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episode 302 agriculture show april 9 2024 with Tracey Arts
Tracey Arts is our guest today. It is the day after the eclipse. Tracey farms with her husband and family. She is also a zone director with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture in Zone 4, Oxford & Elgin County. Our playlist:
- Pretty Girl Era by Lu Kala
- Lost Together by Blue Rodeo
- Under Pressure by Queen
- My Front Porch Looking In by Lonestar
- Thunder by Imagine Dragons
episode 297 agriculture show dec 12 2023 fireside chat with the Ag Leaders of tomorrow
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture held their AGM in Toronto Nov 21-22. One of the events on the program was the “fireside chat with the ag leaders of tomorrow”. The moderator was Sara woods, a director with the OFA.
episode 291 agriculture show aug 15 2023
Chris Garrits is in the studio with The Agriculture Show. Chris is the mayor of the Township of Amaranth, Dufferin County where this years IPM will be held September 19. Check out the Dufferin Museum for some background on some of todays song selections. Our playlist:
- Supernatural by Ruby Waters
- Throwing Rocks by Emily Gilbart
- Clap For The Wolfman by The Guess Who
- Let Your Backbone Slide by Maestro Fresh Wes
- Curl Of The Burl by Mastodon.
episode 289 agriculture show june 20 2023
Brianne Curtis is our guest on The Agriculture Show today. Brianne works at Grain Farmers of Ontario and also volunteers as the chairperson of the education committee for IPM 2023 in Dufferin Country. Our Playlist:
- Days Go By by Keith Urban
- Shape of You by Ed Sheeran
- Wildest Dreams by Taylor Swift
- Starting Over by Sher
- Sold Out by Hardy
episode 287 agriculture show may 16 2032
Melina and Courtney VanOmmen are our guests today, Courtney is a volunteer chairperson at this years IPM and Rural Expo in Dufferin County. Our playlist:
- 25 Minutes To Go by Johnny Cash
- Immortals by Fall Out Boy
- Buy Dirt by Jordan Davis
- Georgy Girl by The Seekers
- We Are The Dinos by The Laurie Berkner Band
episode 286 May 9 2023
Dawn MVK and Deanna Tuckey are our guest this week on The Agriculture Show. Dawn and Deanna are the Co-chair and Secretary respectively of this years IPM and Rural Expo. https://www.plowingmatch.org/ipm2023/ Our Playlist :
- Ron McLeans Reel by The Mud Men
- Me and My Cows by Anthony (the singing cowboy)
- Cowboy Sweetheart by Naomi Bristow
- Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash
- Hey Good Looking by Naomi Bristow
episode 285 agriculture show may 2 2023
Bill McCutcheon and Dawn Van Kampen are the guests of The Agriculture Show today. Bill and Dawn bring us news of this years 2023 International Plowing Match & Rural Expo . The Match is being held in Dufferin County in September. Our playlist:
- The Fireman by Greg Holmes
- Lyin’ Eyes by The Eagles
- Dancing Queen by Abba
- Fishing In The Dark
- Orange Blossom Special
episode 284 agriculture show april 25 2023
Wayne Caldwell is our guest on The Agriculture Show today. Wayne has a couple website links you can have a look at. https://www.waynecaldwell.ca/ AND https://graduatestudies.uoguelph.ca/programs/rpdprof Todays Playlist :
- Turn, Turn, Turn by The Byrds
- Against The Wind by Bob Seeger
- Piano Sonata No 8 by Beethoven (Bruce Hungerford)
- The Last Resort by The Eagles
- Pacing The Cage by Bruce Cockburn
episode 283 agriculture show April 18 2023
Mary Dilly is the guest of The Agriculture Show today. Mary works and volunteers at things that go on at these links. www.downsizingsolutions.ca https://www.dogguides.com and https://cable14.com/15147806/tv-shows/savvy-seniors Our playlist:
- I Hope You Dance by Leanne Womack
- Sonny’s Dream by Valdy
- I Got You Babe by Sonny and Sher
- Harvest Moon by Neil Young
- Ride A Horse, Save A Cowboy by Big & Rich
episode 282 agriculture show nov 29 2022
Martin Straathof is our guest today on The Agriculture Show. Martin is the Executive Director at https://ontariofarmlandtrust.ca/ Working together to protect Ontario farmland. Our playlist:
- Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell
- What’s Up by 4 Non Blondes
- Fear by Begonia
- I’m Still Standing by Elton Jon
- The Best by Tina Turner
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episode 281 agriculture show june 28 2022 with Peter Wright
Peter Wright is our guest today. Peter lived and worked in Zimbabwe previously. Check out his podcasts at theyakkingshow.com Our playlist:
- Lady In Red by Chris DeBurgh
- Canon in D by Johann Pachelbel
- Don’t Cry For Me Argentina by Sarah Brightman
- Cavatina (theme from The Deer Hunter) by John Williams
- Hallejuah by K.D. Lang
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episode 280 agriculture show may 31
Peggy Brekveld is our guest for episode #280. Peggy and family have a dairy farm in the Thunder Bay region. Peggy is also the president of ofa,on.ca Our playlist:
- King of the Road by Roger Mills
- Bare Necessities by Disney
- Golden. by Lady Antebullum
- It Happens by Sugarland
- Girl Goin’ Nowhere by Ashley McBride
- Hell of a View by Eric Church.
