Ag Thoughts With Emmett

In this episode I talk about how I found my passion for agriculture, where my agriculture journey started, where it has taken me, and the people that helped me along the way. Despite growing up on a farm and being surrounded by agriculture, I still had to find the fire and passion for agriculture and this episode charts a great path to how I found that fire and passion. 

This is an amazing episode that I recorded with Shelly Qualtieri who has almost 30 years of experience in the space of mental health and so many other areas. We had a great chat about how to cope with the stress and anxiety caused by COVID and how we can be more productive when we are all in quarantine. This was one of my favourite episodes to record and this episode has some of the best tips and tricks to monitor your mental health! Give it a listen!!

On this episode Rob from the Calgary Center For Suicide Prevention came onto the podcast to discuss mental health in agriculture. We had a great conversation about what exactly mental health is and how farmers can manage their stress and anxiety. We also talked about ways to reduce the stigma around talking about mental health in the agriculture industry. I really encourage everyone to listen to this episode as I believe this will bring a lot of value and there are some great moments within the podcast as well. 

On this episode I chat with Karly about her journey from post secondary to the present where she is working full time in the agriculture industry. Karly and I also share stories about our knitting and canning experiences. I would highly recommend giving this episode a listen, especially if you are considering attending post secondary a long ways away from home.

On this episode I talk to Stan the man who is an experienced farmer worker on a large farm operation. We had a great chat about agriculture and what he likes about the agriculture industry. If you are feeling like listening to a great easy listening episode then this is the one for you!

On this episode I dive into the two platforms that have me super excited for 2020. LinkedIn and Tik Tok I believe are going to have an awesome year and I think this episode will bring a lot of people value and stop any excuses they may have to not produce content on both Tik Tok and LinkedIn.

On this episode I dive into what it was like to attend the Youth Agriculture Summit in Brazil which took 100 delegates from 45 countries to talk about ways to feed a growing population. While at this conference I toured a million acre farm! This is not an episode you want to miss!

On this Episode I chat with Connor McKinnon who is a 3rd year student at the University of Lethbridge. Connor talks to me about his family farm and its origins. We also talk about the BSE crisis and how it changed the direction of his family farm. Connor also talks about the trends he sees in the Ag industry and what he believes is the biggest misconception in agriculture. This is a great listen!

In this episode we finally have our first guest!! One of my favourite episodes to record so far. In this episode My guest and I dive into everything from our biggest mess up while working on the farm. To how to solve the urban rural divide as well as what its like being an engineer at a urban dominated post secondary school. Hope you enjoy it!

On this episode I dive into some issues I see that are effecting family farms today and how I believe this upcoming farming generation will solve them. This also sheds some light on what I believe this future generation is going to bring to the table in order to change the future of family farms.