Canada's Trains & Moving Grains
4 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -The Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) is excited to bring you a 6 part podcast series, for farmers to share frustrations, questions, or just general thoughts on the topic of Canada’s grain shipping and handling system.
How it works:
Text:(416) 649-6488
Toll-Free Call Line for Voicemail:(888) 870-3672
Farmers who call will be prompted to leave a voice recording, which may be shared on future episodes.
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Episodes
Episode 4 | Wade Sobkowich
October 13, 2021 14:58 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBIn this fourth episode of Canada's Trains & Moving Grains podcast, farmers have some timely questions for Wade Sobkowich. Wade is the Executive Director of the Western Grain Elevator Association, and answers questions from farmers about demurrage charges to producers, Bill C-49, and the possibility mandatory reporting of export sales. A can't-miss episode for grain farmers!
Episode 3 | Peter Xotta
August 31, 2021 17:52 - 36 minutes - 83.5 MBIn this third episode of Canada's Trains & Moving Grains podcast, farmers ask some timely questions to Peter Xotta. Mr. Xotta is responsible for the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority’s long term planning, land and marine operations, security, and trade development activities.
Episode 2 | Joan Hardy
August 12, 2021 18:40 - 34 minutes - 78 MBIn this second episode of Canada’s Trains and Moving Grains, Joan Hardy, Vice-President of Sales and Marketing for Grain and Fertilizers with CP Rail, answers farmer questions about investments in infrastructure and capacity. She also discusses CP's efforts to mitigate the impact that cold temperatures and labour disputes can have on the movement of grain.
Episode 1 | Mark Hemmes
July 16, 2021 20:07 - 41 minutes - 94.7 MBCanada's Trains & Moving Grains hotline is part of a GGC campaign designed to delve deeper into the Canadian grain shipping and handling system; educate the ag industry about how the system is set up to work; and highlight farmers’ experiences dealing with a system with limited capacity. In the first episode of this 6 part series, we talk with president of Quorum Corporation, Mark Hemmes, who reports to the federal government on the grain transport system in Canada and the impact it has on p...