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 how many horses Canadians had in 1921. No counting hooves and dividing by four.

Hosts:

Trevor Grinde – Senior Field Service Technician – Flaman Sales

Regan Kunz – Agriculture Sales – Flaman Sales

Mitch Flaman – Senior Manager - Marketing & IT – Flaman Sales

Guests:

Jason Basset – Owner/Operator – Peterson Grain Processors Ltd.

Jonathan Stratton – Senior Manager, Customer Service and Parts – Flaman Group of Companies

Length: 33:57

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Producer: Jonathan Hutchinson – Web & Content Developer – Flaman Sales

Copywriter: Jeff Brown – Senior Writer – Flaman Sales

Graphic Designer: Shanelle Pender – Content Creator & Senior Graphic Designer – Flaman Sales

Digital Marketer: Vanessa Schaedler – Digital Marketing Specialist – Flaman Sales

Social Media: Calla Simpson – Content Creator & Social Media – Flaman Sales

“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 multi-featured sprayer tenders. He explains the customer-focused thinking behind their simplicity, capacity and ease of use.

Cow IQ – Ever looked into those big, brown, bovine eyes and wondered what’s going on behind them? Hosts Mitch, Regan, and Trevor inspect the gears between those fly-flicking ears.

Hosts:

Trevor Grinde - Senior Field Service Technician - Flaman Sales

Regan Kunz - Agriculture Sales - Flaman Sales

Mitch Flaman - Senior Manager - Marketing & IT - Flaman Sales

Guests:

Ron Kleuskens - Technical Sales Representative - Ag Growth International

Shaun Gettis - Vice President Sales - Flaman Sales

Length: 32:15

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Producer: Jonathan Hutchinson - Web & Content Developer - Flaman Sales

Copywriter: Jeff Brown - Senior Writer - Flaman Sales

Graphic Designer: Shanelle Pender – Content Creator & Senior Graphic Designer - Flaman Sales

Digital Marketer: Vanessa Schaedler - Digital Marketing Specialist - Flaman Sales

Social Media: Calla Simpson - Content Creator & Social Media - Flaman Sales

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 a

nd Go kits, including how the best friend you could have in the field was developed.

If you like buckwheat pancakes, you’ll most likely have one province to thank for the crucial ingredient. Hosts Mitch, Regan, and Trevor tell you where to find Canada’s buckwheat breadbasket.

Hosts:

Trevor Grinde - Senior Field Service Technician - Flaman Sales

Regan Kunz - Agriculture Sales - Flaman Sales

Mitch Flaman - Senior Manager - Marketing & IT - Flaman Sales

Guests:

Mike Ferguson - Advisor for Exceed Grain Marketing - Melfort, Saskatchewan

Jonathan Stratton - Senior Manager - Aftermarket - Flaman Sale

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Length: 32:15

Producer: Jonathan Hutchinson - Web & Content Developer - Flaman Sales

Copywriter: Jeff Brown - Senior Writer - Flaman Sales

Graphic Designer: Shanelle Pender – Content Creator & Senior Graphic Designer - Flaman Sales

Digital Marketer: Vanessa Schaedler - Digital Marketing Specialist - Flaman Sales

Social Media: Calla Simpson - Content Creator & Social Media - Flaman Sales

Special Guest Ferdi Osborne recounts his decision to move to Saskatchewan 12 years ago from South Africa. He describes the changes, challenges, and benefits of farming on the Canadian prairies and what ultimately made him happy he moved here.

Flaman’s Shaun Gettis tells us about Flaman’s initiative to bring its customers diesel-powered augers and other innovations that make farming simpler and more efficient.

How much does the farmer earn when you eat chicken in a restaurant? Hosts Mitch, Regan, and Trevor weigh in on this “winner, winner, chicken dinner” issue.

Hosts:

Trevor Grinde - Sr. Field Service Technician at Flaman Sales Ltd.

Regan Kunz - Regan Kunz - Agriculture Sales - Flaman Sales Ltd.

Mitch Flaman - Senior Manager Marketing & IT at Flaman Group of Companies

Guests:

Ferdi Osborne – Farmer, Humboldt, Saskatchewan

Shaun Gettis, Vice President Sales at Flaman Group of Companies

Length: 35:38

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Producer: Jonathan Hutchinson - Web & Content Developer - Flaman Sales

Copywriter: Jeff Brown - Senior Writer - Flaman Sales

Graphic Designer: Shanelle Pender - Senior Graphic Designer - Flaman Sales

Digital Marketer: Vanessa Schaedler - Digital Marketing Specialist - Flaman Sales

Social Media: Calla Simpson - Content Creator & Social Media - Flaman Sales

Special Guest Paul Brisebois tells us how his hockey skills led to a colorful career in agriculture. He recounts being embroiled him in the Technology Usage Agreement (TUA) vs. seed keeping controversy and being on the front line of biotech innovation. Finally, he talks about helping his current company, AGI, build their brand, and a sales network that stretches from Northern Alberta to North Africa.

Flaman’s Jonathan Stratton talks about the Flaman Firefighter, a customer-inspired, Flaman-built innovation that keeps finding new markets and safety applications.

Your hosts Mitch, Regan, and Trevor do the math regarding what a wheat farmer nets from your pasta dinner.

