Episodes
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Crown land lease changes, soil testing, & Agri-Trade | RealAg on the Weekend Oct 31 & Nov 1/26
Welcome to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On this week’s show, Haney is joined by Mike Palmier of MNP for a product spotlight, Krissy Fiddler to talk about Agri-Trade, and Anne Wasko for a Beef Market Update. Also on today’s show, Shaun Haney talks about...
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Wrapping up a slow harvest, label harmonization, and AITC | RealAg on the Weekend Oct 24 & 25, 2026
Welcome to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend! On this week’s show, your host, Shaun Haney, is joined by farmer Edgar Hammermeister, based in Alameda, Saskatchewan, for a farm update; Kate Sauser of the Grain Growers of Canada to talk about what the Grain Growers of Canada are pushing…
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Machinery sales, grain testing, and the Clean Fuel Regulation | RealAg on the Weekend Oct 17 & 18/26
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with Shaun Haney! On this week’s edition of the show, Haney unpacks the current state of farm machinery sales. Also on today’s show, Haney is joined by Brian Voth of IntelliFarm to talk about grain testing, CANTERRA SEEDS with a product spotlight, and Kelvin…
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Farmland values up, EU membership, and falling number facts | RealAg on the Weekend Oct 10 & 11/26
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with Shaun Haney! On this week’s edition of the show, Haney unpacks Farm Credit Canada’s mid-year farmland report. Also on today’s show, Haney is joined by Jacob Shapiro to talk about Carney chasing an EU associate membership, Katharyn Houston of Syngenta for a...
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Harvest progress, the cost of MCOOL, and UFA's new offer | RealAg on the Weekend Oct 3 & 4, 2026
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Lyndsey Smith! On this week’s edition of the show, Lyndsey is joined by Jon Driedger, market analyst with Leftfield Commodity Research, to talk markets and late-harvest quality; Andrew Gallagher of UFA on relaunching 1909 Crop Protection Solutions;...
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Sulphur supplies, STARS Calendar & USA/Belarus potash trade? | RealAg on the Weekend Sept 26 & 27, 2026
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend! Today on the show, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Josh Linville of StoneX to unpack the current events impacting sulphur and potash supplies. Also on today’s show, Smith is joined by Saskatchewan farmer Rob Stone for a harvest update, Linda Dalgetty of STARS to...
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Record diesel prices, the Mega Deduction & a Super El Niño | RealAg on the Weekend Sept 19 & 20, 2026
Welcome to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend with your host Lyndsey Smith! For this week’s show, Lyndsey is joined by Matt Makens of Makens Weather for a forecast update, Amy Bean of CANTERRA SEEDS for a spotlight interview, and Patrick De Haan of Gas Buddy to talk diesel prices. Also…
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Canada/U.S. relationship, dollar impact, and hybrid rye | RealAg on the Weekend Sept 12 & 13, 2026
Welcome to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Haney is joined by Craig Johnston of FCC to discuss the Canadian and U.S. dollars, Kenny Piecharka of KWS Canada on hybrid rye versatility, and geopolitical analyst Jacob Shapiro on the...
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Livestock vs. crop margins and a slow start to harvest | RealAg on the Weekend, Sept 5 & 6, 2026
Welcome to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend with Shaun Haney! On today’s show, Haney talks about data from the Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index showing how crop producers face tight margins and iffy financial sentiment, while livestock operations are riding a wave of strong margins.…
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Tariff retaliation, diversifying trade, and crop residue | RealAg on the Weekend Aug 29 & 30, 2026
Welcome to this week's edition of RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On the show today, Haney is joined by Michael Harvey of CAFTA, Jim Wiesemeyer of the Wiesemeyer Perspectives Podcast, and Michael English of PwC to help unpack what's happening in Canada-U.S. trade. Also on…
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A swathing comeback, canola estimates, and wheat expectations | RealAg on the Weekend Aug 22 & 23, 2026
Welcome to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend with host Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Haney is joined by Jon Driedger of LeftField Commodity Research on the wheat and canola markets, and Jenna Rae Seward of Cronkhite Ag on swathing! Thoughts on something we talked about on the show?...
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Harvest weather forecast, canola crush, and a rosy outlook | RealAg on the Weekend, Aug 15 & 16, 2026
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On this week’s edition of the show, Haney hits on the use of artificial intelligence and geopolitics with Jacob Shapiro, highlights some of the Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index data, gets a harvest weather forecast with Eric Snodgrass…
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Canola acres, keeping research stations open & the Les Henry award | RealAg on the Weekend Aug 8 & 9
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On this week’s edition of the show, Haney is joined by Rigas Karamanos on winning the Les Henry award, Anne Wasko to talk beef market challenges, and Milton Dyck to talk about Ag Union Research Centers in Saskatchewan. Haney also talks...
