Canada's Farm Progress Show 2016

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2016 A production of EVRAZ PLACE

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EDITOR : Jeannie Armstrong WRITERS : Hilary Klassen Joanne Paulson Pat Rediger Jonathan Hamelin Carol Todd

Canada’s Farm Progress Show has international reach Viterra proudly supports Canada’s Farm Progress Show Agriculture important to Saskatchewan economy EYE ON THE SKY: When will it rain?

The Bachelor’s Chris Soules talks farming Hemp’s possibilities are endless Prairie producers are vital to this Dragon’s beer fortune SITE MAP: Canada’s Farm Progress Show Schedule of events Park & Ride, shuttle information Energy bars fuel success for Manitoba mom How is technology revolutionizing the family farm?

Innovations showcase On-line safety training program

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Farm Progress Forum presented by FCC

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Thursday, June 16 11 a.m.

2:15 p.m.

Colleen Dyck Entrepreneur, Farmer, Athlete Turning Nutrition to Performance Colleen celebrates her struggles and triumphs as mother, farmer and entrepreneur. As creator of the GORP energy bar, she discusses the natural transition of growing food to performance in sport.

Farm Progress Forum puts you in front of leading presenters in agriculture and business. Admission is included with your show ticket.

Join us each day at FCC Crossing in the Canada Centre Building – Hall 12 1:15 p.m.

Andrew Campbell Social Media Agvocate

Wednesday, June 15 11 a.m.

The Story Behind #farm365 Learn how Andrew started #farm365 as a project that opened his dairy operation to fans and critics alike, and why he believes it’s more important than ever to champion the cause.

2:15 p.m.

Peter Gredig Tech Visionary and Partner, AgNition Inc. Where is Technology Taking Your Farm? Emerging tech is going to have a dramatic impact on your farm. Learn how big data generation, genetic editing, 3D printing, nanotechnology, and robotics can find a place in your operation.

Brewing Business At age 19, with $10,000 and a dream, Manjit co-founded and grew her brewery into the 10th largest in the world. Learn the principles that led to her rapid success and how you can apply them to your life.

Friday, June 17

1:15 p.m.

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Curtis Weber President, High Voltage Consulting Triumph Over Tragedy – A Personal Journey Join Curtis as he shares his near-fatal workplace incident – surviving an electrical surge of 14,400 volts. He’ll not only inspire you, he’ll challenge your perceptions of safety.

Manjit Minhas Beer Baroness and Dragon

2:15 p.m.

Rob Saik Founder of Agri-Trend Drew Lerner Senior Agricultural Meteorologist 2016 Summer Prairies Weather: How Much Moisture and Where? Get ahead of Mother Nature. Learn what weather trends to expect over the growing season and into harvest, including the potential for La Niña.

Know GMO Author of The Agriculture Manifesto, Robert shares his passion for modern agriculture. He explores genetic engineering and how it’s shaping our industry in his upcoming documentary, Know GMO.

Chris Soules The Bachelor and Agvocate Sharing the Reality of the Farm After being on The Bachelor and Dancing with the Stars, Chris remains true to his farming roots. Now he’s using his celebrity to promote the industry he loves.

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resented by Viterra, Canada’s Farm Progress Show (CFPS) lives up to its name.

Progress – in equipment, technology, and trade — is always the show’s focus, and it’s displayed in a big way.

The show, running June 15-17 at Evraz Place in Regina, covers 1.2 million square feet of space — half of it indoor, half outdoor.

“Our outdoor space is generally large equipment. We have all the key players at our show, all the major manufacturers in Saskatchewan – in Western Canada for that matter,” said show manager Shirley Janeczko.

CFPS will boast over 650 exhibitors, consuming 900 booth spaces, and Janeczko expects attendance to be close to last year’s at just under 42,000 people. Some of them will come from far away.

“In the past, our show has hosted 55

countries. It has a huge international component,” she said, noting that delegations are booked from countries including Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, South Africa and Liberia.

“It gives our exhibitors an opportunity to get in front of the world right here at our show. It’s a thing that sets us apart from the others. I’ve been here 10 years, and it has just grown and gotten stronger every year.”

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE Previous attendees know that entire families come to the Farm Progress Show: farmers toting babies, rolling strollers, or riding herd on toddlers. Older children climb on the massive tractors, under parents’ watchful eyes.

This year, the show expands on its connection to youth with the inaugural thinkAG Career and Education Expo for Grades 7-9 students.

“It will feature two half-day workshops with interactive stations where students can learn about modern food production and discover the diversity of agriculture-related postsecondary options,” said Janeczko. “We’re targeting 100 students this year.”

Putting progress into context, the show also provides a peek at Saskatchewan’s agricultural past.

“We have an antique truck and tractor display, which has about 100 pieces of antique equipment,” said Janeczko. “It’s quite an attraction for our international guests as well as our local visitors.”

And don’t miss a ride on the popular onsite shuttle pulled by a John Deere tractor, which can get you from one end of the show to the other if your legs are getting tired.

New this year is a wider shuttle service that will help with the limited parking situation.

Door-to-door shuttle service will be available at all Regina hotels, and the show is also

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Returning are the Innovation Showcase, featuring new equipment and technology; and the popular Farm Progress Forum, featuring expert and famous speakers.

