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The Leadership Gap in Canadian Agri-Food Systems
This thread examines why Canada’s agri-food sector struggles to translate research and demographic shifts into on-farm impact, arguing that systemic change requires leaders who can bridge institutional divides and scale Indigenous-led agricultural renewal.
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Episode 11: Making Innovation Real: Bridging the Gap Between Research and the Farm
Jesse Hirsh speaks with Todd Ormann of Olds College about why so many promising agricultural technologies struggle to reach the farm, and what it actually takes to close that gap — from applied research and Smart Farms to workforce development and Canada's fragmented innovation system.