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Stripper headers, maximizing margins & spreading workloads | RealAg on the Weekend Aug 1 & 2 2026
Welcome to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Haney is joined by brothers Brady and Bailey Berntson based out of Medicine Lake, Montana to talk no-till, seeder setup and crop conditions, as well as Greg Stamp of Stamp Seeds for a discussion...
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Pulse breeding partnership, rail movement, & crop conditions | RealAg on the Weekend July 25 & 26/26
Thanks for tuning in to this edition of RealAg on the Weekend! On today's show, host Shaun Haney shares interviews captured at the Ag in Motion outdoor show near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Hear from: Senator Todd Lewis, producer from Grey, Saskatchewan, on local crop conditions and the Halifax FPT...
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The FPT ag ministers meeting & moving meat across borders | RealAg on the Weekend July 18 & 19, 2026
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Haney discusses the Federal, Provincial, and Territorial meeting that happened in Halifax this week, market impacts, and Kelvin Heppner joins the show to unpack the feds' interprovincial meat movement proposal with…
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Virtual fencing, soil health goals, & hosting politicians | RealAg on the Weekend July 11 & 12, 2026
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host for this week’s show, Lyndsey Smith! Today on the show, Smith is joined by Dr. Edward Bork of the University of Alberta to talk about e-collars for cattle, Marcel Van Staveren of K-Hart on addressing soil health goals and how a disc drill has…
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Big canola acres, flooding, beef prices, & Agribition's future | RealAg on the Weekend July 4 & 5/26
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On this week’s edition of the show, Haney is joined by farmers Kris Mayerle of Tisdale, Saskatchewan, and Chris Allam of Edmonton, Alberta; Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture to talk about the StatsCan acreage report; Anne Wasko of the...
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Wet conditions, BRICS, and re-thinking farm succession | RealAg on the Weekend June 27 & 28, 2026
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On this week’s edition of the show, Haney is joined by Kristjan Hebert of Fairlight, Sask., and Kresten Jorgenson of New Brigden, Alta., to take a look at this year’s growing season, plus Justine Hendricks of Farm Credit Canada is on to...
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North American cooperation goals, canola growth challenges, & high beef prices | RealAg on the Weekend June 20 & 21/26
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with Shaun Haney! Today on the show, your host is joined by Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, Jay Whetter of the Canola Council of Canada, and Carlo Dade of the University of Calgary to talk about what’s going on this season with beef and canola…
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Indian weather & pulse demand, CUSMA, & Canada's AI strategy | RealAg on the Weekend June 13 & 14/26
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On this week's show, Haney is joined by Ralph Goodale to talk about CUSMA, Chuck Penner of Leftfield Commodity Research to talk India and pulse exports, and Cory Willness of Croptimistic for a discussion on the federal government's AI...
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Custom harvesting, ag applied research, & New World screwworm | RealAg on the Weekend, Jun 6 & 7, 2026
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Shaun is joined by Lesley Burton of Medicine Hat Collge’s C4i, Paul Sinkevich of Vantage Ag for a spotlight interview, Lee Petersen of the Association of Canadian Custom Harvesters, and Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock...
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An ag minister with an ag background, a farm show & hybrid rye | RealAg on the Weekend | May 30 & 31, 2026
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Haney is joined by Alberta’s new Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, Tara Sawyer, David Fiddler of Cypress Farm and Ranch Show to talk about the upcoming farm show in Medicine Hat, and Cole Ambrock of KWS to…
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Infrastructure issues, off-farm income & reflecting on BSE | RealAg on the Weekend May 23 & 24, 2026
Welcome, and thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the Weekend with your host, Shaun Haney. On today’s show, Haney reflects on the BSE crisis. He also unpacks Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index data on differences in livestock and cropping sectors. For the final segment of the show, Haney is joined by...
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The El Niño weather pattern & climbing beef prices | RealAg on the Weekend May 16 & 17, 2026
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with host Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Haney is joined by Matt Makens of Makens Weather, Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange for a Beef Market Update and Bethany Wyatt for a spotlight interview for BASF Ag Solutions. 00:00 - Coming up... 00:16 - Matt...