Wednesday features well-known farm communications expert Peter Gredig on technology at 11 a.m.; Curtis Weber, safety advocate, who was electrocuted in a grain bin, at 1:15 p.m; and meteorologist Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. at 2:15 p.m.

On Thursday, Colleen Dyck, founder of the Gorp Bar, speaks at 11 a.m.; Ontario farmer, advocate and writer Andrew Campbell at 1:15 p.m.; and Manjit Minhas, beer company entrepreneur and dragon on CBC’s Dragon’s Den, takes the stage at 2:15 p.m.

On Friday at 1:15 p.m., Agri-Trend founder Robert Saik speaks on GMOs, followed at 2:15 p.m. by Chris Soules, a farm advocate from Iowa and former star of the reality show, The Bachelor.

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or Viterra, a leading grain and oilseeds marketer and handler, the prominent theme of Canada’s Farm Progress Show is one the company can really connect with. It’s why Viterra has proudly supported the world-class show over the years and is serving as a title sponsor this year.

“Each year, the show attracts thousands of visitors from around the world who are eager to learn about current trends and innovations and to engage in thoughtful dialogue about agriculture. It’s an ideal forum for connecting with customers and other industry players who all have a stake in our continued success as an industry, one that is becoming increasingly crucial in our global marketplace,” said Kyle Jeworski, president and CEO of Viterra North America.

“At Viterra, the theme of connection provides the foundation for everything that we do. We continually strive to connect more customers to more places, to create marketing opportunities for our farmers’ crops and to meet the needs of end-users in over 50 countries.”

Jeworski noted that as an industry leader, Viterra is focused on making industry and community investments that benefit its customers. The company feels that the title sponsorship is a natural fit and that it showcases the similarities between both organizations.

“We share a commitment to innovation and

and innovative ways that we support them.”

Viterra sees a bright future ahead for the agriculture industry, and feels that by supporting Canada’s Farm Progress Show and working with farmers in Saskatchewan and across Western Canada, the company can continue to strengthen its position as a leader.

“Our employees are Kyle Jeworski, president and CEO of Viterra North America constantly improving their skills so that they can provide the advice and direction to help farmers find the right contracts and the right markets for their quality products. We continuously invest in their training to ensure their level of expertise is what our customers Viterra serves the agriculture community with industry-leading services and facilities, including state-of-theexpect from us,” Jeworski said. art grain terminals.

“Ongoing infrastructure investments are another key part to Viterra building on its of international marketing offices as well leadership, and firmly believe that success leadership position. Our recent opening as handling, processing, distribution, in agriculture relies on providing creative of our state- of-the-art grain terminal at transportation and storage assets. tools, solutions and learning opportunities Kindersley is a great example. We view these “Viterra people are grain specialists. for our customers,” Jeworski said. “This is types of investments as critical in making our Our employees are trusted experts who what makes us a partner of choice in our industry sustainable and ready to continue work hard to ensure our farmers have the industry, and makes the Farm Progress Show meeting food challenges around the world. tools and knowledge they need to meet so successful.”

The fundamentals in agriculture point to their goals. And as a company we’ve made Viterra will have a booth at Canada’s continued long term demand for the crops sizable investments in our technology to give Farm Progress Show for people interested our farmers grow, and we are determined to farmers the timely information they need in learning more about the company. help them seize opportunities and support 24/7,” Jeworski said. “We encourage all of The company boasts industry-leading their success.” our customers to check out our booth during marketing, facilities and logistics the show to find out more about the exciting capabilities, encompassing a large network

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askatchewan’s economy was founded on agriculture. Today, as mined commodities and oil and gas face a downturn, agriculture’s contribution is enormous – and more important than ever.

In fact, agriculture once again tops the list in terms of economic drivers, said Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Lyle Stewart in an interview.

“Agriculture is huge in Saskatchewan right now,” he said. “It always has been one of our largest three industries. They vary in ranking depending on how you rate them from year to year, but pretty much no matter how you look at it, these last two or three years, agriculture is number one again.

“In this past year, we exported $15.3 billion worth of agricultural products around the world and broke another record. We’ve broken export records five years in a row. It’s all credit to the industry, the farmers and ranchers and agribusiness people out there who make this all work.

“We’re in the very fortunate position of having this megaproject happen in our province every year. It’s particularly important to our economy and our standard of living right now, when mining and oil and gas are suffering some difficulties.”

Once hovering around eight per cent, agriculture today makes up a good 10 per cent of Saskatchewan’s GDP. “It’s a big portion of our economy, and the 10 per cent of GDP takes into account the money put into agriculture by producers to produce the $15.3 billion,” said Stewart.

“It’s a complex number, but still a very respectable one.”

Bright lights in the industry The industry in general is firing on most cylinders, but there are a few areas Stewart highlights as particularly strong contributors.

“Pulses are a huge success story – pulses

Lyle Stewart, Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture.

and canola, I’d say, in the last 30 years have been the story, or a big part of it,” said Stewart.

In 1980, a few farmers began experimenting with lentils but were not succeeding: the varieties were borrowed from elsewhere, and they didn’t have the right equipment.

“But we learned, and we got better varieties thanks to the good research work particularly around the University of Saskatchewan; equipment got better; and we learned what we have to do to be top producers,” said Stewart.

