Episode 150 of What The Futures is here! To celebrate this milestone, Ryan Denis brings together four special guests for a look back at the journey so far, important conversations in Canadian agriculture, and what’s ahead for crop marketing.
After three seasons and 150 episodes, What The Futures is changing its format for Season 4. The weekly show is wrapping up, with the podcast moving to a monthly live show as Ryan continues helping farmers make better crop marketing and farm management decisions.
In this special episode, Ryan sits down with guests from across the agricultural industry to discuss canola markets, grain marketing strategies, biofuels, farm profitability, harvest challenges and the future of Canadian agriculture.
Roger Chevreaux of Alberta Canola joins the conversation to explore the growing opportunity for canola-based biofuels, how canola oil can contribute to renewable fuel production, and why investment in Canada's biofuel industry could create new opportunities for farmers. The discussion also looks at the role of government policy, domestic demand and the importance of keeping Canadian agriculture competitive.
Quinton Stamler of GL Capital joins Ryan to break down canola market movements, crop marketing decisions and the challenges farmers face when prices rally or pull back. They discuss managing risk, navigating physical grain contracts, and how producers can approach marketing decisions after harvest.
Ryan also catches up with Blake Weiseth of Western Ag and shares a special conversation with his brother, bringing the episode back to the people, experiences and farming stories behind What The Futures.
In this episode:
- What’s next for What The Futures in Season 4
- Celebrating 150 episodes of crop marketing conversations
- Canola market trends, price rallies and marketing strategies
- Alberta Canola and the future of canola-based biofuels
- Renewable fuel demand and new opportunities for Canadian canola
- Government policy, investment and Canada's biofuel industry
- Grain marketing strategies and managing price risk
- Physical grain contracts and farmer buyout clauses
- Harvest challenges, farm decisions and lessons learned
- The people and stories that have shaped What The Futures
Whether you're a grain farmer, crop marketer or agricultural professional, this milestone episode offers market insight, industry perspectives and a look at what's next for the show.
Thank you to everyone who has watched, listened, shared an episode and been part of the What The Futures community over the first 150 episodes. The weekly format may be ending, but the conversations continue.
Subscribe to What The Futures for practical crop marketing discussions, grain market analysis and conversations focused on helping farmers make better farming decisions.
00:00 – Episode 150: The Future of What The Futures
01:05 – Thank You to UPL and the What The Futures Community
01:35 – Season 4 Announcement: A New Monthly Live Format
02:25 – Looking Back at the First Episodes
05:20 – Building What The Futures: Lessons From the Journey
11:55 – Thank You to the Farmers and Ag Community
14:00 – The Future of Crop Marketing Content
22:16 – A Personal Moment From Ryan
28:00 – Grain Marketing: Should Farmers Be Panicking?
32:23 – Grain Prices, Malt Barley, Flax and Durum Opportunities
34:44 – Alberta Canola: The Future of Canola-Based Biofuels
40:47 – What Can Biofuels Mean for Farmers?
46:54 – Canadian Biofuel Policy and Competing Globally
53:00 – Canola Markets and Crop Marketing With Quinton Stamler
01:14:02 – Crop Marketing Made Cool: Lessons for Farmers
01:20:41 – Grain Contracts and Farmer Buyout Clauses
01:25:49 – Catching Up With Blake Weisetrh and Farming Stories
01:54:19 – Revisiting the First What The Futures Conversation