Heather recaps highlights from the MFGA regenerative agriculture conference and celebrates The Narwhal’s major article profiling Saskatchewan farmers like Calvin Gavelin, Mark and Laura Hoimer, and Rob Wunder. Their stories show how cover crops, improved grazing, and compost-based fertility are rebuilding Prairie soils and reducing input costs.

She then shares important updates: Manitoba’s new Forage Advantage Pilot will reward farmers who seed marginal acres to perennial forage, and PepsiCo plans to expand regenerative acres to over 500,000 across Saskatchewan and Manitoba, with farmers able to access up to $5,000 per year through partner programs.

The episode closes with Rick Clark’s keynote, where he explains how he farms 5,600 organic no-till acres with zero synthetic inputs, focusing on diversity, living roots, and soil armor. Heather ends by encouraging listeners to support local food, visit farmers markets, and stay tuned for next week’s interview with Tanis Axten.

In this episode, I share what I learned from attending a Holistic Management Canada weekend course on Personal Leadership with author and speaker David Irvine. We explore what it means to lead authentically—on the farm, in our families, and in our communities—and how honesty, vulnerability, and connection can make us better farmers and better people.

I also dive into the launch of Johnston’s Regenerative, a Prairie ag company bridging conventional and regenerative systems. While I applaud their effort to make the transition easier for farmers, I remind listeners that the real power of regeneration belongs to the land—and to farmers themselves.

In my Editorial segment, I compare soil health to a muscle—it weakens when we rely too much on chemicals, but grows stronger when we let biology and diversity do the work. And I share a little story about selling my truck to a couple of regenerative ranchers, which gave me hope that this movement is spreading faster than we realize.

This episode is all about encouragement—being real, building trust, and remembering that each of us has the power to make a difference for the land, our communities, and the future of farming.