Have you heard of CIGI? Do you know what CIGI does?  Does the Canadian International Grain Institute make a difference for Canadian farmers and industry?  You bet!!! I recently stopped at CIGI’s office in Winnipeg and had a great time learning about what CIGI is and what they do.  I had what I thought was… Read More

As a futurist Bob Treadway spends a lot of time thinking about the future. Some people ponder the past and analyze why things happened while Bob tries to consider and analyze what is going to happen in the future.  The debate on the future of agriculture is an ongoing discussion and many have differing opinions…. Read More

When we read about innovation in business magazines we commonly see companies like Apple that produce cool gadgets and personal devices.  We frequently see car companies or advertising agencies with flashy designs or cool strategies getting recognized for innovation but why not agriculture? What do you think? As a farmer do you consider yourself innovative?… Read More

Food is at the center of the world right now.  Between the movie FoodInc, Michael Pollan on Oprah and the many new-reports commenting on the dangerous side of agriculture, it is time that agriculture makes is voice heard. Now before you click on somewhere else because you think I am going to talk about Twitter… Read More