The ag sector is pivoting toward resilience. Digital adoption, input costs, and regulatory debates are driving change. New intelligence covers AGCO autonomous tillage, EU gene-edited trade, and supply chain consolidation. thefutureherd.ca/intelligence/2026-04-10-...
298: Understanding What's Happening
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Ag’s digital leap collides with human labor strain. AI farm tech advances while grocery surveillance, packing strikes & trade uncertainty grow. Full brief: thefutureherd.ca/intelligence/2026-04-07-... #AgTech
Ag innovation isn’t just about tech. It thrives on mentorship, local networks, and shared knowledge. In Ep 14, Jesse Hirsh speaks with 4-H Canada’s Barb Scott-Cole about the social systems sustaining farming. Listen: https://thefutureherd.ca/episodes/episode-014/
Geopolitical shocks drive input costs & trade uncertainty. Rising diesel & CUSMA pressures threaten food security. Our brief covers farmers, energy reserves, and sovereignty. #AgCanada thefutureherd.ca/intelligence/2026-04-03-...
Regulatory tension flares as Canada authorizes emergency strychnine use in AB & SK. Global $65B mergers reshape markets while policy targets 2028. Emergency fixes clash with long-term sustainability goals. thefutureherd.ca/intelligence...
Food insecurity persists despite agricultural abundance. Ep 13 features Treska Watson, The Mustard Seed Street Church. We discuss food rescue, collaborative leadership, and restoring human dignity. The Future Herd podcast.
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When information is abundant, power lies in asking the right questions rather than providing answers.
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Talking about confer.to and the need to treat our thoughts as private, which I'm not sure they are anymore...
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Today's episode looks at the value of agricultural research and given the recent funding cuts and proposed closure of rural research facilities, this is a timely conversation.
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We've got a new podcast that launched this week. The Future Herd is about leadership through collaboration in the agri-food sector. We're on all the podcast platforms, YouTube, and our own website linked as a reply...
Kevin Bacon and The Great Epstein Retcon
I feel a great unease at the way seemingly smart people have become enmeshed by the trappings of conspiracy while the theft of impending elections takes place for all to witness…
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272: Jim Crow for All
While I’ve been employing the 1930s Germany analogy, I couldn’t shake the feeling that it didn’t fit right. Perhaps a better way to understand contemporary America is via the lens of slavery. open.substack.com/pub/metaview...
This is the second part in a series conceptualizing how the Canadian auto industry could act like a Phoenix and rise from US existential threats to create a new kind of transportation system fueled by participatory policy…
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As always, @jessehirsch.bsky.social encourages broad thinking. “What we need to keep, what we need to build, is the capacity to make vehicles without asking for permission.”
