The First Sixteen
Welcome to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s podcast series that explores the freshest ideas in agriculture and food. Each episode explores a single topic in depth—digging deep into new practices, innovative ideas, and their impacts on the industry. Learn about Canada’s agricultural sector from the people making the breakthroughs and knocking down the barriers! Farmers and foodies, scientists and leaders, and anyone with an eye on the future of the sector—this podcast is for you!
- Update frequency
- every 29 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 35
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Citizen Science
Researchers cannot be everywhere at once. Laura Richard manages the Agroclimate Impact Reporter (AIR). This citizen science projects relies on producers all across the country to help our scientists …
00:22:01 |
Thu 28 Oct 2021
Mental health : UPA’s work to break the stigma
In this third episode on mental health, we explore the topic from the perspective of a professional agricultural association. We speak with Marcel Groleau, President of Quebec’s Agricultural Producer…
00:15:58 |
Thu 29 Jul 2021
Mental health: From the farmers perspective
Cynthia Beck and her family run a cattle and grain operation in South-East Saskatchewan. After facing her own mental health challenges and discovering a lack of resources tailored towards the agricu…
00:24:44 |
Tue 27 Jul 2021
Food Waste Reduction Challenge: The Next Level
Over 300 ideas were submitted to the Food Waste Reduction Challenge. Twenty-four of the best ideas were selected for funding. Now it’s time to test their concepts and compete for the $1.5M grand priz…
00:22:48 |
Thu 24 Jun 2021
Climate change and agricultural solutions
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges for our times -- and the impacts are especially challenging for the agricultural sector. In this episode, we talk about a science model that the Govern…
00:23:37 |
Wed 12 May 2021
Mental health on the farm
In this episode we speak with Dr. Briana Hagen about tailoring mental health programs to the needs of farmers. She explains how mental health in farming is fundamentally different than in other secto…
00:19:55 |
Wed 17 Mar 2021
Living Laboratories Quebec
Hear about this Living Laboratories initiative and its revolutionary new approach to innovation. It brings together farmers, scientists, and other collaborators to address agri-environmental issues i…
00:16:53 |
Thu 25 Feb 2021
Leading Women
In this episode you will hear a very frank discussion with three leading women in the ag sector. Our interviewees are Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, Mary Robinson, President of the Canadian Federation…
00:26:28 |
Wed 10 Feb 2021
The opportunity of food waste
Is food waste really an opportunity? Denise Philippe of the National Zero Waste Council believes so. Listen to this discussion where she outlines gaps in our food system and shows us where opportunit…
00:22:32 |
Wed 06 Jan 2021
The next generation: Who is going to produce your food tomorrow?
Meet the next generation of Canadians working in the agriculture and agri-food sector. Jerry Bos, a young dairy farmer and co-chair of the Canadian Agricultural Youth Council, shares his vision for t…
00:17:30 |
Mon 14 Dec 2020
Saving nutrients with novel science
Christopher Garnham and his team at AAFC have discovered something very small that could have big impacts in the food and feed industry. Some crops such as corn and wheat can be infected by a fungus …
00:14:29 |
Wed 04 Nov 2020
RADARSAT Constellation Mission - agriculture from space
Learn about the Radarsat Constellation Mission, the type of data that flows from it, its applications in agriculture and how it is used by environmental stewards to work with farmers. In this episod…
00:12:33 |
Wed 14 Oct 2020
The science of reconciliation. Bridging Indigenous knowledge with agricultural science
In discussion with two agents of change in the world of agricultural science, we explore a new and brilliant way forward.
00:19:59 |
Tue 29 Sep 2020
Rapid response: Feeding Canadians during the pandemic
Listen in as we shed light on an innovative and nimble collaboration that is addressing food insecurity during the pandemic.
00:14:38 |
Tue 29 Sep 2020
Farmers, innovators! And how good ideas spread.
Interview with Julie Dawson, a beef specialist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada who is also a sixth-generation farmer. Listen in on this fascinating discussion about how much farming has and is ch…
00:21:53 |
Thu 24 Sep 2020
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