Shows
Flaman ConnectSaskatchebananawan | Interview with Dean Sopher | Flaman Connect PodcastMove over wheat, canola, and lentils. Make room for bananas, lemons, limes, oranges, figs, and other sweet and exotic treats you wouldn’t expect to survive a Saskatchewan winter. One innovative grower is showing how the province’s bounty can become tastier and more diverse. Former Saskatoon city boy Dean Sopher tells Mitch, Regan, and Trevor how he passed on promising career prospects in computer programming and commerce to become an off-grid produce pioneer. Now, as owner and operator of Arkopia Greenhouse Homestead, he grows a variety of exotic plants – including banana trees – in a passive solar greenhou...2025-04-2323 min
Flaman ConnectTimely Tax Talk | Interview with Aaron Haight | Flaman Connect PodcastFarmers 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 lawyer. He uses his combined experience to advise farm clients on issues like federal income tax regulations, estate planning, and commercial transactions. His insights help f...2025-03-0618 min
Flaman ConnectDig Doug. A Life’s Work | Interview with Doug Termeer | Flaman Connect Podcast 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. His relationship with snow is a little more strained after it stole his hockey pucks in his youth and later barged into his ho...2024-12-1929 min
Flaman ConnectI Don’t Gamble. I Farm | Interview with Jason Basset | Flaman Connect Podcast 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 changed with technological advancements and a growing customer base.Losing their census – Trevor asks Mitch and Regan which Canadian province has the most farms. Then just for fun, he asks ho...2024-11-0533 min
Flaman ConnectFarming Out East | Interview with Ron Kleuskens | Flaman Connect Podcast “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 fish, and a quitter of no task set before him. Flaman’s Shaun Gettis talks about Flaman specialty trailers, particularly our...2024-10-0129 min
Flaman ConnectAg in Transition | Interview with Mike Ferguson | Flaman Connect Podcast 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 Grab and Go kits, including how the best friend you could have in the field was developed.If you l...2024-09-1132 min