episode 279 agriculture show april 12 2022
Krista Cressman is our guest today on The Agriculture Show. Krista works at the Turkey Farmers of Ontario head office. https://turkeyfarmers.on.ca/ Our playlist:
- Heroes by David Bowie
- Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz
- Sunshower by Chris Cornell
- Mehcinut by Jeremy Dutcher
- All People by Michael Franti
episode 278 agriculture show aug 6 2021
Jim Dyer returns to The Agriculture Show with new music and new research results about GHG emissons and Canada’s Food Guide using a new metric called “Protein as a unifying metric for carbon footprinting livestock
Our playlist:
Wolverton Mountain – Claude King [Merle Kilgore]
Did She Mention My Name – Gordon Lightfoot
Take Me Home, Country Roads – John Denver
Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
Stop The Madness – Jim Dyer
Puff The Magic Dragon – Peter, Paul, and Mary
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episode 277 agriculture show Jan 18 2021
Owen Roberts and Kaitlyn Anderson from fspartners.ca are our guests today. Find out about that first step that food takes from farmer to table. Our playlist:
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Eric Ethridge – California
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Thomas Rhett – What’s Your Country Song
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Dierks Bentley – I Hold On
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Taylor Swift – Shake It Off
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Lauren Alaina – Run
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episode 276 agriculture show dec 1 2020
Cody Thompson (AKA Dr. Swamp) is in the studio today, Cody is a musician. Look for his new collaboration coming Dec 21. After finishing a research project at U of G in “space farming” he is now helping to install a vertical farming system. Our playlist:
- Swamplands by Swampy & The Note Troll
- Impatient Line by Swampy & The Note Troll
- Work All Day by Swampy & The Note Troll
- Walkin’ The Line by Swampy & The Note Troll
- Connection by Swampy & The Note Troll
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episode 275 agriculture show nov 17 2020
John Jamieson is our guest today. John can be found at www.foodintegrity.ca Our playlist:
- Step It Up and Go by David Wilcox
- Put A Woman In Charge by Keb’ Mo’
- Whiz Kids by Matt Minglewood
- Let’s Get Back by Matt Anderson
- Pride & Joy by Stevie Ray Vaughn
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episode 274 agriculture show oct 6 2020
Autumn Unwin and Gabrielle Ferguson are the guests of The Agriculture Show for episode 274. Autumn and Gabe work at rural leadership training and rural community development for The Rural Ontario Institute. www.ruralontarioinstitute.ca Our Playlist:
- Walking On Sunshine by Katrina & The Waves
- 6 Feet Apart by Luke Combs
- Wavin’ Flag by K’naan
- O’siem by Susan Aglukark
- Lost Together by Blue Rodeo
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episode 273 agriculture show sept 22 2020
Patrick Jilesen and Michael Keegan are the guests of The Agriculture Show today. Pat and Mike both work at www.michaelkeegan.ca Our playlist:
- Change by Blind Melon
- Bobcaygeon by Tragically Hip
- Hey Hey What Can I Do by Led Zeppelin
- Are You Going My Way by Lenny Kravitz
- Not by Big Thief
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episode 272 agriculture show sept 29 2020
Ross Wilson and Tim Cumming are our guests today. Ross and Tim work at the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority www.abca.ca We are on site at one of their test plots to see the use of cover crops in 60′ corn rows. Our playlist:
- instrumental by Art Kennedy
- Still I Survive by LJX
- Smokin’ Gun by Adam Wendler
- Blue Sky by The Ashgrove
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episode 271 agriculture show aug 11 2020
Jim Dyer returns to our studio today. Jim speaks to a study that he co-authored called “Potential Role for Consumers to Reduce Canadian Agricultural GHG Emissions by Diversifying Animal Protein Sources.” https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/13/5466 Jim did some “noodling” with his banjo built for him at https://www.midnightspecial.ca/ Our playlist:
- If A Tree Falls by Bruce Cockburn
- Haven’t You Heard by Jim Dyer
- Paradise by John Prine
- “noodling in the studio” by Jim Dyer
- Bad Moon Arising by CCR
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episode 270 agriculture show may 12 2020
Don Hilborn is our guest today with another remote production. Don and Sue operate a farm gate enterprise called Red Barn Berries
Our playlist:
- Wolverton Mountain
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Rasputin
- Great Is Thy Faithfulness
- Surfin’ USA
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episode 269 agriculture show april 28 2020
Kyle Smith is our guest today. Once again we are using live remote rather than the studio. Kyle keeps busy at Wellington County Museum and Archives. Our playlist:
- Star Witness by Neko Case
- Million Dollar Bill by Dawes
- Four Winds by Bright Eyes
- Feeling Yourself Disintegrate by The Bad Plus with Wendy Lewis
- No Use Tryin’ by Trampled By Turtles
- Had Me A GIrl by The Civil Wars
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episode 268 agriculture show april 14 2020
Gord Grant is our guest today. Gord is the Member Service Representative for Waterloo, Wellington, and Dufferin counties on behalf of the www.ofa.on.ca The studio at CKMS is closed and Gord has kindly offered to help with a remote live broadcast. We talk about the OFA’s president Keith Currie”s comments about the effects of the COVID pandemic on agriculture. Our playlist:
- Honey Drippin’ Baby by Johnny Nicholas
- Blue Collar by BTO
- The Honey I Want by Suzie Vinnick
- Who’s Gonna Feed Those Hogs by Tom T. Hall
- Honeyboo by Miss Angel
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