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Canadian Food Focus Podcast: How is the agriculture industry managing plastic waste?

Like other industries in Canada, in agriculture, there are some inorganic waste products that are used in the production of food. This includes containers for products, bags for grain and livestock feed, twine on bales, tubing for sap collection, and other materials. Barry Friesen is the Executive Director of Cleanfarms Canada, which provides solutions to some of these challenges and discusses how agriculture is working to improve sustainable practices on the farm.

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Getting Ready for Pests with a Total Pest Show

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We cover: While my voice is recovering we’re going to keep my current talking to a minimum and let some of my OLDER talking do some work. So today’s episode we’ve gathered some segments on common garden pests, growing squash without the bugs, pests you can’t just exclude, and even get a little cameo from our friend Jayne Merner to talk about pests in compost.