Flaman Connect

Farmers work hard and might not have time to understand complex tax rules that can impact their business. Fortunately, there are experts who can help them make wise financial planning decisions. 

 Hosts Mitch Flaman, Regan Kunz, and Trevor Grinde welcome guest Aaron Haight, who studied law at the University of Toronto and received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan. Aaron works as both a farmer and a ...

Still a young man, our special guest Doug Termeer has enjoyed a larger-than-life life - growing up with six brothers and two sisters in the Carman, Manitoba area. He recalls riding in his Dutch-Canadian family's giant van, playing shinny games on a frozen river, and starting work at the tender age of twelve.

He tells how that experience led to a sales career with Walinga, where he’s forged great relationships with his customers. Hi...

Jason Basset of Peterson Grain Processors has been a Bruno Saskatchewan athlete, financial services professional, farmer, and seed-cleaning plant operator. Now he shares his insights on mellowing with age, farm estate planning, accepting risk, the future of ag business, and hockey and broomball.

Flaman’s Jonathan Stratton stops by to talk best-in-class service – what it looks like, why it’s important to be proactive, how it’s change...

“I've never not wanted to go to work in the morning,” says our special guest, Ron Kleuskens. His road to becoming a Technical Sales Rep at AGI started right out of high school, doing what some would call “grunt work” for a geotechnical engineering firm. A friend’s introduction to farm equipment inspired Ron to start his own ag business serving Ontario’s lush farming country. He’s proven himself as a driller of holes, a saviour of f...

This Month’s Special Guest, Mike Ferguson, is a Melfort, Saskatchewan farm kid who grew up to merge his business education with his ag experience. He now works as both a farmer and professional consultant. When he’s not in the field or speaking at international conferences, he’s helping farmers adapt to agri-business changes or transition their operations to the next generation.

Flaman’s Jonathan Stratton gives us the goods on our G...

Special Guest Ferdi Osborne recounts his decision to move to Saskatchewan 12 years ago from South Africa. He describes the changes, challenges, and benefits of farming on the Canadian prairies and what ultimately made him happy he moved here.

Flaman’s Shaun Gettis tells us about Flaman’s initiative to bring its customers diesel-powered augers and other innovations that make farming simpler and more efficient.

How much does the farmer...

Special Guest Paul Brisebois tells us how his hockey skills led to a colorful career in agriculture. He recounts being embroiled him in the Technology Usage Agreement (TUA) vs. seed keeping controversy and being on the front line of biotech innovation. Finally, he talks about helping his current company, AGI, build their brand, and a sales network that stretches from Northern Alberta to North Africa.

Flaman’s Jonathan Stratton talks...

Special Guest Brad Grass once enjoyed the celebrity status and hilarious hijinx of a career in broadcasting and promotions. Hear the one important reason he traded it all in to serve Western Canadian farmers as Riteway Manufacturing’s Territory Sales Manager.

Flaman’s Shaun Gettis stops by to explain the economic benefits of adding a seed tender or side draw to your farm fleet.

Your hosts Mitch, Regan, and Trevor explore the anxietie...

Deliciously discoloured condiments! The final word on foliar! Getting down and dirty in sports!

How fast do you have to run to catch (or outrun) a pig? How can a Sunday morning stop at the DQ Drive-Thru relieve the effects of your “Okay, just one” stop on a Saturday night? If you’ve had to do one or both, you’ll be in beer-hog heaven when Trevor, Ryan, and Mitch give you the answers.

Next – David Fielding of TopKrop discusses where f...

In this episode, Trevor, Regan, and Mitch squander a perfect opportunity for a raging argument to agree on the best concert acts they’ve ever seen. Speaking of funny names like Papa Roach, Meatloaf, and The Trues, why is canola called canola? (It’s not just because it was time for the old name to go.) The guys get a grip on the slippery answer.

Next – There are good reasons why farmers who bring in grain dryers for emergencies keep ...

Feathers Fly! The Fish are jumping! Accessory to Herbicide!

In this thrilling episode, Mitch, Regan, and Trevor tell you which perfectly legal Canadian crop just got legalized in the U.S. (Hint: It rhymes with the name of one of the lesser-known Three Stooges.) Then they divulge how far and how long a chicken can stay airborne. (Hint: don’t book your flight on one).

Next – David Fielding drops by to explain what a surfactant is and h...

Danger is this episode’s middle name – well, a synonym, anyway.

Trevor, Regan, and Mitch explain how grain elevators could help pilots survive the Bermuda Triangle … if the Bermuda Triangle was in Saskatchewan.

Then David Fielding of TopKrop tells you how PH could spell disaster for your mixing tanks or poly tanks. He’ll have some tips on managing your acid-base balance to prevent a meltdown – or at least avoid taking your lumps.

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Food fight … well, not quite. But Trevor, Regan, and Mitch do debate exactly what a potato is. PLUS, the story of a bruhaha that brewed with Britain over a proudly Canadian food export.

David Fielding of TopKrop explains how the symbiosis of solubility, salt, and soil sends seed grains soaring sunward.

Then Vern Kirk of Pro Grain Equipment talks (but refuses to sing) about how grain bagging got started in Saskatchewan and where it’s ...

Trevor, Regan, and Mitch discuss why purple ketchup never caught on and why, even if the world didn’t see colour, transparent cola would still flop.

How does a truck in a swimming pool prove the nutritional value of foliar feeding? David Fielding of TopKrop provides a better answer than you’ll get by grabbing your keys and finding out the hard way.

Sid Lockhart from Meridian drops by to discuss oldest vs. youngest children and how he...

What do a palm civet and a percolator have in common? Get ready to make your “Ewww” face when Trevor, Regan, and Mitch deliver the unfiltered answer.

Next: Diesel, gasoline, electric, or chain hooked to an old exercise bike. Which one of these options is so ridiculous that Flaman’s Shaun Gettis won’t even mention it when he talks about powering your auger?

Then Lori Nelson of TopKrop drops by for some non-stop non-shop talk. Turns ou...

Want an eye for a fry? Have a tooth for a hoof? Then dig in as Trevor, Regan, and Mitch open a bizarre buffet of edible animal parts and insects. Yum yum!

Then Flaman VP Shaun Gettis explains why grain bagging will be around for a long time. But with a great storage solution comes great responsibility to clean up after you’re done.

Travis Frey from AGI discusses the pleasure and value of time in the field. He’ll also explain why Evel...

Trevor, Regan, and Mitch sing a sad song about kids being warned about snakes in a barn, barns burning down, and country music going to heck after the 90’s.

Then Flaman’s Shaun Gettis brings the mood up with a rousing little number about remote bin monitoring, and the sweet security of knowing neither fire nor snakes will get your grain.

Finally, Rocky Amson of Flaman performs a show-stopper about his time working with the one and on...