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The Ag Policy Connection features in-depth panel discussions about the policies shaping Canadian and North American agriculture, both today and into the future. Join us as we connect the dots to create a clearer picture of our world and the big issues in farming, ranching, and food, brought to you by RealAgriculture and the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI.)

  1. FEB 3

    Ag Policy Connection: Rethinking funding for plant breeding, with Jason Reinheimer

    It's time to rethink how we fund plant breeding. While much of Canadian agriculture has evolved to meet today’s demands, the model for funding plant breeding is lagging—and risks falling behind entirely. That’s the concern raised by Jason Reinheimer, global head of cereals and pulse research at Limagrain Field Seeds, in this episode of the... Read More

    51 min

  2. JAN 19

    Ag Policy Connection: A new Plan A for Canadian agricultural trade

    This Ag Policy Connection episode features a wide-ranging conversation with Carlo Dade, Director of International Policy at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy, on the future of Canadian agricultural trade amid profound global change. Dade outlines how Canada has entered a period of generational upheaval in international trade, driven by shifting U.S. policy,... Read More

    51 min

  3. 12/19/2025

    Ag Policy Connection: Challenging the future of supply management, with Greg Meredith

    Supply management has long provided price stability and income predictability for Canadian dairy and poultry producers, but its sustainability is under growing pressure. That’s the message from Greg Meredith, a retired senior civil servant who served in both federal and provincial agriculture ministries, in a new episode of the Ag Policy Connection podcast. In this... Read More

    1 hr

  4. 11/26/2025

    Ag Policy Connection: What's the role of private business in risk management programs?

    Farming has always been a risky business. Regardless of how carefully chosen a variety or fertility rate, Mother Nature always gets the last laugh. Now, with globally-integrated supply chains, market disruptions, and ever-higher stakes for input costs, Canada’s business risk management (BRM) programs are being pushed to evolve. But is the current public delivery model... Read More

    1h 11m

  5. 03/05/2025

    Ag Policy Connection S3 Ep. 6 — The next generation shaping Canada's land-use policy

    After spending the past five episodes exploring what drives decisions around how land is used across Canada, we're looking to the future, highlighting the people and research shaping land-use policy in the next generation. The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute has selected four PhD candidates/doctoral fellows at schools across Canada to develop their skills and expertise... Read More

    39 min

  6. 02/18/2025

    Ag Policy Connection, S3 Ep. 5 — The great land use debate: who should decide how land is used?

    With farmland under pressure from urban expansion, conservation needs, and economic development, it raises the critical — and contentious — question: who should decide how land is used? Private landowners' rights are essential and rightfully expected in Canada, but there's also an argument to be made that the public has a stake in land-use decisions... Read More

    56 min

  7. 02/03/2025

    Ag Policy Connection S3 Ep. 4 — Housing or farmland – How to balance the two?

    Some parts of the country have seen more success protecting farmland than other regions, but when you add it up, Canada continues to lose an astonishing amount of farmland to urban expansion. The oft-cited statistic from the most recent Census of Agriculture is that Ontario alone loses an average of 319 acres of farmland every... Read More

    57 min

  8. 01/20/2025

    Ag Policy Connection, S3 Ep. 3 — The economics driving land use change

    When it comes to land use, some ways that land provides value are easy to measure and monetize, such as growing crops, raising livestock, or developing real estate. But other types of value, especially those that benefit broader society, like providing biodiversity, wildlife habitat preservation, carbon sequestration, and flood or fire risk mitigation, are much... Read More

    59 min
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The Ag Policy Connection features in-depth panel discussions about the policies shaping Canadian and North American agriculture, both today and into the future. Join us as we connect the dots to create a clearer picture of our world and the big issues in farming, ranching, and food, brought to you by RealAgriculture and the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI.)

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