“Starting from nothing in 1980, for the last number of years, we’ve been the world’s largest exporter of pulses.”

Canola is another similar story.

Saskatchewan is also the world’s largest exporter of canola and it can now be grown in most regions of the province.

“Because of better varieties, better technology, better equipment, and once again producers who wanted to learn and did learn, and adopted new technology as soon as it was available, we’re now the largest exporter of canola in the world, as well,” said Stewart.

Stewart describes agriculture as “dynamic

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and growing,” and while it’s hard to say what the next bright light will be, pulses, canola, cattle and hogs, agribusiness and research will continue to power the industry.

Ag bioscience, for instance, is “huge, now with over a third of the ag biosciences in the country in Saskatchewan, mostly around the U of S.”

The latest equipment at Farm Progress Show Specialized equipment has long been another provincial success story, allowing producers to seed new crops, adopt low and minimum till practices, and preserve the environment. Much of that equipment has been developed in Saskatchewan and the newest will be on display at Canada’s Farm Progress Show.

Stewart is looking forward to the show, held in Regina June 15-17. It’s always a busy week for him, as minister of agriculture – but he always tries to find half a day to enjoy the show on his own, since he is a farmer, too.

“Farm Progress Show is a great event for our producers. It gives them the opportunity to keep up with the latest technology and

equipment that’s available, products and farm inputs – the companies that provide them are all represented at Farm Progress Show. It’s great for producers.”

Shirley Janeczko, show manager for Canada’s Farm Progress Show, says farmers enjoy the event because they can “get their hands dirty.”

In addition to equipment and technology, “we also focus on services and talk about farming practices. For the producers coming to our show, there’s something to see and to learn. The equipment is here, the people who specialize in the equipment are here, so it’s just a great opportunity for our producers to get their hands right in here.”

The show also provides an opportunity to educate the public on modern agricultural practices and how the industry contributes to the economy of the province and the country, said Stewart.

“There’s a very sustainable element to everything we do; it may not be obvious to non-farm people when they drive by on the road, but the things we do, like continuous cropping, things of that nature, are very significant contributors to the environment,” he said. “We’re proud of it, frankly.”

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here hasn’t been such a hot, dry May since 1985, and every farmer’s eye has been anxiously on the sky this spring: when will it rain?

That’s the big question Drew Lerner will address when he takes the stage at the Farm Progress Forum, presented by Farm Credit Canada.

The well-known senior agriculture meteorologist and president of World Weather Inc. promises a presentation that will assess current conditions both on the Prairies and in

the world’s major crop areas. He will also have an update on the forecast for Canada, the United States and other crop areas through the summer and harvest season.

The information age has changed everything.

“The biggest concern right now is about the dryness that’s hanging on in Alberta and

in western and south-central sections of Saskatchewan,” said Lerner in an interview.

“The focus of attention in the talk is going to be when it’s going to rain, and how much it’s going to rain.

“In addition to that, we’re also going to cover the issue of the harvest weather and take a good hard look at the La Nina event that should be unveiling itself if not in June, certainly in July and August. We will look at how La Nina will affect the harvest season.”

The current El Nino pattern has been particularly intense, affecting weather for a significant part of 2015-2016, but it is finally on its way out. El Ninos tend to bring warmer,

drier weather to the Canadian Prairies, while La Ninas are associated with more moisture.

“The big question is when exactly that transition will take place, and how significant will it be,” said Lerner. “Will it be a significant influence on our weather before the growing season is over, or will it be a 2017 impact?

“My expectation is it will have an influence on prairie weather in July and August. We’re going to spend some time talking about the effects on late seeding and harvest.”

Trying to determine how much influence La Nina will have is the tough part of the forecast, said Lerner; it will take time for the El Nino influence to “back off.”

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We’ve had some amazingly long growing seasons in the last few years and that is pretty abnormal.

We’re in a period “where the atmosphere is going to be a little bit on the confused side,” said Lerner, describing climate and weather as a complex machine with many cogs.

“The machine is still running from previous influence.”

Lerner said it’s a good bet La Nina will contribute to rainfall in the second part of the forecast, into the summer and early fall, but it’s too early to say for certain. He is confident he can nail it down better by the time he gets to the Farm Progress show.

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Today’s farmers becoming meteorologists Weather has always been the single most important thing on farmer’s minds, but today, there are more and more tools that can help producers plan their production seasons.

“The information age has changed everything,” said Lerner. “By gaining additional knowledge about how weather works…the Canadian producers are becoming savvy, well-educated and able to make important decisions on the farm with regard to how weather will affect their production.”

With that knowledge, farmers can firm up seeding intentions, plan input applications and make harvesting decisions with better outcomes.

Producers are also making different cropping decisions these days, due to weather. The warmer temperatures and longer growing seasons of recent years have had a significant impact on crop choices, added Lerner.

“There’s obviously a much higher amount of acreage that’s being given to soybeans

Drew Lerner is the president of World Weather Inc. The senior agriculture meteorologist will speak on June 15 at the Farm Progress Forum, presented by Farm Credit Canada. SUPPLIED PHOTO

and corn. These crops were unheard of being produced in Western Canada years ago.

They’re occurring more and more across the Prairies all the time.”

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Some of that has to do with genetics – alterations in the soybean and corn seeds that make them more suitable for the Prairie climate – but it’s the warmer conditions that have largely allowed for this diversification.

