Between The Rows
319 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsBetween The Rows is a weekly podcast featuring the Glacier FarmMedia editorial team bringing you the ‘story behind the stories’ in ag news and markets.
Drawing from our more than 20 print and online brands, our reporting staff will discuss the top stories and latest developments in agriculture today.
The 25-30 minute weekly program is built around a team of rotating journalist-hosts that include:
Laura Rance, Glacier FarmMedia Editorial Director
Gord Gilmour, Manitoba Co-operator Editor
Ed White, Western Producer Reporter & Analyst
Dave Bedard, AGCanada.com Daily News Editor
Robert Arnason, Western Producer Reporter
Between the Rows goes beyond the printed story and delves deeper to bring more detail on stories that affect today’s producers.
Each episode features 2 or more of the most important ag stories of the week, anchored by a comprehensive, in-depth look at the markets by one of our top analysts.
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Episodes
Meet the (new) machinery reporter, e-learning for agronomists, prepping ag students for the real world, the week in markets
April 16, 2020 19:08 - 31 minutes - 42.9 MBTravis Warkentin, Grainews magazine’s new machinery reporter, talks about his new writing role and farm background; Guy Ash, global training manager with Pessl Instruments, discusses the company’s plan for e-learning and online certification for agronomists and ag professionals; Colin Penner, farm management instructor at the University of Manitoba, shares how […]
Farmland affordability in Canada, life on a New Zealand farm, commodity markets ups and downs
April 09, 2020 16:04 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MBFarm Credit Canada’s chief economist J.P. Gervais discusses the latest Farmland Values Report and which direction farmland affordability is headed; New Zealand farmer Tim Anderson offers his insight of farm life and shares stories from his family’s beef and sheep farm; and Bruce Burnett of Glacier MarketsFarm gives his take […]
A trip to the POV, the impacts of COVID-19 on ag-research and hog biosecurity, China and canola in the news
April 02, 2020 16:15 - 22 minutes - 31.2 MBReporter Alexis Kienlen with the Alberta Farmer Express talks with Ed White about their recent trip to the Port of Vancouver; Lana Shaw with the South East Research Farm discusses some COVID-19 -related challenges that she and other ag-researchers could encounter this spring; Dr. Egan Brockhoff with the Canadian Pork […]
COVID-19 challenges seasonal ag-workers, a venerable ag-reporter retires, disaster planning for the farm
March 26, 2020 14:18 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MBBeth Connery, owner/operator of Connery’s Riverdale Farms, discusses the fast-changing landscape of bringing seasonal workers to Canada; renowned ag-reporter Barb Duckworth of The Western Producer prepares for her retirement after 32 years with the publication; Alexis Kienlen of the Alberta Farmer Express reports on a recent seminar that dealt with […]
Can humans pass COVID-19 to livestock?, cattle markets slump, commodities versus coronavirus
March 19, 2020 15:32 - 31 minutes - 43.2 MBRobert Arnason of The Western Producer talks with Scott Weese, a University of Guelph veterinarian and infectious disease expert, about the possibility of humans transferring COVID-19 to farm animals; on the same topic, Robert speaks with Volker Gerdts, director and CEO of VIDO-Intervac, (the vaccine and infectious disease organization at the […]
Changing of the guard at Grainews, why A&W is going grass-fed, crude drags on commodities
March 12, 2020 13:37 - 44 minutes - 61.7 MBMeet our outgoing and incoming editors-in-chief at Grainews, Leeann Minogue and Kari Belanger; A&W CEO Susan Senecal lays out the burger chain’s plans for an all-Canadian, all-grass-fed beef supply; Gord Gilmour of the Manitoba Co-operator calls up Farm Credit Canada’s J.P. Gervais for his perspective on commodities’ response to crude […]
Tools not tweaks, long-term soil health strategies, bigger bins = bigger problems?
