The Extensionists
Episodes
Episode 33 – Steve Larocque
24 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the 33rd episode of The Extensionists, co-hosts Jay Whetter and Toban Dyck chat with Steve Larocque, the owner and president of Beyond Agronomy, to...
Episode 32 – Mohamad Yaghi
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the 32nd episode of The Extensionists, co-hosts Jay Whetter and Toban Dyck talk with Mohamad Yaghi, Farm Credit Canada’s vice president of the In...
Episode 31 – David Lazarenko
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the 31st episode of The Extensionists, co-hosts Jay Whetter and Toban Dyck sit down with David Lazarenko, partner and executive vice president at T...
Episode 30 – Franck Carisey
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the 30th episode of The Extensionists, co-hosts Jay Whetter and Toban Dyck sit down with Franck Carisey, the owner of Uluwehi Coffee Farm in Hawaii...
Episode 29 – Dez Daniels Live at Ag Days
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In the 29th episode of The Extensionists, co-hosts Jay Whetter and Toban Dyck are at Ag Days for our first ever live recording with media personality ...
Episode 28 – Tongzhe Li
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Does the message actually matter if the messenger misses the mark?In the 28th episode of The Extensionists, co-hosts Jay Whetter and Toban Dyck sit do...
Episode 27 – The 2025 Holiday Special
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the 27 th episode of The Extensionists, we take a look back at the year that was. Co-hosts Jay Whetter and Toban Dyck share what they learned from ...
Episode 26 – Senator Robert Black
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is soil health really Senator Robert Black’s passion? And why does it take so long to get a Bill passed with the government?In the 26 th episode of ...
Episode 25 – Sabrina Perić
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why are we so skeptical when it comes to soil health policy? Sabrina Perić, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Calgary, took a ...
Episode 24 – Gerry Friesen
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Being a farmer can easily become your identity, but what happens when that identity is threatened? For “The Recovering Farmer” Gerry Friesen, he f...
Episode 23 – Meaghan Seagrave
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Meaghan Seagrave has very unique insights into the opportunities for Canadian agriculture. In the 23rd episode of The Extensionists, co-hosts Jay...
Episode 22 – Rupp Carriveau
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why doesn’t the agriculture industry work together on research? Rupp Carriveau found himself asking this as he began working with the greenhouse ind...
Episode 21 – Jolanda Jansen
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is the best way to get information to farmers? According to Jolanda Jansen, you should leave out the facts and you shouldn’t tell them what to ...
Episode 20 – Ryan Barrett
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did a guy with a degree in dairy genetics end up working for the P.E.I. Potato Board? Ryan Barrett, after a job working in communications with Jer...
Episode 19 – John Burns
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Burns didn’t start out as a farmer. He grew up on one, though. But when he finished high school he was shoed away and encouraged to attend univ...
Episode 18 – Jenelle Hamblin
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you respond to emergencies? How do you get the correct information out to producers if there's a disease outbreak or natural disaster? On the e...
Episode 17 – Scott Day
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How did a farm boy from Manitoba end up in Silicon Valley? In the 14th episode, The Extensionists co-hosts Jay Whetter and Toban Dyck sit down with Sc...
Episode 16 – Mark Campbell
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do you connect with farmers and nurture leadership in the industry? At the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) in the UK, Mark C...
Episode 15 – Alison Sunstrum
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The world of agriculture technology moves fast. Alison Sunstrum, managing partner of NYA Ventures, has been working in ag tech for decades and is now ...
Episode 14 – Diljeet Brar
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our fourteenth episode of The Extensionists, Diljeet Brar takes us back to his family farm in India, sharing the story of his family’s hundreds o...
Episode 13 – Francois Labelle
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the thirteenth episode of The Extensionists, co-hosts Toban Dyck and Jay Whetter speak with farmer and retired Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers...
Episode 12 – David Sauchyn
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
David Sauchyn uses tree-ring research to connect with climate change skeptics. And if that alone isn’t interesting enough, he also has other strateg...
Episode 11 – Justice Acoose
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the eleventh episode of The Extensionists, co-hosts Toban Dyck and Jay Whetter speak with Justice Acoose, communications specialist with the Nation...
Episode 10 – Daryl Domitruk
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the tenth episode of The Extensionists, co-hosts Toban Dyck and Jay Whetter speak with Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers Executive Director Dary...
Episode 9 – Tracy Herbert
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the ninth episode of The Extensionists, co-hosts Toban Dyck and Jay Whetter speak with Beef Cattle Research Council Extension and Communications Di...
Episode 8 – Jeff Schoenau
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the eighth episode of The Extensionists, co-hosts Toban Dyck and Jay Whetter chat with Jeff Schoenau, professor of soil fertility and the Saskatche...
Episode 7 – The 2024 Holiday Special
24 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the holiday season upon us, The Extensionists hosts Toban Dyck and Jay Whetter decided to take a break from interviewing the great thinkers of ag...
Episode 6 – Afua Mante
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the sixth episode of The Extensionists, co-hosts Toban Dyck and Jay Whetter chat with University of Manitoba professor and soil scientist Afu...
Episode 5 – Breanne Tidemann
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the fifth episode of The Extensionists, co-hosts Toban Dyck and Jay Whetter chat with AAFC Lacombe research scientist Breanne Tidemann. Breanne is ...
Episode 4 – Paul Galpern
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the fourth episode of The Extensionists, co-hosts Toban Dyck and Jay Whetter chat with former high school teacher and current University of Calgary...
Episode 3 – Keith Downey
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of The Extensionists, co-hosts Toban Dyck and Jay Whetter chat with one of the “fathers of canola” Keith Downey. Back in the ...
Episode 2 – Marla Riekman
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this second episode of The Extensionists, co-hosts Toban Dyck and Jay Whetter sit down with Marla Riekman, soil management specialist with Manitoba...
Episode 1 – Alanna Koch
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the inaugural episode of The Extensionists, co-hosts Toban Dyck and Jay Whetter talk with Alanna Koch. Alanna, a well-known and respected leader, d...
The Extensionists Trailer
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Toban Dyck and Jay Whetter talk to researchers, inventors, and farmers with ideas and discoveries for the economic, environmental, and social enhancem...