Impact Farming

In this episode, Tracy interviews financial advisor Heather Venenga about the essentials of wills and trusts in farm succession planning. Heather explains when a will is enough, when a trust might be needed, and the difference between revocable and irrevocable trusts. Plus, learn about using corporations and shares as an alternative way to pass down your farm.   Heather also shares the biggest mis...

Guest: Chris Churko, CEO of FP Genetics In this episode, Tracy interviews  Chris Churko , CEO of FP Genetics , about the company's mission to help Canadian farmers grow higher-yielding and resilient crops . Chris shares insights into FP Genetics' history, the challenges farmers face with seed selection, and how their innovative varieties address climate adaptability, disease resistance, and yield...

In this week's episode, Tracy sits down with Darin Nooren, an Insurance & Investment Advisor at Nooren Financial, to discuss the critical topic of farm transition planning. As the landscape of family farms continues to evolve, fair and equal between farming and non farming children has become a complex and often contentious issue. Darin shares his personal experiences and insights into the challen...

The Future Leader - The Successor's Guide to Family Business Leadership with Patti Durand  In this week's episode, Tracy sits down with Patti Durand, author of The Future Leader – The Successor's Guide to Family Business Leadership, to discuss the vital role of successors in family businesses and how they can navigate the complexities of leadership transitions.  Patti speaks about her book that ha...

In this episode, Tracy speaks with  Kenny Piecharka , the  Country Manager  at  KWS Seeds Canada, Ltd.  about the company's deep-rooted history, its expansion into the Canadian market, and the unique benefits of  hybrid rye  in modern agriculture. We dive into KWS's innovative approach to sustainable farming, the role of  PollenPLUS® technology  in improving rye production, and how hybrid rye is s...

Episode Overview: In this episode, Tracy speaks with Bill Wirtz, Senior Policy Analyst at the Consumer Choice Center, to unpack the current state of European agricultural policies, the rise and recent decline of the "green agenda," and its impact on agriculture, trade, and food systems. We explore Europe's experience and discuss how similar trends may start to impact North America. Key Topics Cove...

In this segment, Tracy speaks to Shawn Jacula about CrossRoads - Alberta's Crop Conference and their upcoming January 2025 event. Join Tracy and Shawn in this Event Spotlight as they discuss the theme of this year's event "Future Proof Your Farm," speakers, insights, networking opportunities, and so much more. CrossRoads - Alberta's Crop Conference CrossRoads provides a dynamic platform where farm...

In this week's episode, Tracy chats with author Brian Reisinger about his compelling book, Land Rich, Cash Poor: My Family's Hope and the Untold History of the Disappearing American Farmer. If you're passionate about both reading and farming, this book and episode are for you. In the book and throughout this conversation, Brian takes us on a journey through the history of farming in the United Sta...

LIVE Recording: Transition Planning Panel - The Future of Farming Conference in Prince Edward Island   This week, we're bringing you a very special episode , recorded live at the "Future of Farming Conference" in Prince Edward Island. In November, Tracy had the privilege of attending this inspiring event and interviewing two exceptional farms about their unique journeys in farm transition. This ep...

In this week's Product Spotlight, Tracy speaks to Bryce Geisel to share more about "WOLF TRAX™ DDP™ Micronutrients." Bryce is a Senior Agronomist with Koch, and in today's segment, he joins Tracy to discuss the importance of micronutrients to crop performance. In this segment, Bryce and Tracy discuss: What is WOLF TRAX™ DDP and how it works When farmers think of nutrients, N, P and K are at the to...

In this week's episode, Tracy speaks to Mary Jo Irmen, author of Farming Without the Bank, about "Financial Freedom for Farmers." As farmers, we are constantly borrowing money, paying huge amounts of interest, signing it all over to the bank, and then hoping and praying that we are not actually just one or two bad years away from losing it all. Have you ever thought to yourself,  "There must be a...

In this week's episode, Tracy speaks to Michael Langemeier in this episode titled "Sweat Equity on The Farm: How to Get It Right and Make It Fair." So what is sweat equity? Sweat equity is a form of compensation that considers that few farms have adequate cash-on-hand to fully compensate the next generation's labours. And in this week's episode Michael and Tracy speak about this often-tricky subje...

In this segment, Tracy speaks to Paula Law the Event Chair for CrossRoads - Alberta's Crop Conference about their upcoming January 2025 event. Join Tracy and Paula in this segment as they discuss the theme of this year's event "Future Proof Your Farm," key event speakers, networking opportunities, and so much more. About CrossRoads - Alberta's Crop Conference CrossRoads provides a dynamic platform...

In this week's conversation, Tracy speaks to Heather Venenga about succession planning and her book "Protect Your Pack and Your Den: Steps to Successful Farm Succession Planning." Is succession planning on your mind, and are you losing sleep? Still, trying to figure out where to start? In this week's episode, Tracy speaks to Heather Venenga about: Her succession planning work with clients and why...

In this week's conversation, Tracy speaks to Dorothy Long from Canadian Food Focus about "Improving Food Literacy From Farm Gate to Plate." Canadian Food Focus is committed to providing accurate information and having productive conversations about food and farming. Their content is developed by farmers, dieticians, home economists and other food and farming experts to ensure accuracy. Their goal....

Welcome to our very first book review. I am so excited for this. In today's book review, I share my thoughts about Heather Venenga's book "Protect Your Pack and Your Den!: Persevere Through Generational Farm Planning." And I am also excited to share that I will be interviewing Heather for The Impact Farming Show this week and her episode will air in November. If you haven't already signed up for I...

Future proofing our farms. What does that make you think and feel? For me, I heard those words and felt they spoke powerfully and perfectly to my mission with my media company Farm Marketer and The Impact Farming Show. My show slogan is to bring our audience the people and ideas that will IMPACT their farming operation. But at the core of my mission, is providing people with the tools and empoweri...

In today's episode, Tracy chats with Terry Betker in this episode titled "Do Farm Founders Avoid Transition Planning?" Is it finally time to address the elephant in the room? The industry has encouraged farmers to create a transition plan for decades, yet little progress has been made. So, one needs to ask, do farmers purposefully avoid transition planning? In this week's episode, Tracy and Terry...

In today's episode, Tracy chats with David Derwin about "Agriculture Market Outlook & Update: October 2024." Are you curious how things are shaping up in the markets as of fall 2024? If so, you will not want to miss this conversation where Tracy and David chat about the fall market outlook for: Grain prices Fertilizer prices Cattle marketers Commodity and crude oil trends Canadian dollar direction...

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...

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 enou...

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 t...

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, could...

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 conc...

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 communicat...