March 05, 2020 14:54 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBSpencer Myers of Glacier FarmMedia speaks with Eric Wareham of the Western Equipment Dealers Association about the ‘Right to Repair’ and the fine line between equipment repairs and modifications; Marla Riekman with Manitoba Agriculture shares ways to deal with saline soils and tips for building long-term soil management strategies; Charley […]
‘Fashionable’ sisters advocate for agriculture, cannabis controversy in Ontario, protests clog rail transportation
February 27, 2020 15:10 - 24 minutes - 33 MBManitoba Co-operator editor Gord Gilmour is joined by reporter Geralyn Wichers to discuss her recent story on the Lepp sisters who are blending the worlds of agriculture and fashion using Instagram; FarmTario editor John Greig calls in to talk about the budding controversy of cannabis production in Ontario; David Fraser, […]
Special Edition: A conversation with Marie-Claude Bibeau, Canada’s agriculture minister
February 21, 2020 18:19 - 18 minutes - 24.8 MBSpecial Edition: Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food is moving into her second year in charge of the agriculture file and her government’s second term in office. Ed White of The Western Producer had a chance to sit down with Marie-Claude Bibeau during CropConnect in Winnipeg to talk about her […]
How markets react to population growth, making the consumer connection, the future of glyphosate
February 20, 2020 16:31 - 34 minutes - 47 MBLaura Rance, vice-president of content for Glacier FarmMedia, talks with Darrell Bricker, Global CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs about global population and its affect on markets; Zach Johnson, the ‘Millennial Farmer’ of YouTube fame, discusses the importance of connecting to non-farming audiences; Laura Rance talks with Bill Campbell, president of […]
Perception of Prairie farmland prices, women in science, global supply and demand outlook
February 13, 2020 15:44 - 32 minutes - 44.2 MBRobert Arnason of the Western Producer talks with Stacey Hiebert of Royal LePage in Steinbach, Man., about farmland market trends; University of Regina sociology professor Andre Magnan talks about his recent survey of 400 farmers and their perceptions on buying and renting farmland on the Prairies; celebrating the International Day […]
Lean times down on the farm, Canadian farm profitability, comparing clubroot on the Prairies
February 06, 2020 14:21 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MBEd White of the Western Producer offers highlights from this year’s Keystone Agricultural Producers meeting and talks with KAP president Bill Campbell about the lean times farmers are experiencing; Ed also interviews David Sullivan of Global Ag Risk Solutions about profitability on Canadian farms; Justine Cornelson and Dan Orchard, agronomists […]
Poultry perches, data searches, commodities’ lurches
January 30, 2020 15:05 - 24 minutes - 33.7 MBJennifer Glenney of Farmtario tells us about health risks that poultry producers will have to manage in their flocks as they adopt new housing formats; online editor Greg Berg, at Ag Days in Brandon, speaks to farmers Eric McLean and Adam Gurr about how they sort through their collected data […]
Ag Days Special: Clubroot, carbon, components and cashflow
January 23, 2020 18:09 - 33 minutes - 46.1 MBRecorded at Ag Days in Brandon, Man.: Manitoba Co-operator editor Gord Gilmour talks with Farm Credit Canada chief agriculture economist Craig Klemmer about what to expect in 2020; Co-operator reporter Alexis Stockford discusses the looming challenge of clubroot and talks with Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister about the carbon tax on […]
Mid-sized farm strengths, sustainable farm machines, paying a visit to St. Jean farm days, ’Phase One’ deal on deck
January 16, 2020 13:54 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MBLorraine Stevenson of Country Guide reports on the health of mid-sized farms, Ron Lyseng of the Western Producer examines the issue of equipment sustainability and how the used farm machine market is changing, Manitoba Co-operator editor Gord Gilmour offers highlights from the recently held 35th annual St. Jean Farm Days, […]
Goodbye glyphosate, clubroot’s conquest through Canada, ag updates from the nation’s capital, mid-East tensions and their effects on Canadian producers
January 09, 2020 15:03 - 25 minutes - 35.7 MBBarb Glen of the Western Producer offers up a topic sure to send a chill down the spine of many farmers – agriculture after glyphosate, Jennifer Blair of the Alberta Farmer Express reports on how clubroot has continued to quietly march across that province, Glacier FarmMedia’s Ottawa correspondent David Fraser […]
BTR’s 2019 Year In Review
January 02, 2020 21:08 - 35 minutes - 48.3 MBHost Laura Rance is joined by Ed White, Robert Arnason, Gord Gilmour, Dave Bedard and Bruce Burnett for a round-table discussion on the top agriculture stories of 2019 and their impacts on the upcoming 2020 crop year.
