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The Strategic Farmer Scorecard

Farmers want to hear from farmers.

Episode 1 of the Growing the Future podcast, hosted by Dan Aberhart, titled "The Strategic Farmer Scorecard" was published on February 5, 2021 and runs 75 minutes.

February 5, 2021 ·75m · Growing the Future

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Summary

Farmers want to hear from farmers.

Episode Description

In this episode of Growing the Future Podcast,  you will listen to a selected group of panelists ( long time farmers) talking about strategic planning in farming. 

Leading the panel Heather Watson, Director at Farm Management Canada, and Dan Abrahart Managing Partner at Aberhart Solutions and the host of Growing the Future Podcast, ask questions to the panelist about their experiences in 2020, lessons-learned, strategy, and secrets to their personal success in farming.  

 

Panelist 

 

Kent Erickson 

A farmer in Irma Alberta with a 4,000- acre green family farm and a former political lobbyist in Canadian agriculture issues. 

https://twitter.com/tek2541?lang=en

https://weeklyreview.ca/erickson-family-of-irma-win-2016-farm-family-award/

 

Ron  Krahn 

A farmer from Rivers Manitoba, a province on the Northwest of Brandon. Ron farms at Rivers, MB with his brother and their families.  He grows wheat, canola, yellow peas, sunflowers, soybeans and is learning how to grow corn. 

 

Franck Groeneweg

Originally from Regina, Saskatchewan, Franck owns a farm in Three Forks, Montana.  Proud farmer, father of four and a husband, he is proud to be a steward of the land, feeding the world with the best technology available so the food that farmers produce, and that my family eats, can be nutritious, abundant, affordable, and sustainable.
 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/franck-groeneweg-a9657717/?originalSubdomain=ca

https://www.greenatlantic.com

 

Marcel Van Staveren

Born and raised in Saskatchewan, 2nd generation of Dutch immigrants-1960.  Owns a 23,000 -acres farm with his two brothers, two sons, and nephews. 
 

https://twitter.com/marcelvanst?lang=en


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