Utensil 101
The Utensil 101 subscription gives you access to a wide range of resources to help you build knowledge about the agriculture and food sectors.
Utensil 101 is the resource to help you navigate the agriculture and food industries. After all, if you meet with a farmer it may be useful to know the difference between hay and straw, or to know the basic understanding of how a combine works. It's answers to the questions you have or didn't even know you should have. The library below is a collection of short and practical videos that explain the topic at hand. But know that we are just getting started! New content is always being added and as a subscriber you'll have immediate access to it all.
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A list of content now available
Welcome to Utensil 101
The People Who Are Farming In Canada
Farm Business Structures in Canada
Grain Farming in Canada
Pulse Crops
Beef Farming in Canada | Production des bovins de boucherie au Canada
Pork Farming in Canada | Production porcine au Canada
Dairy Farming in Canada | Production laitière au Canada
Chicken (Broiler) Farming in Canada | Production de poulets à griller au Canada
Egg Farming in Canada | Production d’oeufs au Canada
Greenhouse Farming in Canada
Crop Rotation
Why The Weather Matters So Much | Pourquoi la météo est-elle si importante
Grain Farming in Saskatchewan
Grain Farming in Ontario
Types of Dairy Barns
Types of Poultry Barns
Free Range & Why Many Animals Are Kept In Barns
Dairy vs Beef Cows & the terms Cows, Heifers, Steers & Bulls
Beef vs Veal
Conventional & Organic
Production Laws, Certifications & Best Practices
Tillage (and No-Till)
Hay vs Straw
Field Corn vs Sweet Corn
Corn Terms To Know - Traits, Hybrids, BT, Resistance & more
Soybeans Terms To Know - IP, Conventional, RoundUp Ready & more
A Good & Great Presentation
A Tractor
A Combine
Biosecurity Protocols
Farmers Deciding What To Plant
The Signs Posted In Front Of Some Fields
Producing Grain Seed for Farmers
GPS & Autosteer Technology
Supply Management
Various Ways A Farmer Could Get Paid
Temporary Foreign Worker Programs
Beef Marketing & Getting Paid
Farmer Organizations & Their Structures
Livestock Codes of Practice
Canada's Animal Nutrition Industry (aka Feed Industry)
Canada's Animal Health Industry (aka drug & vaccine makers)
Auctioneering & Livestock Auctions
Growing Your Brand
Selling to Farmers with Elaine Froese
Talking About Farming with Canadian Consumers
Dealing With Difficult Conversations
Dealing with the Media
Understanding & Dealing with Activists
Farm & Food Care Resources
Canadian Centre for Food Integrity Resources
Agriculture in the Classroom
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