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Ag Policy Connection

AG POLICY CONNECTION

The Ag Policy Connection Podcast is produced in partnership with RealAgriculture. Join host Kelvin Heppner as he interviews key stakeholders in the agriculture and agri-food sector and digs deep on the policies that have shaped Canadian agriculture. This podcast series was funded in part by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership’s AgriCompetitiveness Program.

Season 3

Episode 1: Farmland under pressure (Season 3 premiere)

Special Edition – Canadian Agri-Food in a Sustainable World

Episode 17: Benchmarking food production and navigating the ESG push
Episode 16: Piecing together the elements of real change
Episode 15: Should we make sustainability Canada’s number one competitive advantage?

Season 2

Episode 14: The keys to better ag policy: takeaways from Season 2
Episode 13: How farmers decide whether to adopt a new sustainability practice
Episode 12: Reducing Methane While Raising More Cattle in the Real World
Episode 11: The Future of Ag Extension
Episode 10: The future of trade with carbon tariffs, green subsidies, and protectionist politics
Episode 9: What should carry the most weight in deciding how land gets used?
Episode 8: The future of federal sustainability and environmental policies
Episode 7: Whiskey's for drinking, water is....a strategic asset

Season 1

Episode 6: Building the playbook for avian influenza (and other animal health threats)
Episode 5: The dismantling of the Canadian Wheat Board
Episode 4: The future of business risk management (BRM) programs
Episode 3: How a massive grain backlog led to new rules for railways (and whether those changes are on track)
Episode 2: The Canada-EU trade deal, six years later
Episode 1: The origin (and future) of the Ag Policy Framework