Growing the Future

Mar 03 2025 121 ep. 58 mins 18
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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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Wade Barnes: From Billion Dollar Startup to Starting Over Part 3

Mar 03 2025 68 mins  
In this episode of the Growing the Future Podcast, Wade Barnes, founder of Farmer’s Edge, shares his journey through the highs and lows of building a billion-dollar ag-tech company. He discusses the intense pressures of fundraising, navigating venture capital, and the challenges of going public. Wade reflects on key lessons learned, including the pitfalls of rapid growth, losing

Wade Barnes: Battle of the Precision Ag Giants Part 2

Feb 22 2025 48 mins  
In Part 2 of Wade Barnes’ incredible journey, we explore how Farmer’s Edge went head-to-head with Monsanto, John Deere, and Nutrien, battling for control of farm data and precision agriculture. Wade shares how a single deal nearly destroyed the company, how VC giants like Kleiner Perkins got involved, and why farming tech became a battlefield for billion-dollar companies. This

Wade Barnes: A Samurai Without a Master, Part 1

Feb 17 2025 41 mins  
In part 1 of his first ever long form conversation about his complete journey as a small town Manitoba farm boy who built a precision ag empire, Wade Barnes shares how an innovative concept and a few handshakes along the yellow brick road started the whole thing.

S7E1 Preston Marthey Keep Pluggin' Away

Feb 03 2025 88 mins  
Dan Aberhart chats with Preston Marthey of CropX, a precision ag expert specializing in soil sensors and water management. Preston shares insights on RTK GPS, data-driven farming, and the evolution of ag tech. He emphasizes precision ag as an investment, not an expense, and highlights the importance of balancing innovation and support in ag startups. 📩 Contact Preston: Preston@

S6E13 Benny Fisher Pain Into Presence

Jan 10 2025 45 mins  
In this episode of the Growing the Future podcast, host Dan Aberhart is joined by Benny Fisher, the founder and visionary of the Big Fish Contracting Company. Benny shares his incredible journey from starting his roofing company to becoming a keynote speaker at the Convergence Conference 2025. He dives into his personal struggles, the impact of the EOS system on his business, and t

The Convergence of Collaboration w/Terry and Warren

Jan 01 2025 47 mins  
Welcome to Growing the Future Podcast, where we explore the innovation, collaboration, and transformation shaping agriculture today.

Let Ag Be Our Classroom with Sara Shymko

Dec 06 2024 62 mins  
In this episode of the Growing the Future podcast, host Dan Aberhart interviews Sara Shymko, the executive director of Agriculture in the Classroom (AITC) Saskatchewan. The conversation highlights the Acres for Education campaign aimed at raising $100,000 to provide farm visits and out-of-school experiences for students. This episode underscores the critical need to inspire future

The Absence of Abundance and it’s Remedy with Rick Block

Nov 22 2024 60 mins  
In this episode of the Growing the Future podcast, host Terry invites Rick Block from the Canadian Food Grains Bank to discuss the organization's impactful work in global food security.

Prairie Pastures to High-Rise Boardrooms

Oct 25 2024 76 mins  
This one’s about Arthur Ward, a man who cut his teeth on a cattle ranch in Saskatchewan, learned the ropes in John Deere dealerships, and climbed his way into the upper ranks of The Jim Pattison Group—a $10.9 billion business empire. Think hard work, tough lessons, and a whole lot of miles on the road between those worlds. Arthur’s story starts simple: a family farm, a small

21 Laws of Life and Agronomy with Matt Gosling

Oct 04 2024 110 mins  
Ready to learn, unlearn, and relearn how you run your farm? In this episode of the Growing the Future Podcast, Matt Gosling breaks down many different concepts that every farmer should have the opportunity to hear. From balancing nitrogen, to building dynamic soil zones, to challenging the status quo, Matt shares his 21 years of hands-on experience in agronomy, offering practic