Canadian canola gets a Russian rival, adjudication frustration at the WTO, market margins make progress
December 19, 2019 14:54 - 29 minutes - 40.6 MBSean Pratt, reporter with the Western Producer, calls in to discuss the growth of canola production in Russia and what’s driving the shift, Ed White and Robert Arnason with the Western Producer along with Ryan Cardwell, ag economist at the University of Manitoba, discuss WTO frustrations and the U.S. move […]
Solutions to farm problems, adapting to new tech, digging into datasets, digesting StatsCan crop production numbers
December 12, 2019 16:56 - 31 minutes - 43 MBGlacier FarmMedia’s Laura Rance talks with Martin Entz of the University of Manitoba about how farmers can apply systemic solutions to solve complex problems, Guy Ash of Pessl Instruments talks with Western Producer reporter Ed White about the need for farmers and agronomists to adapt to new farm technologies, Spencer […]
Myth-busting precision ag, farming less to make more, habitats for predators?, profiting with precision ag
December 05, 2019 23:01 - 42 minutes - 57.9 MBGlacier FarmMedia’s Spencer Myers talks with Cory Willness of Croptimistic Technology Inc. about “The 10 Myths of Precision Ag,” Laura Rance speaks with Sask. farmer and agronomy coach Terry Aberhart about the past, present, and future of precision ag, Robert Arnason of the Western Producer finds out from Christian Willenborg […]
NFU’s commemoration, Ontario’s Lean exploration, wheat breeding separation, canola limitation
November 28, 2019 14:58 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MBFarmtario editor John Greig explains how the Ontario government’s ag ministry is testing Lean principles in the business of farming; Katie Ward, president of the National Farmers Union, considers the organization’s past, present and future for its 50th anniversary convention in Winnipeg; Allan Dawson of the Manitoba Co-operator discusses how […]
Becoming sustainable suppliers, a strike deadline expires, our machinery editor retires
November 21, 2019 14:39 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBScott Garvey, our retiring machinery editor for Grainews and Country Guide, considers where the agricultural equipment sector is headed and what farmers have to look forward to as technology advances; Noreen Lanigan of Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board, talks to Laura Rance about how that country’s Origin Green program […]
Paws for the clubroot cause, defining sustainability, the rise and fall of Prairie grain elevators, in search of harvest headway
November 14, 2019 14:37 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MBAlexis Kienlen of the Alberta Farmer Express reports on how some producers are using dogs to sniff out clubroot in canola fields, Glacier FarmMedia Ottawa correspondent David Fraser talks about conversations heard at a recent conference that challenged the definition of “sustainable,” reporter Allan Dawson with the Manitoba Co-operator reviews […]
Using science to strengthen soil health, marketing organic veggies, will fall harvests wait for spring?
November 07, 2019 17:34 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MBLaura Rance talks with Australian farmer and soil health educator Joel Williams about using agricultural science to change the conversation around soil health and farming systems (Joel was a keynote speaker at the first Canadian Summit on Climate Change and Food Systems in Kelowna, B.C.), organic vegetable producer Gillian Flies […]
Canada gets an audience with China on canola impasse, Manitoba’s farmer-friendly approach to the environment, pod shatter resistant canola busting out all over
October 31, 2019 15:59 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBBrian Innes with the Canola Council of Canada talks about Canada and China’s recent discussions on canola exports and what it means for Canadian producers, Manitoba premier Brian Pallister announces his government’s environmental approach, with Duncan Morrison of the Manitoba Forage & Grasslands Association offering his feedback on the news, […]
Federal election results in review, prairie barley acres bloom, a shadow over sunflower harvest
October 24, 2019 14:05 - 33 minutes - 46 MBRobert Arnason of the Western Producer speaks with Ottawa reporter David Fraser about the federal election results and the reaction out of Western Canada, Carlo Dade of the Canada West Foundation shares his thoughts on the election and its potential effects on agriculture and trade, Alberta Farmer contributor Jeff Melchior […]
A new oat plant on the Prairies, Crown lands debate heating up, asset transfers for farm families, extreme weather trumps harvest
October 17, 2019 16:15 - 43 minutes - 59.5 MBManitoba Co-operator editor Gord Gilmour speaks with Ed White of the Western Producer about a new oat processing plant coming to Manitoba, Alexis Stockford of the Manitoba Co-operator reports on recent friction around proposed changes to Crown lands leases in Manitoba, Country Guide editor Tom Button offers some context on […]
Ag in the federal election debate, oats flow eternal, Canada’s soils get a grade, harvest progress delays