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CUSMA's future, fertilizer concerns, and farm record-keeping | RealAg on the Weekend, May 9 & 10, 2026
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with host Shaun Haney! On this week's edition of the show: Haney discusses farm record-keeping and best practises; Jeffrey Kukura of Black Earth discusses fertilizer concerns; Matthew Coulter of Syngenta joins Lyndsey Smith for a product spotlight; and, Kristjan...
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A jump in beef prices and the cost of rail and port disruptions | RealAg on the Weekend May 2 & 3, 2026
Welcome and thanks for tuning in to unpack the week that was in Canadian agriculture on RealAg on the Weekend! Today on the show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Greg Northey of Pulse Canada on labour and transportation, Paul Sinkevich of Vantage Ag for a spotlight interview, and Anne Wasko of the...
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New canola crush plant, regulatory reform & canola emergence | RealAg on the Weekend, Apr 25 & 26/26
Welcome to this week's edition of RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Haney is joined by: Laura Hatcher of Cargill on Cargill’s new Regina-based crush facility; Pierre Petelle of Croplife Canada on slow movement on regulatory reform; Shea Ferster of MNP for a...
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Drone Spraying, land economics & land ownership | RealAg on the Weekend, April 18 & 19, 2026
Thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On this week’s show, Haney is joined by: Bruce Mackinnon of BASF Canada for a spotlight interview; Bill Prybylski of APAS on a new study on land transactions; Justin Shepard of Farm Credit Canada, on land economics…
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RealAg on the Weekend: Risk management, field trials, & CUSMA renewal talks, April 11 & 12, 2026
Welcome to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend with host Shaun Haney! For today’s show, Haney is joined by: Manitoba’s senior trade representative to the United States, Richard Madan, on U.S./Canada’s CUSMA discussions; Kaeley Kindrachuk of SaskOilseeds for a spotlight interview; and,...
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RealAg on the Weekend: Pre-seed decision making, Agracity, & who should own farmland, Apr 4 & 5, 2026
Welcome to this Easter Weekend edition of RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On today’s show, Haney discusses RealAgristudies data on who farmers think should own farmland. Later on the show, Haney is joined by: Fred Thun of UFA on UFA’s recent acquisition of Agracity; Jason Smith…
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RealAg on the Weekend: Farm economics, land value, and strong lean beef demand, Mar 28 & 29 2026
Welcome to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend! On this week’s show: Graeme Crosbie of FCC discusses the current challenges in farm economics; Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange joins the show for a beef market update; and, host Shaun Haney breaks down the FCC land value report....
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RealAg on the Weekend: Emergency prep, ag diversification, and jobs of the future, Mar 21 & 22, 2026
Thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the Weekend! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney covers a range of timely topics as spring gets underway across much of Canada, from agronomy insights to policy discussions and farm safety reminders. Teresa Aguiar-Cordero, University of Saskatchewan — Preview of…
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RealAg on the Weekend: Women in ag, diesel prices, & future plant breeding options, Mar 14 & 15, 2026
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! This week on the show, Haney is joined by: Iris Meck of Iris Meck Communications on the role of women in agriculture; Patrick de Haan of Gas Buddy on high diesel prices ahead of peak farm fuel demand; and, Rob Hannam and Jocelyn...
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RealAg on the Weekend: Livestock traceability, equipment sales & fertilizer fears, Mar 7 & 8, 2026
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! Haney breaks down this week in ag, and is joined by: Carson Callum of Manitoba Beef Producers on prairie cattle associations calling for the scrapping of proposed livestock traceability regulations; Josh Linville of StoneX on fertilizer...
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RealAg on the Weekend: Grain markets, excitement for ag, and unleashing potential, Feb 28, 2026
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! For this week's edition of the show, Haney is joined by: Scott Hepworth of Grain Growers of Canada on a noticeable shift in Ottawa toward unleashing the economy; Justine Hendricks of FCC on Let’s Grow Canada and getting people excited...
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RealAg on the Weekend: Finding opportunity in biofuels for Canadian agriculture, Feb 21 & 22, 2026
Welcome and thanks for tuning in to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend with Shaun Haney! Broadcasting from Calgary, Alberta, your host Shaun Haney is joined by Tyler McCann, managing director of CAPI, and Saskatchewan farmer Daryl Fransoo to talk about profitability in ag and the role…
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RealAg on the Weekend: New drone tech, RDAR's focus, and beef prices climb, Feb 14 & 15, 2026
Welcome to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On today’s show, Haney is joined by: D'Arcy Hilgartner of RDAR on research adoption remaining a focus; Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange for a Beef Market Update; Ravi Ramachandran of Syngenta Canada for a...
