Soil health is essential to the prosperity of feeding a growing global population.  Jake Leguee, a Saskatchewan grain farmer, explains how farmers have adopted new technologies over the past generations, increasingly focusing on what soils need to produce food that feeds the world.   

Host: Clinton Monchuk
Clinton Monchuk grew up on a mixed dairy, beef and grain family farm outside of Lanigan, Saskatchewan. He received his Bachelors of Science in Agriculture majoring in Agricultural Economics from the University of Saskatchewan and Masters of Business Administration in Agriculture from the University of Guelph. Clinton has enjoyed numerous roles across Canada, the United States and Mexico as a researcher, educator, manager, economist and director of trade policy.

In 2016 Clinton accepted the role of Executive Director with Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan to promote farming and ranching to consumers. Clinton understands the value of increasing public trust in agriculture and actively promotes engagement between the agriculture industry and consumers.

Clinton, Laura and their children Jackson and Katelyn, continue to be active partners on their family grain and layer farm in Saskatchewan and cattle ranch in Oklahoma.

Guest: Jake Leguee
Jake is a third generation farmer from Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada, where he, along with several family members, grows durum, canola, wheat, lentils, peas, and flax. Jake is married and he and his wife have three young sons. 

Passionate about advocating for the agricultural industry, Jake writes regularly in his popular blog, A Year in the Life of a Farmer, and has been a speaker at several events.  

Jake currently serves as a director and vice-chair of the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission and as chair of the Canadian Wheat Research Coalition. He has travelled to several countries promoting Canadian durum, speaking as a farmer representative. He is also a member of Bayer’s global Farmers Who SUSTAIN advisory council and is a member of the Global Farmer Network. 

Jake is optimistic about the future of the agricultural industry and believes its future is very bright. 

Resources
What is soil? More than just dirt
Healthy soil for today and the future
How do farmers protect the soil
Protecting biodiversity: Environmental farm plans

Episode Credits: Research and writing by Dorothy Long and Penny Eaton, Produced and edited by Angela Larson and Michael Jordan, Music by Andy Ellison-Track title: Gravel Road 

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