The head of Protein Industries Canada discusses the potential spinoffs of its supercluster win for the western Canadian economy, a California author and environmentalist speaks up in defence of beef, and former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney recalls how some some tough posturing by Canada won key concessions in the first NAFTA agreement on this week’s Between the Rows with host Laura Rance.

How much bang for their marketing bucks do dairy farmers really get, using field topography to control fusarium head blight and the latest in markets on this week’s Between the Rows with host Gord Gilmour.

Organic farmers and the Manitoba Agricultural Insurance Corporation can agree on one thing: the system isn’t working very well for organic crops. Join this week’s host Robert Arnason who talks with the Manitoba Co-operator’s Alexis Stockford about why. Jeremy Simes of the Western Producer explains new research that could redefine what early seeding looks like on the Prairies and Bruce Burnett, Glacier FarmMedia’s director of weather and markets information is in talk about farmers’ seeding intentions against the backdrop of record global grain stocks.

Join Between the Rows host Ed White this week as reporters Ashley Robinson of Commodity News Service Canada and Robert Arnason of the Western Producer report in from conferences carrying a strikingly similar — and positive — message for those worried about the possible demise of NAFTA. Reporter Shannon VanRaes talks about how farmers can do a better job reaching out to the media.

Rex Newkirk with the University of Saskatchewan talks about soil disease testing, Alberta farmer John Gilly stresses the importance of spreading the word about clubroot, Manitoba agriculture minister Ralph Eichler shares his thoughts on the effects of NAFTA uncertainty and Allan Preston and Wanda McFadyen of the Assiniboine River Basin Initiative talk about the challenge of proper water management.

From Manitoba Ag Days 2018, host Gord Gilmour discusses mental health on the farm with Lesley Kelly and Marsha Harris, Rob Hannam explains why five Manitoba commodity groups are considering joining forces and David Derwin talks about how today’s grain markets resemble the 1980s – or not.

This week’s Between the Rows was recorded on location at Crop Production Week in Saskatoon. Reporter Sean Pratt brings you a story about how pending country of origin labelling laws in Italy might affect Canadian grain farmers, Robin Booker talks to a leading climate change scientist about climate change on the Canadian Prairies and William DeKay finds out what’s in store for canary seed prices. Hosted by The Western Producer’s Robin Booker.

A round table discussion of where markets have been and where they may be headed in 2018 with Bruce Burnett, Glacier FarmMedia’s Director of Weather and Markets Information, D’Arce McMillan of The Western Producer and Commodity New Service Canada’s Phil Franz-Warkentin. Hosted by The Western Producer’s Ed White.

A round table look back at 2017 NAFTA negotiations with clips from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, David Warner of the U.S. National Pork Producers Council, Agripulse Senior Trade Editor, Bill Tomson and others. Panelists include: Allan Dawson of the Manitoba Co-operator, Bruce Burnett, Glacier FarmMedia’s Director of Weather and Markets Information and Robert Arnason of The Western Producer. Hosted by The Western Producer’s Ed White.

The Western Producer’s Barb Duckworth reports on her trip to the U.K. where she talked to farmers about trade issues, U.S. agricultural economist Harwood Schaffer from the University of Tennessee’s Agricultural Policy Analysis Centre talks about his idea for a supply management system to support farmers through periods of low prices and Glacier FarmMedia’s director of Weather and Crop Information Bruce Burnett looks at the markets.