Agriculture is more than an industry. It’s a community.
Flaman Connect is an agriculture podcast that’s part bio, part farm news, and part good old story swap. Hosts Trevor Grinde. Regan Kunz, and Mitch Flaman talk to some fascinating Agri-Canadians who know the farm life well and have a lot to say about its future.
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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 only Frank Flaman. It’s a colourful ditty about being collared for an un-attempted bank heist, eating a guinea pig head on a charitable excursion, and getting punched out by a boxing champion for Christmas.Hosts:Trevor Grinde - Senior Field Service Technician, FlamanRegan Kunz - Grain Systems Division Manager, FlamanMitch Flaman - Senior Manager Marketing & IT, FlamanGuests:Rocky Amson - General Manager, Sales & Marketing, FlamanShaun Gettis - Vice President of Sales, Flaman___Producer: Jonathan Hutchinson - Web, App & Content DeveloperCopywriter: Jeff BrownGraphic Designer: Shanelle PenderDigital Marketer: Vanessa Schaedler___Visit Flaman Connect Podcast
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 Knievel might have made a great equipment durability tester and where old squeegees go when they’ve shuffled off their mortal blades.Hosts:Trevor Grinde - Senior Field Service Technician, FlamanRegan Kunz - Grain Systems Division Manager, FlamanMitch Flaman - Senior Manager Marketing & IT, FlamanGuests:Travis Frey - Territory Sales Manager, AGIShaun Gettis - Vice President of Sales, FlamanLength: 54:47___Producer: Jonathan Hutchinson - Web, App & Content DeveloperCopywriter: Jeff BrownGraphic Designer: Shanelle PenderDigital Marketer: Vanessa Schaedler___Visit Flaman Connect Podcast
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 out there’s a lot more to her than a great career as a highly efficient Procurement and Logistics Coordinator. Before that, she was a highly efficient softball shortstop, who bagged bases, championships, and a hall-of-fame spot. Hear her thoughts on family perogies and a mother’s right to grandstand vocalization.PLUS her apparent fascinations with Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, and stalkers (in books and TV shows only, thanks).Hosts:Trevor Grinde - Senior Field Service Technician, FlamanRegan Kunz - Grain Systems Division Manager, FlamanMitch Flaman - Senior Manager Marketing & IT, FlamanGuest:Lori Nelson - Procurement and Logistics Coordinator, TopKropShaun Gettis - Vice President of Sales, FlamanLength: 52:12___Producer: Jonathan Hutchinson - Web, App & Content DeveloperCopywriter: Jeff BrownGraphic Designer: Shanelle PenderDigital Marketer: Vanessa Schaedler___Visit Flaman Connect Podcast
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 literally broke into the business. He’ll also share the secrets of Meridian’s unique company culture and the development of the Convey-All VOLT – an electric-powered conveyor that shocked skeptics (in a good way).Hosts:Trevor Grinde - Senior Field Service Technician, FlamanRegan Kunz - Grain Systems Division Manager, FlamanMitch Flaman - Senior Manager Marketing & IT, FlamanGuests:David Fielding - General Manager, Manufacturing, TopKropSid Lockhart - Marketing Manager, Meridian ManufacturingLength: 42:33___Producer: Jonathan Hutchinson - Web, App & Content DeveloperCopywriter: Jeff BrownGraphic Designer: Shanelle PenderDigital Marketer: Vanessa Schaedler___Visit Flaman Connect Podcast
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 going in the future. He’ll also recount his “police escort,” his worst day at work, and some of his best days as a ski instructor on the snowy slopes of Fernie B.C., Switzerland, and Mt. Buller, Australia.Hosts:Trevor Grinde - Senior Field Service Technician, FlamanRegan Kunz - Grain Systems Division Manager, FlamanMitch Flaman - Senior Manager Marketing & IT, FlamanGuests:Vern Kirk, General Manager, Operations & Business Development, Pro Grain EquipmentDavid Fielding - General Manager, Manufacturing, TopKropLength: 42:33___Producer: Jonathan Hutchinson - Web, App & Content DeveloperCopywriter: Jeff BrownGraphic Designer: Shanelle PenderDigital Marketer: Vanessa Schaedler___Visit Flaman Connect Podcast