“One of the cautions, I always tell folks, is that I’m not convinced this is going to be the trend forever,” said Lerner. “I do think there are going to be colder years ahead. That’s the frightening thing from my perspective, that some of these crops would be negatively affected by a colder bias pattern.”

In fact, he sees colder years ahead fairly soon – perhaps even in two years.

“We’re moving into a period of a possible solar minimum which has only happened a couple of times in history. That could have an influence on our weather,” he said.

“We’ve had some amazingly long growing seasons in the last few years and that is pretty abnormal. I’m not sure we’re going to see that forever. We may have earlier autumns and late season frosts and freezes.

That’s a likely possibility.”

Lerner speaks at the Farm Progress Show on Wednesday, June 15, from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m. in Hall 12, Canada Centre Building, Evraz Place.

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Chris Soules, famed for ‘The Bachelor’ and ‘Dancing with the Stars,’ will take the stage at the Farm Progress Forum on Friday, June 17. Soules grows corn and soybeans on his family farm in Iowa. AP PHOTO/ABC

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ith three back-to-back reality show seasons behind him, two on The Bachelor and one on Dancing with the Stars, Chris Soules says the ‘craziness’ persists. He thought things would quiet down but so far they haven’t.

“It’s been quite crazy,” says The Bachelor star. “People recognize me no matter where I go. It’s remarkable to me. It’s opened up a lot of different doors that a farmer from northeast Iowa probably would never have had opened.”

When I caught up with Chris Soules by phone, he was just finishing breakfast in Los Angeles and preparing to attend an afternoon concert for which he’d been given backstage passes.

The California trip meant taking a brief hiatus from seeding 300 acres of beans.

“Thankfully I’ve got a great group of guys making things happen back home that gives me the opportunity to do these things and make the most of them,” he says.

Soules gets to pick which doors he opens.

One of those is a speaking gig at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina. “I’m excited to be able to tell people about my journey because it’s a unique one, especially as a farmer.”

Being a TV star has added a new component to his life and given him extraordinary opportunities. “I look forward to talking about some of those experiences and then getting back to some of the things that are important in agriculture, some of the things I’ve learned growing up, and the challenges of getting into agriculture, which is

a high cost business to be a part of.”

Soules rented his first farm at age 19. He had some help from his father, but did a lot on his own and learned a lot about working with investors, buying farmland to grow their operation and building equity to extend their legacy.

The Soules’ main crop is corn, a dominant one in Iowa where conditions are favourable.

They could grow corn exclusively and be economically viable, but they grow soy beans as well. “They’re beneficial to corn because they put nitrogen in the soil which helps improve yields and break up the cycle,” he says.

Soules feels there is a disconnect between farmers and consumers. People these days want to know more about their food, where it comes from and how it was grown. He thinks the average farmer could do a better job getting this message out.

“It seems some niche farming operations are more vocal about their operations.

Their marketing is much better than ours and we sometimes get lost in the shuffle.

We need to educate people and help them understand what we’re doing, that we’re all doing a good job whether we’re organic or not organic, GMO or non-GMO. We’re all doing things based on science that are good for consumers. We’re not out there being corporate farmers that are doing bad things to the environment,” he says.

Getting the message out would help build consumer trust. When people misunderstand farming processes it can lead to regulation that hinders farmers’ ability to feed the world, he says. “We need to build a bridge between consumers and farmers.”

Soules says the future of farming will take all kinds of farming operations, but

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FEEDS THE WORLD! technology has lent itself to larger farms. He and his father farm 5,500 acres and employ a similar number of people as when they farmed 1,500 acres 20 years ago. “That’s because of technology, because of better equipment, because of global positioning and auto-steering, variable rate seed placement and all the things that allow us to work more hours and get more done with the same amount of people.”

We’re all doing things based on science that are good for consumers.

Other innovations factor in as well. When Soules was a kid, their anticipated yield on corn was about 170 to 180 bushels an acre, which was considered a great yield. “I’m 34 today and in the last 15 to 20 years we’ve seen yield goals go from 170 or 180 bushels to 250 bushels an acre. The improvement in genetics alone I think has been remarkable.”

Efficiencies come through using less — less fertilizer input, less chemical, less seed, less everything per acre — to produce more.

“Innovation in agriculture has been tremendous and I can’t imagine what it’s going to be like in the next 20 years,” says Soules.

As a commodities business, farmers face price changes and tight margins. Economies of scale can present greater returns as the cost of input per acre decreases.

“Whether you’re a 1,500 acre farmer or a 10,000 acre farmer, it’s all, generally speaking, the same. But having more acres allows you to spread your cost of production. Your equipment cost especially, is where you’re really able to lower your input costs per acre.”

Soules says he’s a lucky man enjoying a modified life as a result of everything he’s been through.

“But what’s really important to me is still 100 per cent my family’s farming operation, getting the corn in the ground, watching it come up.

Just the simple things I grew up loving that will always be my passion. No matter what I do, that’s where my heart is and where it always will be,” he says.

He hopes someday soon to find someone to share that life with and grow a family. “Now I’m just having cool opportunities to do interesting stuff that I think anybody in their right mind would want to do and take advantage of. So I feel like I have the best of both worlds.”

