We have a new sponsor for season 2 of Think Outside The Fence! Thank you to Covers & Co for their support.

In this episode we speak to Joe Gardiner, Agronomy and Research manager at Covers & Co, to find out more about where it all started, what the team are trying to achieve with their work and how farmers all over the world can get involved.

Covers & Co. have some amazing resources and are super busy providing education opportunities to farmers and ranchers across Canada, who want to improve their soil health and profitability through plant diversity.

For those of you listening in the UK - they have so much amazing stuff online as well.

Take a look at their website to find out more.

https://www.coversandco.ca/

Happy New Year everyone!

Here's our coverage of the MFGA 2024 Regen Ag conference in Brandon, Manitoba.

We both attended the conference and thought it was great - all of the speakers were engageing, interesting and relevant.

Thanks to our sponsors, MFGA, for having us and for organising and hosting such a great conference.

These highlight clips really don't do the speakers justice, so keep and eye out on social media as MFGA will be putting the full recordings on their YouTube channel.

Thanks, as always, to both our sponsors.

Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association www.mfga.net

Covers & Co. www.coversandco.ca

Welcome to episode 2 of the new season! We're bucking the trend this month with our wonderful guest, Ben Harman. Ben is a beef farmer from Buckinghamshire, England, who is very specific about his meat...

This episode really is all about the cows! We chat breeding, meat quality, marketing and branding with our usual dose of mindset too. Buckle up for a hillariously funny episode with the great mind that is Ben.

Thanks as always to our sponsors

Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association https://mfga.net/

and

Covers and Co. https://www.coversandco.ca/

Welcome to this special episode, with our sponsors, Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association.

The MFGA Regenerative Ag conference is coming up folks! This year's theme is 'open minds - open opportuities' and the committee have put together a great line up for you all.

In this podvertorial (Arron's new word) we chat to MFGA Executive Director, Duncan Morrison, about what they have in store for you, where the conference originated and what the committee are aiming for with regards messaging and opportunity for attendees.

If you haven't booked your tickets yet, get on it! The line up looks amazing, we'll see you there!

https://mfga.net/regen-ag-conference

We have a seriously special guest to kick off season 2... David Irvine!

David has more than 40 years experience as a family therapist, workshop facilitator, lecturer and advisor. Raised in rural central Alberta, David is no stranger to farming and the people that go with it. His work with Holisitic Management has helped and inspired farming families across North America.

We don't think that there is one person in farming that won't relate to something that David says in this podcast. From digging out the root cause of family unrest, letting go of blame and dealing with those who's identity is 'the farm' We hope you enjoy - we certainly did.

David will be speaking at the MFGA annual regenerative agriculture conference in Brandon, Manitoba on Nov 12 - 13, 2024. If you're at that side of the water - don't miss out on that! https://mfga.net/regen-ag-conference

Thanks, as always, to our sponsors

Manitoba Forage and Grassland association https://mfga.net/

Covers & Co https://www.coversandco.ca/

We made it! Think Outside The Fence is 1 year old!

In this episode, Arron and Amy take a look back at their guests over the last year and put their own spin on things. Giving their thoughts on the conversations and ideas for the future.

Thanks as always to our sponsors, Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association https://mfga.net/

Marking 1 whole year of Think Outside The Fence...here it is! Episode 12!

In this episode we speak to Lucy Williamson. Lucy is a vet turned award winning, human nutritionist. With over 30 years experience in health, food and farming, she's part of a passionate community of health professional and food producers, learning from natural ecosystems, to make better health a reality.

We talk about the science of nutrient density, gut health, the wider food system and the role of the farmer in communicating with consumers to reconnect the gap.

Visit Lucy's website here https://lwnutrition.co.uk

As always, thanks to our sponsors, Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association https://mfga.net

It's time for episode 11! Join us as we chat to Helen Wyman, Nuffield Scholar and founder of Cultivate Success, an agricultural mentorship programme in the UK.

We talk through what mentorship actually is, what it can do for people in Ag and how making connections can battle loneliness and breed creative thinking.

For those in the UK thinking about becoming a mentor or mentee, take a look at the Cultivate Success website https://cultivate-success.com

And for our listeners in Canada, Helen has kindly supplied the details of a programme which she learnt about whilst on her Nuffield travels https://ontariosoil.net/

As always, thanks to our sponsors - Manitoba Forage and Grassland association https://mfga.net/