Fireside Chats with Erin

With harvest just around the corner, agriculture’s state of the nation is here! This week Erin sits down the Deputy Minister Chris Forbes to reflect on the past year and discuss the sector’s fall priorities, with discussions on regulatory and market access issues, supply chain disruption, and climate change.

No topic was off the table as Erin sat down for a live conversation in Halifax with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois to discuss how Canada can meet food distribution, security, and safety challenges. Thank you to our sponsor Beer Canada!

On March 21st of this year, the pest management regulatory agency or the PMRA, initiated a targeted review of the pest control products act. PMRA is currently advancing a transformation agenda, that includes a number of program changes intended to further strengthen human health and environmental protection through the modernization of business processes for the review of pesticides, improve transparency and public access to information and data across the regulatory pesticide process.

Erin sits down for a Fireside Chat with industry experts Gord Kurbis, Émilie Bergeron and Nevin Rosaasen, as they seek to engage farmers for input which could have a significant impact on the pest control products that you rely on to protect your crops.

.In this second episode of season two of Fireside Chats with Erin, Erin sits down with UK farmer and former Deputy President of the UK National Farmers Union to talk about the organization’s commitment to Net Zero by 2040, the value of a sector-led response to climate change and the future for UK farmers in a post-Brexit world.

In this first episode of the second season, Erin sits down with the United States’ 31st Secretary of Agriculture and Governor of the state of Georgia, Sonny Perdue. They talk about the day Secretary Perdue got “the call”, his relationship with his Canadian counterpart and what he did the day President Donald Trump threatened to withdraw from NAFTA

The season finale of #BeerswithBranden is out! Excellent conversation with Beer Canada President CJ Hélie, highlighting the important relationship between farmers and brewers. From rising taxes on your favourite beer, to the beer industry’s need for the high quality grain grown by our farmers, this episode covers all you need to know about the Canadian #beer industry!

The latest edition of #BeerswithBranden is out! This week’s guest is Al Mussell, the Research Lead and Found of Agrifood Economic Systems. Fascinating conversation about the state of global trade, protectionism, China’s influence, changing farm sizes, environmental practices and much more! Big thanks to Waterloo Brewing for the providing great beers, and our presenting sponsor Beer Canada!

The latest episode of #BeerswithBranden is out now! This week’s guest is Cam Dahl, General Manager of Manitoba Pork, to discuss the state of international trade, trade agreements failing farmers, the @RespGrain Code of Practice, and much more! #MBAg #AgTwitter

Episode 4 of #BeerswithBranden is available now! This episode features Brenna Mahoney, General Manager of Keystone Agricultural Producers discussing her new role, women in agriculture, and how we can better build public trust amongst consumers. Thanks to Fort Garry Beer for some excellent beers, and co-presenter Beer Canada!

Episode 3 of #BeersWithBranden is available now! This episode features an interview with Conservative Leader, Erin O'Toole, discussing his vision for the future of agriculture in Canada. This wide ranging discussion touches on trade, innovation, climate change, his favorite Canadian rock band, and more. Thanks to our co-presenter, Beer Canada!