Soules will bring a blend of entertainment, insight and education to the Farm Progress Forum, sponsored by Farm Credit Canada, on June 17 at 2:15 p.m. The Farm Progress Show runs June 15 to 17, at Evraz Place in Regina.

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emp is a rugged plant. It doesn’t need much: living soil, clean water and some sun. It’s not flashy. It has no showy flowers, but the slender stalks and bristling leaves protect a wholesome treasure: hemp seeds.” YouTube video: The Story of Hemp.

That has indeed been the experience of Larry Marshall, an organic farmer near Shellbrook, Saskatchewan, who has been growing hemp for 15 years. He has seen demand for the crop grow significantly over that time.

“The market is really strong for it as a health food,” said Marshall, who was featured in the video, from his farm. “There are hemp hearts, which are dehulled seed; the protein powder and the oil. You press the oil out of the seed and the remaining fibre is left for powder.”

Hemp contains Omega 3, 6 and 9 oils, and “it’s better than flax in terms of the balance of omega oils,” he added. Most commonly, people will put the seed on their cereal or yogurt, and the protein powder is popular with vegetarians and body builders, he said.

Because of the health benefits, demand for hemp is increasing by 30 per cent per year, which is quite phenomenal growth, said Marshall.

“Farmers have learned how to grow bigger crops than they have in the past, so yield has been higher, especially on the conventional side: you put more fertilizer to hemp and you get more seed. It’s quite an amazing crop in

Larry Marshall farms hemp near Shellbrook with his son Josh. SUPPLIED PHOTO

that way,” said Marshall.

Most hemp is contracted by processors on an acreage basis, but they have pulled back on contracts this year due to the recent overproduction. Therefore, acres will be down from last year, when 100,000 were sown in Canada — 40,000 of those in Saskatchewan.

“Not very much is contracted (this year) on the conventional side,” said Marshall. “Now, the organic side, there’s all kinds of demand for that, so there is an increase in organic acres, but there still won’t be enough to fill demand.

“We definitely can use more production facilities. It seems like the demand is there, but there’s only so much that can be processed. They’re going pretty much full swing, the processors.”

At present, there are three major processors in Manitoba, one in Quebec and two in British Columbia. There are a few smaller ones as well, including Bioriginal Food and Science in Saskatoon, while Farmer Direct in Regina contracts acres and sells to processors.

By far the largest amount of Canada’s hemp goes to the United States, where a conundrum exists: farmers cannot grow it, but processors can process it. One of the U.S. hemp products is a pill containing the cannabinoid in the hemp leaf, said to help with seizures; that product is sourced from Europe and Australia.

“The Americans are very close to growing it; they’re doing the research, and they really want to grow it. How it will affect us, I don’t really know,” said Marshall. “The U.S. is our

biggest market by far. Probably 80 per cent of the hemp gets exported to the States.”

Growing hemp in Canada does come with some restrictions. According to the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance, hemp is regulated by Health Canada, because of its classification as a cannabis plant. Growers must be licensed and are allowed to plant certified seed only.

But there is certainly a market: retail sales of Canadian-derived hemp products are estimated at between $20 and $40 million USD annually, says the Alliance.

“It has amazing value-added potential,” said Marshall. “There’s all kinds of processing that can be done from the seed… and from the leaf. We have an amazing crop here; not only is it super-healthy, but for organics, it’s one of the best crops there is. It’s the fastestgrowing. I can actually seed it as late as July 1 and still get a crop.”

Indeed, it grows “like a weed” — bouncing back from hail and cold weather.

“The variety we grow was developed in Finland, which is north of the 60th parallel,” said Marshall. “You could grow it in the Yukon, no problem. It’s light sensitive, so the farther north you are, the faster it grows; and it’s amazing how much faster it does grow.”

And Marshall sees far wider opportunity.

Hemp fibre is being investigated as a material for building blocks for homes, as just one example.

“I see potential — we call it the next Cinderella crop. If we can use the whole plant, that will be amazing.”

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Manjit Minhas is one of the newest dragons on CBC’s hit show Dragon’s Den. Minhas says her family’s company, Minhat Craft Brewery, relies on prairie producers for the barley used to produce their many varieties of craft and specialty beers. CBC

est known as the beer baroness on CBC’s Dragon’s Den, Manjit Minhas started her ventures at age 19, when she and her partner-brother launched their beer products in Alberta.

Now 35, Minhas has spent the last 15 years developing successful business and marketing strategies that have brought her products to many markets in Canada, 43 States, as well as Europe, Asia and South America.

Minhas’ commercial interests continually intersect with the agricultural industry.

She needs barley to make beer and her company buys it from both Alberta and Saskatchewan growers. “We are one of the biggest buyers of barley from the Alberta Barley Commission. It’s the best barley in the world,” she said. “We use a lot of barley from Biggar, Saskatchewan, for our malt.”

Minhas is not a farmer, but says her ancestors were. She notes the industry has undergone significant changes over the past several decades and says the question for every farmer facing the future is how to interpret and keep pace with all of those changes.

“There has been a lot of consolidation for sure. Farms are bigger. The small family farm doesn’t necessarily exist anymore, as in just a couple of hectares,” said Minhas.

“It really is a very interesting industry that I think will continue to change, as far as automation, mechanization and new types of crops are concerned.”

