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Ep. 460: Creating Sustainable Pet Food
We invited Christine Mallier, the sustainability manager at Petcurean, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about caring for our pets and our planet.
Ep. 457: Can fish be farmed on land?
We invited Tony Pantages to join us for a Conversation That Matters about protecting wild salmon through the use of new tank materials and construction materials and processes.
Ep. 448: Space – The Final Food Frontier
We invited Professor Michael Dixon to join us for a Conversation That Matters about growing food in space and what lessons we can apply to growing climate-smart food here.
Ep. 426: Can Farming Survive Government Policy?
We invited Kristjan Hebert to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the myriad ways in which agriculture benefits the environment and how farmers are constantly striving to improve best practices.
Ep. 375: Beef Industry’s Commitment to Carbon Reduction
We invited Ruariaidh Petre to join us from Nelson, New Zealand for a Conversation That Matters about the global effort underway to ensure cattle are a sustainable nutritional and environmental part of the world food supply.
Ep. 365: Corporate farmers: Who are they?
Stuart McNish invited blogger, speaker, and one of the voices of ranching in Saskatchewan, Adrienne Ivey, to join him for a frank Conversation That Matters - Food for Thought episode about cattle ranching.
Ep. 355: Is cattle ranching sustainable?
Stuart McNish invited fourth generation rancher Cherie Copithorne-Barnes to join him for this episode of Conversations That Matter, Food for Thought to ask her about beef.
Ep. 351: Let’s Talk GMOs with a GMO Scientist
Stuart McNish wanted to ask someone who actually does this type of work, what they do, why they do it, and can we trust them and the foods they produce. He invited Larry Gilbertson of Bayer Crop Sciences to join him for a Conversation That Matters about innovations in plant biotechnology.
Ep. 345: Is all methane created equal?
Stuart McNish invited Dr. Robert Howarth of Cornell University to join him for a Conversation That Matters about digging deeper to understand the complex world of methane.
Ep. 343: Why farming is a risky business
We invited Kristjan Hebert for a Conversation That Matters episode about the business of farming in Canada.
Ep. 338: Agriculture: problem or solution?
We invited agricultural climate specialist Dr. Jeff Seale to join us for a Conversation That Matters, Food For Thought episode, about working with plants to help reduce carbon in the atmosphere.
Ep. 332: How well do you know GMO foods?
We invited Nick Saik to join us for a Conversation That Matters about GMOs and what we need to know about them if we hope to feed the world of 2050.
Ep. 327: Is he the Wayne Gretzky of pulse crops?
We invited Murad Al-Katid, the 2017 Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur of the Year, the man Professor Sylvain Charlebois calls the “Wayne Gretzky of pulses,” to join us for a Conversation That Matters - Food For Thought episode about the limitless possibilities in Canadian agriculture.
Ep. 321: Surprising farm facts
We invited Andrew Campbell to join us for a Conversation That Matters - Food For Thought about food production from the farmer’s perspective.
Ep. 320: What’s the beef with beef?
We invited Bob Lowe, the President of the Cattlemen’s Association to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the vital role cattle play in our well-being and the well-being of the environment.
Ep. 317: Food integrity in Canada
We invited John Jamieson, the CEO of the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the safety and integrity of Canada’s food supply.
Ep. 303: Is Michael Bloomberg wrong about farmers?
We invited Robert Saik, author of Food 5.0 and ag industry thought leader, to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the remarkable world of farming in Canada.
Ep. 298: The link between food production and fossil fuels
We caught up with QDM on his farm in Saskatchewan as he was seeding one of his fields. We invited him to join us for a Conversation That Matters about him, his message and why he is not going to stop sharing his down-to-earth messages.
Ep. 297: The challenges of greenhouse farming in Canada
We invited Ms. Buschert to join us for a Conversation That Matters about the work of operating a greenhouse in Canada and why it is important that she and others take on the arduous task of complementing the food supply system.
Ep. 293: How secure is the future of Canada's food supply?
We invited Julaine Treur of Creekside Dairy to join us for a Conversation That Matters about her and her family’s approach to farming and why she believes that Canada has an exceptional food security and supply system.