October 10, 2019 17:07 - 49.4 MBFarmtario editor John Greig discusses the lack of agricultural debate in Canada’s federal election campaign and some key issues for Ontario farmers, Ed White of the Western Producer provides context on the announcement of a new oat-processing plant to rise up in Manitoba, Mario Tenuta with the University of Manitoba […]
Wet fields produce harvest hurdles, taking the pulse on proteins, living with depression
October 03, 2019 17:41 - 37.8 MBEd White talks with Brian Cross of the Western Producer about wet field conditions and harvest setbacks seen across the Prairies, Alexis Stockford of the Manitoba Co-operator joins Ed to discuss their thoughts on the inaugural Pulse Protein Summit, Glacier FarmMedia’s Laura Rance speaks with Gerry Friesen about his experience […]
A new invasive threat enters farmyards, farm supports needed for trade troubles, feed deficits and harvest delays
September 26, 2019 15:43 - 42.1 MBBarb Glen of the Western Producer and John Greig of Farmtario report on a string of recent activist-organized farm invasions that have producers worried about their rights and sense of security, Ed White of the Western Producer and Allan Dawson of the Manitoba Co-operator discuss trade disruptions and how it’s […]
E is for Elections: Emergencies, education tax, ethanol, eating expenses, easing exports
September 19, 2019 14:43 - 46.8 MBGord Gilmour and Geralyn Wichers of the Manitoba Co-operator recap promises made — and not yet made — to the province’s producers as Manitoba’s incumbent Tories return to office following last week’s election; Dr. Sylvain Charlebois of Dalhousie University examines the Canadian public’s appetite for agriculture and food policy discussions […]
Roller crimping for weed control, soil health project rises from the ground up, rains impacting crop quality
September 12, 2019 17:06 - 28.1 MBMartin Harry, a special projects co-ordinator at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, discusses how roller crimpers can be an ideal option for zero-till weed control, Laura Rance, vice-president of content at Glacier FarmMedia, talks with a panel who collaborated on ‘Soils at Guelph,’ a new soil health initiative at the University […]
Farm data overload, the great Outdoor, markets’ eyes to the skies
September 05, 2019 09:23 - 46.9 MBJennifer Blair of Alberta Farmer Express returns from the AgSmart conference in Olds, Alta. with several perspectives on how an abundance of data is expected to drive farming in the future — that is, if farmers are able to make the data usable; Doug Wagner, president of Canada’s Outdoor Farm […]
Programming for Farmer 4.0, protecting the youngest farmers, keeping crops exportably clean, waiting on market motion
August 29, 2019 19:05 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MBRBC’s Andrew Schrumm discusses the bank’s ‘Farmer 4.0’ report and the decisions farm sector players and policymakers need to make now for Canada to be an ag superpower; Rob Gobeil of the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association reviews a recent criminal negligence case and how farm families with young children can […]
Manitoba’s hay shortage intensifies, federal cash for dairy farmers, the DOT ownership experience, markets remain uncertain
August 22, 2019 13:37 - 39.6 MBManitoba Beef Producers general manager Carson Callum describes the “extreme” shortage of livestock feed in Manitoba and the efforts being made to fill the feed gap, Farmtario editor John Greig reports on reaction to the cash payment announced by the federal government to compensate dairy farmers for recent trade deals, […]
Winning at harvest loss, crop data collection in Quebec, ’King corn’ on the ropes?
August 15, 2019 13:39 - 36.9 MBScott Garvey, machinery editor with Grainews and Country Guide, discusses combine settings, why producers can’t just “set it and forget it” at harvest, and how your grain loss monitor could fool you, Dante Manocchio, regional manager in Quebec for Richardson International, talks about La Tournee des grandes cultures (a.k.a. the […]
Grain World takes a tour of the Prairies, the year of the ‘meatless burger,’ trade chaos continues
August 08, 2019 13:58 - 46.2 MBNeil Townsend of FarmLink shares what he saw during the recent Grain World crop tour of the prairie provinces and how major crops are developing, Crystal Mackay of Loft32 talks about the veggie protein movement, some of the public perceptions on beef consumption and how beef producers should react to […]
Stewards of the soil, ‘harnessing’ grain bin safety, threshermen volunteers, markets in wait-and-see mode
August 01, 2019 13:47 - 33.7 MBGeralyn Wichers of the Manitoba Co-operator reports on a recent global soil health forum of agronomists from East Africa who shared their conservation agriculture practices, Glacier FarmMedia’s Laura Rance learns about a grain bin safety harness system that protects farmers from falls, Ed White of the Western Producer learns who […]
Self-propelled round baler rolls out, these balers have four legs, building a ‘food ecosystem,’ watch your markets closely