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RealAg on the Weekend: CCA's new CEO, spring weather hopes, and ag cut impacts, Feb 7 & 8
Welcome to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On this weekend edition of the show, Haney is joined by: Andrea Brocklebank of the Canadian Cattle Association on her new role as Chief Executive Officer; Matt Makens of Makens Weather on a North American weather...
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RealAg on the Weekend: Tariff relief, using hybrid rye, and 25 years of Syngenta, Jan 31 & Feb 1/26
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! For this week’s edition of the show, Haney is joined by Premier of Saskatchewan, Scott Moe, on China tariff relief, U.S. trade; Norm Sutherland of Syngenta Canada for a spotlight interview; Laura Eastwood of KWS Seeds on learning more...
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RealAg on the Weekend: An eye on potatoes, irrigation gains, and the new chair of RDAR Jan 24 & 25, 2026
Thanks for tuning in to this week's edition of RealAg on the Weekend with Shaun Haney! On today's show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Terry Sydoryk of Cellar Insights on potato storage; Kim Sturgess of Water Smart on the role of irrigation; Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Jason Hale, for a...
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RealAg on the Weekend: Cutting red tape, collaboration, & pushing for change, Jan 17 & 18, 2026
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host for this week's show, Lyndsey Smith! On this edition of RealAg on the Weekend brought to you by he Saskatchewan Crops Forum, hear Lyndsey Smith moderate the national farm leadership panel in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. For the panel discussion, Smith…
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RealAg on the Weekend: Farm culture, '26 grain outlook & farm family moments, Jan 10 & 11, 2026
Welcome back to RealAg on the Weekend with host Shaun Haney. On today’s show, Haney is joined by: Neil Townsend of GrainFox on a strategy for grain sales in the year ahead; April Nichol of Cana Farms on building a farm worth working for; and, Patti Durand of Brightrack Consulting on the new...
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RealAg on the Weekend: Why farm size doesn't define success, Dec 27 & 28, 2025
Welcome to this week's edition of RealAg on the Weekend! On this edition of the show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Dean Klippenstine of MNP for a conversation that challenges the thinking that bigger is always better. Thoughts on something we talked about on the show? Connect with host Shaun…
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RealAg on the Weekend: Dishes and devotion, P&H to acquire GrainsConnect, Aboriginal title on land, Dec 20 & 21
On today’s edition of the show, Haney is joined by: Werner Stump of the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association on B.C. court ruling on Aboriginal title; Stuart Person of MNP for a product spotlight; and, Tammi Arender, author of the new book Dishes and Devotions: Make Every Day Delicious. Thoughts on...
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RealAg on the Weekend: Disease testing, trust in the food system and a cabinet shuffle, Dec 13, 2025
Welcome and thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the Weekend with host Shaun Haney! On today’s show, Haney is joined by: Lisa Bishop Spencer of the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity on creating trust in the Canadian food system; Shannon O'Neill of CANTERRA SEEDS for a product spotlight; and, Kaeley...
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RealAg on the Weekend: Right to Repair, Ag in the Classroom, and bin it or book it, Dec 6 & 7, 2025
Thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! For today’s weekend show, Haney is joined by: Bijon Brown of Alberta Canola on encouraging farmers to add their voices to the Right to Repair policy review; Sara Shymko for a spotlight interview on the Ag in the Classroom...
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RealAg on the Weekend: Pulse markets, canola innovation, and Canadian ag in D.C., Nov 29 & 30, 2025
Welcome to this week's instalment of RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On today's show, Haney is joined by: Chuck Penner of LeftField Commodity Research on pulse markets and adversity in trade; Michael Harvey of CAFTA on the benefits of free trade and how Canada can complement the...
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RealAg on the Weekend: Connection, farm profits, and the future of drone spraying, Nov 22 & 23/25
Welcome to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On today’s show, Haney discusses: What he learned from talking to farmers during his busy week of travel; Farm management and business planning, Transport Canada regulation changes impacting the future of drone...
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RealAg on the Weekend: Acres for Education, canola choices, and demand from China, Nov 15 & 16/25
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney. Today on the show, Haney is joined by: Saskatchewan farmer Jake Leguee on crop conditions; Sara Shymko of Ag in the Classroom, Saskatchewan to talk about the Acres for Education program; Scott Peters of CANTERRA SEEDS for a spotlight...