Leaders
Leaders in Canada's agri-food sector who have appeared on The Future Herd.
Ruth Knight
Director, Agriculture Adaptation Council
foresight, leadership, resilience
Episode 2
Jennifer Wright
Executive Director, Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council
workforce, labour
Episode 4
Rene Van Acker
President, University of Guelph
research, education, agroecology
Episode 5
Dana McCauley
CEO, Canadian Food Innovation Network
food innovation, financing, foresight
Episode 6
Tyler McCann
Managing Director, Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute
policy, trade, leadership
Episodes 7, 23
Steph Towers
farm leadership, next generation, trust
Episode 8
Camden Lawrence
First Nations Agriculture & Finance Ontario
Indigenous agriculture, economic development, capital
Episodes 9, 23
Jamie Reaume
Policy Consultant & Sector Advocate, MWD Consulting
agricultural policy, structural critique, Ontario agriculture, food supply chains, sustainable production
Episode 10
Todd Ormann
Olds College
innovation, applied research, workforce development
Episode 11
Raj Thandhi
food culture, education, literacy, social media
Episode 12
Jesse Hirsh
Host, The Future Herd
AI, Literacy, Leadership
Episode 1
Treska Watson
Executive Director, The Mustard Seed Street Church
Episode 13
Barb Scott-Cole
Leader, 4-H Canada
4-H, Youth Development, Agriculture, Leadership, Sustainability, Canadian Economy
Episode 14
Jordyn Domio
President, Junior Farmers Association of Ontario
Episode 15
Colin Hornby
ED, KAP
Episode 16
Lori Nikkel
CEO, Second Harvest
Episodes 17, 23
Mohsen Yoosefzadeh Najafabadi
Assistant Professor, University of Guelph
Soybean Breeding, Dry Bean Research, Computational Biology, Agricultural AI, Plant Genomics, Sustainable Agriculture
Episode 18
Neil Hetherington
Chief Executive Officer, Daily Bread Food Bank
Food Security, Poverty Reduction, Nonprofit Leadership, Hunger Relief, Social Services, Toronto
Episode 19
Mohamad Yaghi
Farm Credit Canada (FCC)
Episode 21
Rob Rainer
Reeve of Tay Valley and Executive Director, The Table Community Food Centre, Municipality of Tay Valley; The Table Community Food Centre
rural development, food security, municipal leadership, community food centres, agri-food policy, local government
Episode 22
Jennifer MacTavish
IED
agricultural leadership, talent retention, organizational adaptation, career development, agricultural ecosystems
Episodes 20, 23
Alissa Overend
Associate Professor, MacEwan University
alternative food networks, food security, sociology of food, urban agriculture, settler-Indigenous relations, dietary discourse
Episode 24
Charles Levkoe
Canada Research Chair in Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems and Assistant Professor in Health Sciences, Lakehead University
Food Sovereignty, Agroecology, Sustainable Food Systems, Food Movements, Equity & Sustainability, Community Food Security
Episode 26
Kaitlyn Kitzan
Treasurer and Director, Saskatchewan Wheat Growers, Saskatchewan Wheat Growers
Saskatchewan Agriculture, Farm Leadership, Agricultural Policy, Rural Entrepreneurship, Food Security
Episode 25
Donald Killorn
PEI Federation of Agriculture (PEIFA)
Episode 27
John Barlow
Member of Parliament for Foothills, Alberta; Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Agri-Food and Food Security, Canadian House of Commons / Conservative Party of Canada
agricultural policy, food security, rural representation, regulatory reform, farm advocacy, agricultural research
Episode 28