The pattern is similar in a lot of different industries. “It takes economies of scale to plant crops, and when you’re doing it on a bigger scale, it works better for everybody

involved,” said Minhas.

While it can be hard to predict what the demand is for certain crops, industry conferences and organizations are great at helping people know where the numbers are, where the demand is and helping people move in that direction, says Minhas.

“It’s usually only a year out as far as crop cultivation goes. And whether or not you can find your niche or go to mass market, either way, just like in another business, it’s something that you can pick and choose and then go for it.” Simply being attentive to where certain products source their ingredients can be a starting point.

In the rapidly changing world of technology and innovation, the ability to be flexible is critical. That’s true in any industry, including agriculture.

Old images of farming persist of the individual farmer plowing his field, planting traditional crops like wheat. “It’s easy to get left behind if you don’t keep up with new equipment and new technologies,” says Minhas.

“We need to be able to pivot fast and see trends and make changes fast and be relevant constantly,” she says. The main changes come in the areas of manufacturing or marketing.

“Being on top of both of these things is very important to keep us relevant and to keep us profitable and to keep us growing.”

A new generation of farmers continues to embrace change and manifest the farm of the future. The current generation is increasingly concerned not only with growing healthy food, but with greater social responsibility, something Minhas takes very seriously.

She recently created a special 48-can pack of beers for Costco which uses less packaging materials than any comparable product in Canada. She believes this is

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the sort of business practice that can make your company more attractive to consumers.

“I think everybody wants to believe and know that the company they’re buying their products from are responsible citizens in their industry and in this world. It’s very important for us all to take our own

initiative within our businesses or in our manufacturing processes to be better global citizens,” she said.

Being proactive in other ways can also build consumer trust. While there is no legal imperative to do so, Minhas’ breweries voluntarily include a Management Warning on all their beer cans, encouraging people

to drink responsibly.

In this way, social responsibility not only understands what the current consumer climate will tolerate, it anticipates and offers consumers new examples of responsible practices.

The mom and pop farming operation is a wonderful ideal. But if the model doesn’t

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work anymore, it if it is unable to remain competitive, it will not survive. Other models, other alternatives, are needed to help farmers thrive and continue to feed the world.

To glimpse the future of farming, attend Canada’s Farm Progress Show at Evraz Place in Regina, June 15 to 17. Visit myfarmshow.com for more information.

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This show features a full spectrum of lumberjack events including log rolling and tree climbing Triumph Over Tragedy – A Personal Journey. Curtis shares his near-fatal workplace incident.

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This show features a full spectrum of lumberjack events including log rolling and tree climbing Open to Public Brandt Centre Opens Farmer, Entrepreneur, athlete. Creator of the GORP energy bar.

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Again this year Canada’s Farm Progress Show is offering Park and Ride. Exhibitors and attendees won’t need to worry about finding a parking spot, they’ve done that for you. Park at Rambler Park and hop aboard a shuttle to the CFPS grounds. Take Lewvan Drive and turn West on 13th Avenue, proceed to Sandra Schmirler Way. Once on Sandra Schmirler Way, turn South then turn West on 14th Avenue. Shuttle services are Wednesday & Thursday 7:30 am to 7:00 pm, Friday 7:30 am to 6:00 pm and run every 15 minutes.

Shuttle Service Canada’s Farm Progress Show takes the lead in providing door-to-door service for guests and exhibitors. Guests that are staying at a member of the Regina Hotel Association can catch the shuttle daily during the event. This service will operate from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm.

Please contact your hotel front desk for more information. Guests are also encouraged to ask their shuttle drivers for information on the show event and tourist attractions around Regina.

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n 2003, long before she found commercial success with her GORP Clean Energy Bars, Colleen Dyck was simply a new mother training for a triathlon, hoping to – in her words – “work off some baby pudge.”

However, she was having a little trouble fuelling up.

“I started using energy bars and thought they tasted gross,” said Dyck, who will be sharing her story with audiences at the Farm Progress Forum, presented by Farm Credit Canada at Canada’s Farm Progress Show. “What I found on the market were products full of cheap ingredients and wonky aftertastes I don’t care to identify. I thought, ‘I can just make one myself.’ ” Dyck did some research and started fuelling up with her homemade creations.

Eventually, her family, friends and training mates demanded that she make some for them all to enjoy. Having studied entrepreneurship in college, Dyck thought she might be on to something. However, if she thought training for a triathlon was tough, trying to create an energy bar and get it stocked on shelves was another challenge altogether.

“It was way, way harder than I ever expected,” she said. “I thought, ‘I’ll just bring my recipe to the Food Development Centre

Colleen and Grant Dyck, and their four children, enjoy life on the family farm in Niverville, Manitoba. PHOTOS: COLLEEN DYCK

and I’ll get a shelf life and go from there.”

It ended up being “a long and terrifying process,” she noted. For the next several years, it was an endless cycle of failed shelf lives and reformulations of the product.

Dyck, who had to rely on several grants to offset the costs, often wondered if she was in over her head. During this time, she and her husband Grant also welcomed three more children into their family farm in Niverville, Manitoba.

But Dyck remained determined to create a wholesome energy bar, one without preservatives and packed full of the best ingredients, from almonds to flax to organic dark chocolate chips to pumpkin seeds.

“I decided to stick to my guns. I’d find a

way,” she said. “Some call it persistence; many call it something else.”

