Where Canada’s ag tech industry should focus and why

When John Deere recently unveiled its first autonomous tractor, Twitter lit up with comments from farmers, tech enthusiasts and everyone in between. Tweets ranged from those who believe it will dramatically help with labour shortages and be…

Ag tech companies must consider the financial concerns of farmers

As an advisor with Emmertech, a Saskatchewan-based ag-tech accelerator and venture fund, I get to see the latest ideas and proposed solutions entrepreneurs are pitching to industry. It’s exciting to see companies from all across Canada vying…

Mental Health Awareness in Ag #DoMoreAg #BellLetsTalk

Kristjan discusses the importance of mental health awareness in the industry with The Do More Agriculture Foundation, a non-profit with a mission to create a culture in Ag where all producers are encouraged/empowered/supported to take care…

Lessons Learned in Marketing – Phoenix Group Podcast Guest

David Bellerive, Phoenix Group VP of Creative and Interactive sits down with Kristjan to get his take on progressive farming and business.

The Power of Crop Intelligence Technology

Kristjan discusses his successes using the progressive South County Equipment Crop Intelligence app. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MncbawkbEo

The Power of Network

A couple of weeks ago, I attended the annual AAPEX (association of agricultural production executives) meeting, which is the alumni peer group that producers can attend after completing TEPAP (the executive program of agricultural producers)…