reimann.  This 3 part episode was originally aired on March 18, 2019.  This was only a few days after WHO (World Health Or...

In celebration of The Impact Farming Show's 2nd Anniversary, we are counting down and rebroadcasting the TOP 4 episodes from season two. This week we are excited to bring you the 4th highest listened to and watched episode, which was "Grain Marketing in Uncertain Times" w/Dave Reimann.  This 3 part episode was originally aired on March 18, 2019.  This was only a few days after WHO (World Health Or...

In celebration of The Impact Farming Show's 2nd Anniversary, we are counting down and rebroadcasting the TOP 4 episodes from season two. This week we are excited to bring you the 4th highest listened to and watched episode, which was "Grain Marketing in Uncertain Times" w/Dave Reimann.  This 3 part episode was originally aired on March 18, 2019.  This was only a few days after WHO (World Health Or...

As part of this conversation, we will be exploring the following three key areas: • The benefits of technology in agriculture and the tremendous benefits of digitizing your farm. • The power of a specialized farm accounting software and what this invaluable tool can do for your bottom line and peace of mind. • The ins and outs about data transparency in agriculture and how industry leaders are edu...

In this week's episode, "Transition Planning Secrets of Success for Gen 2 Successors," Tracy and Elaine follow up on last week's show with an episode geared to the unique challenges facing second-generation farm successors. Are you a Gen 2 Successor? Do you feel like your farm transition plan is stuck in neutral? Maybe your parents refuse to discuss the subject, leaving you frustrated, resentful,...

Throughout the episode, Elaine shares the best of her wisdom from over forty years of helping families transition their farm to the next generation. Tracy and Elaine chat about common mistakes and best practices, and they highlight four big key questions that founders should be thinking about to transition the farm. Are you the founding generation of the farm? If so, you will not want to miss this...

In this episode, Thriving During "The Great Pause," Tracy speaks with Elaine Froese on maximizing summer fun on the farm during these unique times. The Great Pause has canceled overnight summer camps, limited family gatherings, delayed weddings, and the list goes on. Even with all the restrictions, we know that summer 2020 will breeze by. As with anything, it's how we frame it. Are we going to all...

Are you a cattle producer? If so, you will not want to miss this episode where Tracy and Sandy sit down a few months into COVID19 to chat about how the year started, how COVID has impacted the markets, and what producers can expect moving forward. In addition to discussing supply and demand, they delve deeper into the market volatility that COVID has caused. Sandy expresses her concern for the fal...

In this week's episode "Crop & Forage Insurance 101," Tracy speaks with David Van Deynze from Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC). As part of the risk management series on The Impact Farming Show, we invited David to share more about both topics with our producers. In this interview, we review the different types of crop insurance programs offered, qualifying crops, costs, and covera...

In this week's episode, "Livestock Price insurance 101," Tracy chats with Jason Dobbin about the WLPIP livestock price insurance program as part of our continued risk management insurance series on the Impact Farming Show. Risk management strategies are essential to have in place to protect your farm, and especially so, during volatile times. There is no better time to discuss the livestock price...

Here on The Impact Farming Show, our goal is to bring you the people and ideas that will IMPACT your farming operation. The return guests were invited back onto the show to speak about their company Ag Direct Hail has been disrupting the traditional hail insurance model for nearing the last decade. Do you purchase hail insurance? If so, this episode is for you. Tune in as Bruce and Ellen share the...

In this episode, they discuss everything that you need to know about how hail insurance works. They discuss how rates are calculated and why they vary from area to area. They discuss why crop type matters and walk through how farmers can determine how much crop insurance they need. Have you ever questioned how deductibles work and what happens if mistakes are made when applying? Tracy, Bruce, and...

In this week's episode, "2019 FCC Land Values Report," Tracy speaks with JP Gervais about Farm Credit Canada's most recent annual report. In this annual interview, Tracy interviews JP about the 2019 Canadian Farmland Values. They cover the overall national value, review provincial standouts, and discuss the economic factors that have played into creating these cooling values. In the midst of COVID...

In this week's episode, "Understanding AgriStability" Tracy speaks to Justin Chaput from Talbot & Associates about the AgiStability program. Of the two programs, AgriStability can be considered the more complicated of the two programs. Both AgriInvest and AgriStability are a joint federal, provincial, and territorial business risk management program and AgriStability is a margin-based program that...

AgriInvest is a Business Risk Management Program under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. Is your farm enrolled in AgriInvest already? If not, this episode is for you. Tracy and Justin dive into what the program is all about, who does and does not qualify, how it works, what are participation costs, and much more. While this program offers what is essentially "free" money for Canadian farmers,...

In this week's episode, "A Tale of Two Brains," Tracy speaks with Gerry Friesen about the farmer's brain on anxiety. Many are finding as we move further into the Covid-19 experience, our anxiety levels are increasing daily. If you are experiencing this, you are not alone. In this episode, Tracy and Gerry speak about some of the additional challenges that the agriculture industry is facing due to t...

With the COVID19 pandemic, farmers are once again in the spotlight, this time as the shining stars as consumers experience a very sudden wakeup call on just how much we have all taken our amazing food system for granted. In this interview, Kelly shares some fantastic tips and resources than can help farmers more successfully communicate our farming story to our customers. At a time like this, when...