Hosts:

Trevor Grinde - Senior Field Service Technician - Flaman Sales

Regan Kunz - Agriculture Sales - Flaman Sales

Mitch Flaman - Senior Manager - Marketing & IT - Flaman Sales

Guests:

Paul Brisebois - Senior Vice President - AG Growth International

Jonathan Stratton - Senior Manager - Aftermarket - Flaman Sales

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Length: 36:45

Producer: Jonathan Hutchinson - Web & Content Developer - Flaman Sales

Copywriter: Jeff Brown - Senior Writer - Flaman Sales

Graphic Designer: Shanelle Pender - Senior Graphic Designer - Flaman Sales

Digital Marketer: Vanessa Schaedler - Digital Marketing Specialist - Flaman Sales

Social Media: Calla Simpson - Content Creator & Social Media - Flaman Sales

Special Guest Brad Grass once enjoyed the celebrity status and hilarious hijinx of a career in broadcasting and promotions. Hear the one important reason he traded it all in to serve Western Canadian farmers as Riteway Manufacturing’s Territory Sales Manager.

Flaman’s Shaun Gettis stops by to explain the economic benefits of adding a seed tender or side draw to your farm fleet.

Your hosts Mitch, Regan, and Trevor explore the anxieties involved in waving at passing motorists.

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Hosts:

Trevor Grinde - Sr. Field Service Technician at Flaman Sales Ltd.

Regan Kunz - Agriculture Sales - Flaman Sales Ltd.

Mitch Flaman - Senior Manager Marketing & IT at Flaman Sales Ltd.

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Guests:

Brad Grass – Western Canadian Territory Manager, Riteway Manufacturing. Co. Ltd

Shaun Gettis, Vice President of Sales at Flaman Sales Ltd.

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Length: 36:45

Producer: Jonathan Hutchinson - Web, App & Content Developer

Copywriter: Jeff Brown

Digital Marketer: Vanessa Schaedler

Graphic Designer: Shanelle Pender

Social Media: Calla Simpson

Deliciously discoloured condiments! The final word on foliar! Getting down and dirty in sports!

How fast do you have to run to catch (or outrun) a pig? How can a Sunday morning stop at the DQ Drive-Thru relieve the effects of your “Okay, just one” stop on a Saturday night? If you’ve had to do one or both, you’ll be in beer-hog heaven when Trevor, Ryan, and Mitch give you the answers.

Next – David Fielding of TopKrop discusses where fertilizers are going in the next 10 years, and he explains why foliar IS TOO an effective way to deliver nutrients to your crops.

Then our special guest Derek Smith of Flaman Sales Prince Albert illustrates how the “try before you buy” approach can be a great sales tool - especially if you’re selling high-quality equipment. He also talks about his impressive athletics and coaching career (he and TopKrop’s Lori Nelson could be a two-person team.)

Derek also recalls his team’s shirt-dirtying post-championship ritual, and the birthday Derek shares with a well-known fellow sporting achiever, who once “wrote” to Derek.

Hosts:

Trevor Grinde - Sr. Field Service Technician at Flaman Sales Ltd.

Regan Kunz - Grain Systems Division Manager - Flaman Group of Companies

Mitch Flaman - Senior Manager Marketing & IT at Flaman Group of Companies

Guests:

David Fielding - General Manager, Manufacturing, TopKrop

Derek Smith, Flaman Sales, Prince Albert

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Producer: Jonathan Hutchinson - Web, App & Content Developer

Copywriter: Jeff Brown

Graphic Designer: Shanelle Pender

Digital Marketer: Vanessa Schaedler

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In this episode, Trevor, Regan, and Mitch squander a perfect opportunity for a raging argument to agree on the best concert acts they’ve ever seen. Speaking of funny names like Papa Roach, Meatloaf, and The Trues, why is canola called canola? (It’s not just because it was time for the old name to go.) The guys get a grip on the slippery answer.

Next – There are good reasons why farmers who bring in grain dryers for emergencies keep them around full-time. Flaman Sales VP Shaun Gettis lists those reasons and goes over the factors you should consider before incorporating a grain dryer into your bin yard. Then – Does a desk screwed to the ceiling signify high office? How long will plastic wrap keep a co-worker fresh?

Special guest Roy Ritchie of Flaman Grain System reveals all in tales of office pranks he may or may not have had a hand in. He also recounts how honesty, being solution-minded, and building trust brings back customers and even some prospects who didn’t buy the first time. Up for some worthwhile life lessons? Roy has some great ones about being a hard-working farm kid, going through some wild times (and vehicles), then getting himself together to become one of Flaman’s most valuable employees.

Hosts:

Trevor Grinde - Sr. Field Service Technician at Flaman Sales Ltd.

Regan Kunz - Grain Systems Division Manager - Flaman Group of Companies

Mitch Flaman - Senior Manager Marketing & IT at Flaman Group of Companies

Guests:

Roy Ritchie - Grain Cleaning Sales/Grain Systems

Shaun Gettis - Vice President Sales at Flaman Group of Companies

Length: 53:52

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Producer: Jonathan Hutchinson - Web, App & Content Developer

Copywriter: Jeff Brown

Graphic Designer: Shanelle Pender

Digital Marketer: Vanessa Schaedler

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