July 25, 2019 13:40 - 32.1 MBCorey Dalman with Vermeer talks about its ZR5 self-propelled baler and why it may be the equipment upgrade you’re looking for, Alberta beef producer Graeme Finn on grazing, pasture management, and how some producers are being too soft on their cattle, Tyler Groeneveld with Corteva talks about the company’s focus […]
Ag in Motion turns five, new spray tech zeroes in on weeds, growing a ‘Discovery Farm’, weather and commodity markets
July 18, 2019 14:54 - 46.6 MBAg in Motion show director Rob O’Connor talks about the terrific growth and “amazing buzz” around the farm show as it celebrates its fifth year, high tech smart sprayer Xarvio merges its scouting app and sprayer technologies to selectively target weeds with herbicide, Manitoba Co-operator reporter Alexis Stockford talks with […]
Organics grow on the Prairies, is Canada’s national food policy on target?, USDA corn projections erroneous
July 11, 2019 14:34 - 44.2 MBMarla Carlson with SaskOrganics discusses the continuing growth in organic field crop production in Western Canada and what’s driving the trend, AGCanada.com daily news editor Dave Bedard speaks with ‘food professor’ Sylvain Charlebois about Canada’s new national food policy and if the plan – and financial resources – are being […]
Pork paperwork panned, grain grading granted, acreage assessments adjusted
July 04, 2019 16:12 - 41.2 MBWith China’s move to block all imports of Canadian pork and beef over the discovery of bogus veterinary health certificates, Alexis Stockford of the Manitoba Co-operator discusses what we know so far about the effects on Canada’s export meat markets; Allan Dawson of the Co-operator reviews pending changes to the […]
Have timely rains fallen on the plains?, Saskatchewan OYFs, planting prospects sink further
June 27, 2019 13:53 - 30.1 MBCanadian Cattlemen editor Lisa Guenther on how recent rains have offered some hope for forage growers and cattle producers, though feed shortages still likely loom, Mike Raine and Karen Briere talk with recently awarded Saskatchewan Outstanding Young Farmers Jason and Jenna Ranger, Bruce Burnett of MarketsFarm offers an update on […]
High hopes for hemp, closing the farm labour gap, precipitation jubilation… and frustration
June 20, 2019 13:34 - 40.3 MBAndrea Eriksson with NorQuest College on the exceptional versatility of hemp and its growing potential – and production particulars – for growers on the Prairies, Lorraine Stevenson of Country Guide reports on Canada’s farm labour shortage and what’s being done to address the widening gap, and Bruce Burnett of MarketsFarm […]
Deere harvests attention at CES, growing agri-food exports, whither the old red barn, are markets making cents?
June 13, 2019 13:29 - 35.6 MBGlacier FarmMedia machinery editor Scott Garvey reveals why John Deere brought an S700 Series combine to the recent Consumer Electronics Show, Food in Canada editor Kristy Nudds discusses the challenges Canada’s food processors are facing to meet federal targets to grow agri-food exports, reporter Geralyn Wichers with the Manitoba Co-operator […]
Have the prairies gone hog wild?, plotting a course for your farm’s financial future, market movers and shakers
June 06, 2019 13:43 - 47.7 MBAlexis Stockford with the Manitoba Co-operator reports on the province’s growing wild pig problem and what’s being done to assess their numbers to help rein them in, Country Guide editor Tom Button talks about a new tool that can help with your farm’s financial performance, and Phil Franz-Warkentin of MarketsFarm […]
Benchmarking your farm business, Chrystia Freeland on canola, trade and tariffs, spring seeding slowdown
May 30, 2019 12:52 - 60.4 MBTerry Betker of Backswath Management and Maggie Van Camp with BDO Canada discuss the growth in farm business management groups and how farmers are learning from each other, Mike Raine with the Western Producer sits down with Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s minister of foreign affairs, to discuss trade, tariffs and China’s […]
’Excellence’ comes to Ag in Motion, civilization under threat, spring seeding plans dampened
May 24, 2019 00:08 - 30.3 MBMike Raine of the Western Producer talks with Rob O’Connor, Ag in Motion show director, about how the outdoor farm show has grown – including a new project called the ‘Field of Excellence’ that aims to help position farmers for a better future, Darrin Qualman, author of ‘Civilization Critical,’ offers […]
Animal activists get unduly active, the future of growth in China, and soy markets under stress
May 16, 2019 13:44 - 51.5 MBKelly Daynard with Farm & Food Care Ontario describes how some animal rights activists have become more aggressive in their tactics on livestock farms, Ed White and Robert Arnason of the Western Producer discuss the future of growth in China and challenge some of the assumptions about the world’s second-largest […]
Putting trust in traceability, Sask. fails to axe carbon tax, China snubs Canadian soy, canola stocks in surplus
May 09, 2019 13:44 - 25.8 MBFarmtario editor John Greig reports on traceability in agriculture and how the technology aims to change the way producers do business, Karen Briere with the Western Producer reports on the Saskatchewan government’s recent unsuccessful court challenge to the federal carbon tax, Allan Dawson with the Manitoba Co-operator reports on how […]