In September of 2011, Dyck received a loan from the Women’s Enterprise Centre that allowed her to buy a packaging machine and start selling the product. In June 2012, the first official GORP bars came off the production line. She soon unveiled three flavours: Cocoa, Hemp and Almond; Peanut Butter and Apple; and Peanut Butter and Raspberry.

Dyck said she designed the bars to be “like a puzzle piece to fit into your life.”

“The bars are formulated according to the four biggest health lifestyle trends today: protein, fibre, Omega-3 and antioxidants,” she said. “We only source the best ingredients for

GORP bars… no junk, no fake sugars, soy, or preservatives. They’re always made in small batches by hand.”

From the beginning, Dyck said her customers and local stores got behind the product in a big way.

“For the first year we couldn’t afford marketing or a salesperson or anything really,” she said. “And then the most amazing and humbling thing happened.

Our customers took things into their own hands and appointed themselves as our ambassadors and salespeople.”

Boosting the product’s exposure were testimonials from celebrities such as professional hockey player Zach Bogosian.

Dyck also began receiving numerous awards,

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including the 2015 Readers’ Choice Award Winner - Best Sports Nutrition (Get Out There Magazine), the 2015 Manitoba Food Processors’ Association Company of the Year and the grand prize at the 2016 Mompreneur of Excellence Awards. Now on the market for three years, GORP energy bars are available coast to coast in Canada.

For Dyck, the challenge has now shifted from creating the bar itself to managing a phase of growth. She now employs five full-time staff and over 15 casual employees.

She has found out the key to sustaining success in business is not having an ego and surrounding yourself with people who are “a lot smarter than you.” She also reminds herself why she created an energy bar in the

first place.

“It can be tough to juggle family and business and the dream of creating something that will take on a life of its own and do some good,” Dyck said. “It’s not a small goal to inspire folks and leave a positive footprint on humanity, but it’s a goal we’ll pursue until our time is up.

We’re honoured to have made it this far and have a bunch of awesome surprises in store for 2016.”

Catch Colleen Dyck’s presentation, “Turning Nutrition to Performance,” at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 16, at the Farm Progress Forum presented by Farm Credit Canada. It’s all part of Canada’s Farm Progress Show, June 15 to 17, at Evraz Place in Regina.

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echnology touches virtually everything in today’s world and it has made tremendous advances in the agricultural industry as well.

Innovation and agriculture are twin passions for Leah Olson, president of Agriculture Manufacturers of Canada (AMC).

Olson was born and raised on a farm in southwest Saskatchewan. Her family had a cash crop operation 12 miles north of Tompkins.

Olson witnessed first-hand the ingenuity of farmers who learned to adapt when things went wrong. “My father, for example, was trying to figure out a way to hook up equipment on his own without running over his help (aka - my younger brother and I at the time),” she says. “From that, he invented a hitching system that has been adopted by most of the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in North America.

Olson says that kind of ingenuity is not isolated. Her father is in good company.

“Some of the great leaders and innovators in Saskatchewan include Terry Friggstad, Gerry Bourgault, Pat and Norbert Beaujot, the Degelman family (Wilf, Paul and Jack), the Schulte family, George Morris and Gavin Semple. But it is the connection to the farmer and our industry’s desire to

Technology is transforming almost every aspect of farm operations.

continuously save him/her time and money that enables continuous innovation.”

Olson has served as a manager with Canadian Pacific Railways’ grain division in Winnipeg, as a senior advisor within the federal government in Ottawa, and in marketing and communications with Pfizer, in particular with the Animal Health Division in Montreal, before returning to Saskatchewan in 2013 to be “closer to home.”

She has observed major changes in farming over the past 10 to 20 years, driven

by improved plant genetics, enhanced herd immunization and feed, the adoption of notill or zero-till farming, and the collection and analysis of data.

“The collection of data offers unique opportunities but the analysis of data, from my perspective, is still in a relatively preliminary stage,” she says.

Olson says the scale of farming and the equipment is much bigger than it used to be. Technology is transforming almost every aspect of farm operations.

New technologies have enabled higher

yields, whether with cash crops or in livestock. While having the best seed, livestock and weather is always desirable, modern farming is increasingly dependent on the ability to balance the art and science of the industry. Decision making is enhanced by emerging technology, much of which is being built into equipment.

“Farming is not limited to having the right equipment but it has become something of a combined art and science with the inclusion of more technologic advances in the equipment, and science/data driving growing decisions,” says Olson.

Agriculture equipment is no longer limited to steel and how to bend or manipulate it as a manufacturer. Increasingly, it is about data collection, monitoring and, increasingly, analysis that will empower the farmer to maximize his/her yields.

Data collection is also a key part of the dairy, beef and swine industries. Olson says these industries are now using advanced technologies to track and monitor the health of their livestock.

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Emerging technologies, much of which is being built into equipment, are helping farmers make important decisions.

that are already being used in the fields,” she says.

Olson appreciates the perseverance of farmers and the multiple hats they are required to wear to be successful: knowing how to maximize their finances, leveraging their land’s capabilities, managing equipment and labour while always anticipating and adapting to whatever Mother Nature has in store.

What agriculture innovations does Olson anticipate on the horizon? Self-propelled farm equipment may not be too far down the road.

