Steve Todd is our guest today. Steve has a post on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPiftD-z9uI We talk about his agricultural story. Our Playlist:
Maggie Van Camp is the guest today on The Agriculture Show. Maggie is busy with her project via Loft 32 called Farmers Bridge . Our playlist “Get Stuff Done”:
The Alliance for a Liveable Ontario has been petitioning Ontario’s progressive conservative MPPs for months to scrap Bill-185 and some proposed changes to the Provincial Planning Statement. On May 22nd they sent a letter to the premier highlighting 10 “key problems” with the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act and the PPS.
CKMS News spoke with founding member of the ALO,Mark Reusser. He discussed the coalition’s opposition to the government’s actions, and alternatives to address the housing availability and affordability crises, including specific effects for Waterloo Region.
While Bill-185 received Royal Assent on June 6th, Reusser told CKMS News that the ALO, which consists of 65 member organizations and over a thousand individuals, is “not giving up”, and will “continue to push for good planning.”
The provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing did not respond to requests from CKMS News for comment on ALO’s analysis.
Crystal Mackay is the guest of The Agriculture Show today. Crystal tells us her agricultural story through some of the things she does. Check out Loft32 , Utensil , and an upcoming event late May 2024. Our playlist:
Long Love this Land – A tribute to Alberta agriculture from ATB
You Can’t Make Old Friends by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
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:
The 2023 Annual General Meeting of the Waterloo Federation of Agriculture was held at Puddicombe House , New Hamburg on October 19. Ontario Federation of Agriculture President Peggy Brekveld was the guest speaker. WFA Vice-President Mark Reusser, and Peggy had a “fireside chat” about Peggy’s agricultural story.
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.
Maranda Klaver and Larry Braiden are the guests of The Agriculture Show. Amanda and Larry are part of the team bringing IPM 2023 to the public. Maranda, as reigning Ontario Queen of the Furrow, will pass along that responsibility to the 2023-2024 Queen, to be announced at the match. Larry is the chairperson of the Plowing Committee for this years match in Dufferin County. Our playlist:
Brianne Curtis and Mel Kapenko are guests today of The Agriculture Show. Brianne and Mel talk about the IPM 2023 in Dufferin County Sept 19. It’s good to hear their agriculture story. Our playlist:
Sandy Brown is our guest today. Sandy is a volunteer with this years IPM to be held in Dufferin County Sept 19 2023. He has a long history of supporting community in Dufferin County. Our playlist:
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:
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:
Paul Hoekstra is our guest today on The Agriculture Show. Paul works at Grain Farmers of Ontario Paul is a family man, and beekeeping has been part of his life. Our playlist:
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:
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 :
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:
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 :