Covid-19 has us back together discussing how this has affected us as a family, as farmers, and as an industry as a whole. A candid, disjointed conversation because that feels like where we are at right now... In limbo. Waiting to see what is n

Curriculum is hard to say

Apr 13th, 2020 1h 30m

In today’s episode, we talk with Clare Peltzer another Nuffield scholar we both have had the pleasure of hosting at our farm last fall. Clare farms 9,000 ewes in Tasmania and up until recently, also doubled as a part-time school teacher. For he

A Bigger Pie

Mar 30th, 2020 1h 19m

In this episode, Mark interviews Richard Heath, a former Nuffield scholar who works as Executive Director of Australia Farm Institute. A timely conversation that also touched on Covid-19 and the effects on agriculture, and where there may be s

The Royal Brownie

Mar 23rd, 2020 1h 29m

In this episode, we are back together and BOTH in New Zealand! We had the good fortune of sitting down with Corrigan Sowman, a dairy farmer who along with his family, run Uruwhenua Farms Ltd in beautiful Golden Bay. Mark met Corrigan last sprin

Hither & Yon

Mar 2nd, 2020 1h 36m

This week, we are back and excited for this interview! Mark got to visit our good friend Richard Leask from McLaren Vale who runs Leask Agri and along with his brother Malcolm, Hither & Yon. Richard discusses their unique vineyard incorporatin

Disruptors from Down Under

Feb 17th, 2020 55m 15s

In this episode we head down under... that's right. Mark is now in Australia on the first leg of his Nuffield travels and has discovered that although on the other side of the globe, farmers everywhere share many of the same issues. Digging

OK Boomer...

Feb 10th, 2020 1h 5m

OK Boomer... The ultimate collaboration in a farm business starts at home. Whether that be a spouse, partner, kids, parents or grandparents... without that core unit, your business may be vulnerable. Today, we sat down with our kids. Living w

Why Mexicans don't drink Molson

Feb 3rd, 2020 1h 42m

In this episode, we head to Guelph Ontario to sit with a friend and mentor Larry Martin. We met Larry a few years ago as he coached us through an intense agriculture business management course. Always the tough critic, especially when he sees u

Everyone starts at zero

Jan 27th, 2020 1h 14m

Everyone starts at zero. Can digital marketing be a gamechanger for your business? In this episode, Mark sits down with Sandi to discuss her journey with social media and how they accidentally created “digital tourism” as a third enterprise of

Chasing Unicorns

Jan 20th, 2020 1h 18m

Chasing Unicorns In this episode, we head to Moosomin, Saskatchewan to have a conversation with one of Mark’s favourite farmers. Kristjan Hebert wears a lot of hats… husband, dad, farmer, business coach, speaker, entrepreneur, volunteer. But

Is success a dirty word?

Jan 13th, 2020 54m 43s

Are farmers considered UNpopular? Over the years, we've seen and felt both popular and unpopular. Socially and professionally, we are starting to finally connect the dots on why we felt this way, where we failed, and maybe how to become less u