“There is lots of interest and hype about drones, but I anticipate it will be the analysis of data that has the potential to be a game changer in modern farming,” says Olson.

The collection of data is one thing, but the analysis of that data brings another level of understanding to the industry, facilitating

better and more informed decisions for farmers, and potentially streamlining operations.

She believes new technologies, whether applied to growing improved crops with increased yields or to managing the health of livestock, bode well for global populations as they continue to increase. “Hopefully, food shortages will remain an experience that those born after 1990, regardless of where they are born, may never have,” says Olson.

“There are many aspects of farming I enjoy but at the end of the day, it is how the world is fed. Without safe, healthy food, where would we be?”

To discover the latest developments and innovations in farming, visit Canada’s Farm Progress Show at Evraz Place in Regina, June 15 to 17. Visit myfarmshow.com for additional information.

Leon Wyszynski (left) and Wlodzimierz Sosnowski showed off their WS Wlodzimierz Sosnowski corn cleaning device at last year’s Canada’s Farm Progress Show innovations display. BRYAN SCHLOSSER

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he word “innovation” is described in Wikipedia as “…the application of better solutions that meet new requirements, unarticulated needs, or existing market needs.” It is through innovation that we see improvements, modernization and, ultimately, profitability in agriculture production.

Canada’s Farm Progress Show — Presented (CFPS) by Viterra is unsurpassed as a means to showcase innovations. Sponsored by FCC, it introduces many new products and product launches that agriculture

companies and dealers have to offer.

This year, companies who submitted their innovation were qualified by the CFPS Innovations committee. Innovations that qualified were then critiqued by a panel of judges. Innovations that are ranked the highest will either receive a Gold Standard Award or Sterling Standard Award.

To learn more about the program and the innovations, visit the Innovations display located in the Canada Centre Building — Hall No. 12. Please refer to the map within this guide to view the locations of these companies and inventors at CFPS.

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veryone has seen the tragic news stories: A child dies after an encounter with farm equipment; an adult loses a limb.

Unfortunately, those stories appear far too often.

And, even more unfortunately, many of those injuries and fatalities could have been prevented, says Ryan Jacobson, chief executive officer of the Saskatchewan Safety Council. “Agriculture and safety have always had an interesting relationship. Agriculture is definitely one of the largest industries in Saskatchewan and will probably continue to be for a long time. And safety and injury prevention hasn’t always gone hand-in-hand with agriculture for a number of reasons,” he says.

Jacobson quotes the most recent statistics, which state that between 1990 and 2008, there were 1,975 directly agriculture-related fatalities across Canada.

“That’s a very high number of fatalities, and when we break those down further, 47 per cent were owneroperators and 14 per cent were children under 15 years of age. So, that means basically one child fatality in an agriculture setting for every month for much of 20 years across Canada,” he says.

While Saskatchewan doesn’t always have the highest number of farm-related fatalities – that dubious honour usually goes to Ontario with its larger overall population – it could be argued that even one is too many. The Government of Saskatchewan website states that: “Agriculture is one of Saskatchewan’s largest and most hazardous industries. Incidents occur more often during critical farming times and can cause needless suffering and consequently reduce farm revenues. On average, 13 people are killed on Saskatchewan farms each year. Of these fatal injuries, 75 per cent involve machinery such as grain trucks, semis, tractors and combines. Most incidents occur in the farmyard and of all serious injuries that happen, 14 per cent involve youth.”

One of the key facts that may not be well known is that many farm operations are subject to The Saskatchewan Employment Act, which covers the health and safety of both farmers and farm workers, especially where an employer-employee relationship exists. More information can be found at

The Saskatchewan Safety Council has introduced an interactive online safety awareness training course, designed to reduce farmrelated injuries and fatalities.

The Online Agriculture Training System (OATS) is user-friendly for everyone ages 12 or older.

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Jacobson says safety training is key to helping reduce the numbers of farm-related injuries and fatalities. “One of the key ways to have injury prevention top of mind is to have knowledge about what you’re doing and to obtain knowledge about the risks associated with (those activities)” he says.

But in Saskatchewan, in particular, it can be difficult for people to access that training. He says the two main barriers to farm families and workers to obtain safety information are accessibility and affordability. The sheer size of our province can make it difficult to provide safety education and training for agriculture workers.

Saskatchewan encompasses 651,900 km2 (251,718 mi2) and has almost half of Canada’s total cultivated farmland. That’s a lot of land, and Jacobson says that makes it hard for people to travel for training. “For small owner-operators of businesses, including agriculture, there are barriers of affordability and accessibility. They are in rural areas and they would have to travel to a urban centre a lot of times to obtain training, and there can be significant costs involved,” he says.

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Primarily a general orientation for young or new farm workers, it is also an excellent source of information for more experienced workers and others working in, or with, the industry of agriculture.

“This new program is trying to directly address the issues of accessibility and affordability,” Jacobson says. It’s funded through sponsorship, making it free to the user, and anyone with high-speed Internet will be able to access it. He says the three-hour course is user-friendly for everyone age 12 and older and doesn’t have to be completed in one sitting. “There’s a lot of information packed in, so we don’t recommend people do it in one sitting. The course requires an email address to sign up for and then the user can log in or out as much as they want,” he says. To learn more about the online program, visit www.sasksafety.org.

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