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Agriculture
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Farming
Farmland Values
Canola
Nitrogen Management
Leadership
Western Canada
Saskatchewan Farmland
Saskatchewan
Gross Margin
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Canada
Convergence Conference
MNP
Farmland
Commodity Prices
Soil Health
Farm Succession
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CONVERSATIONS THAT MATTER. The Growing the Future Podcast features conversations on innovation, entrepreneurship, and personal and professional growth in the agriculture community.

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Dan opens with a thin patch in a field and the question of what the roots would say before more fertilizer goes on. Darren explains why he sees compaction in nearly every field he walks, and how his team checks with a shovel in late June. Kevin expla... more

Joe wanted his farm’s information out of his head and in one place, and eventually something he could hand to the next generation. Since this summer he has built it by talking to Claude Code, with no coding. Dan shares Joe’s portal on screen, so list... more

Nitrogen is one of the biggest checks on the farm, and most of the air over the field is nitrogen the crop cannot use. Dan opens with Fritz Haber, Carl Bosch and Thomas Hager’s The Alchemy of Air, then asks the practical question. What would it take ... more

You paid for the nitrogen and put it down the tube on the drill. How much of it did the crop actually use? And if you cannot say, what is next year’s rate based on?

Greg Patterson of A&L Laboratories Canada has spent 35 years building nitrogen model... more

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Recent Guests

Joe Larre
Farmer who built a custom farm management portal using Claude Code
Episode: Farm Brain AI Portal | How Joe Larre Built $130K of Custom Software in 20 Hours
Chris Nicolichian
President of Nytro Ag, the Canadian distributor of the Green Lightning nitrogen system
Nytro Ag
Episode: Made On Your Farm: Making Your Own Nitrogen: Who It's For and Who It Isn't
Greg Patterson
Agricultural soil fertility researcher with 35 years of experience developing nitrogen models
A&L Laboratories Canada
Episode: Nitrogen Management and Soil Fertility Science: Engine of the Soil Season 2 with Greg Patterson
Trevor Thornton
Agronomist who applies variable-rate models with growers in Manitoba
Episode: Nitrogen Management and Soil Fertility Science: Engine of the Soil Season 2 with Greg Patterson
Melissa Werkema
Agronomist who advises on crop nutrition and soil fertility
Episode: Nitrogen Management and Soil Fertility Science: Engine of the Soil Season 2 with Greg Patterson
Tim Hammond
Farmland specialist with 30 years of experience at Hammond Realty
Hammond Realty
Episode: More Land, Strong Prices: Can Demand Keep Up?
Alex Hins
Farmer in cohort, interested in basis tracking and data connections
Episode: GTF Podcast: Put AI To Work In Ag.
Patti Durand
Partner at Brightrack Consulting, works with farm families on preparing for their future
Brightrack Consulting
Episode: Farm Succession: Work Hard and Wait Is Not a Plan
Chris Corbett
Transition experience and advisor for farms, brings real-world succession insights
Brightrack Consulting
Episode: Farm Succession: Work Hard and Wait Is Not a Plan

Hosts

Dan Averhart
Host focusing on market briefings, live canola market discussions, and audience questions.
Dan Aberhart
Host with focus on farm economics, market dynamics, and multi-guest discussions.
Danny Eberhardt
Host of the Growing the Future series and live briefings.

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Made On Your Farm: Making Your Own Nitrogen: Who It's For and Who It Isn't
Q: The equivalent of XXX pounds, that's not science. What's the real analysis? The actual nitrate percentage in a gallon of solution.
Nicolichian says lab results show roughly 300 to 400 parts per million of nitrate, which is less than 1 percent. The company uses an equivalent ratio to describe its potential contribution within a fertility program.
Made On Your Farm: Making Your Own Nitrogen: Who It's For and Who It Isn't
Q: Can you explain what it is and then what it's actually doing and what, like if I'm a farmer sitting here going, like, why do I care?
The system uses cold plasma to break the bond in nitrogen from air, then captures the nitrogen in water as nitrate. The product is applied to crops as a nitrogen source.
Farm Brain AI Portal | How Joe Larre Built $130K of Custom Software in 20 Hours
Q: Has anyone with software engineering experience independently reviewed the code architecture and security and has verification been done entirely through AI?
Larre says the work has been reviewed through AI. When asked what checks could catch a security flaw that AI might miss, he says he does not know. The host describes plans to add security routines and backup checks to a future cohort.
Farm Brain AI Portal | How Joe Larre Built $130K of Custom Software in 20 Hours
Q: How many hours have you put into this roughly?
Larre estimates he has spent 20 to 30 hours building the system and says the work might have cost $120,000 to $130,000 if he had hired a programmer.
Nitrogen Management and Soil Fertility Science: Engine of the Soil Season 2 with Greg Patterson
Q: What should farmers be doing then, philosophically, like not pulling back necessarily?
Patterson recommends reducing investment on marginal acres that cannot produce and directing resources toward highly productive areas.

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What is Growing the Future about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show features conversations on agriculture, innovation, entrepreneurship, and growth within farming communities. Episodes frequently center on market dynamics, farm succession, agronomy, soil health, and the economics of farming in Western Canada and beyond. A recurring strength is bringing practitioner perspectives—farmers, lenders, agronomists, and policy analysts—into practical discussions that blend on-the-ground experience with data-driven insights. Noteworthy is the mix of live briefing formats, audience interaction, and real-world implications for profitability, sustainability, and strategic planning in farming operations. This makes it helpful for listeners who want actionable guidance on marketing, finance, risk management, an... more

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