Annex Business Media: Podcasts

Turf & Rec has interviewed Randy Booker, superintendent at Otter Creek Golf Club in Otterville, Ont., who is speaking about his experiences practising regenerative soil science. The six-part podcast series will continue with new episodes every two weeks.

Robots have been an essential part of automating manufacturing facilities for a while now. In recent years, collaborative robots or cobots have made it easier to deploy automation quickly, easily and cost-effectively when needed. They are suitable for manufacturers of all sizes, whether small, medium or large. Cobots work in tandem with human workers on the factory floor, often taking on the tedious repetitive tasks and allowing the workers to perform more value-added work. For this podcast, we have with us three experts from Omron Automation Americas’ team to discuss collaborative robots – Adrian Choy, Mike Warren and James Mortell. We talk about collaborative robots, safety standards and regulations, selecting the right cobots, risk assessments, integrating cobots on the factory floor, training personnel and more.

Join us as we sit down with BlackBerry Cybersecurity CTO and Executive VP, Shishir Singh, as he details what governments can do to protect their businesses and what manufacturers can expect in 2023 and beyond.

Turf & Rec has interviewed Randy Booker, superintendent at Otter Creek Golf Club in Otterville, Ont., who is speaking about his experiences practising regenerative soil science. The six-part podcast series will continue with new episodes every two weeks.

Bakers Journal editor Colleen Cross speaks with Marissa Velie, Education and Certification Director of the Retail Bakers of America. Founded in 1918, the Retail Bakers of America (RBA), a not-for-profit trade association, is committed to the success of the retail baking industry. RBA is a baker’s business partner connecting buyers and sellers for a successful baking business. A busy baker-focused organization, RBA works in partnership with organizations such as the Bread Bakers Guild of America and the Baking Association of Canada to give bakers access to training. In this podcast you will learn: • What the Retail Bakers of America does • How RBA works in partnership with the Baking Association of Canada to give bakeries access to training • What webinars RBA is planning • Other, perhaps lesser-known, RBA activities that can benefit your bakery • How baker certification can benefit your bakery and how to pursue it LISTEN NOW!

When it comes to preventing crimes and investigating them, law enforcement teams face tough pressure from the public, media and politicians. They are expected to react quickly to, respond to and resolve crimes, despite limited budgets and resources. It comes down to giving officers access to solutions, technology game changers and data gathering strategies that empower them and support every aspect of policing today. In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder was joined by Sophie Laplante, an expert in surveillance solutions for cities and first responders, from Axis Communications. The conversation focuses on aspects of city policing that can be strengthened by technology and intelligent analytics.

Join us as we sit down with CEO and CFO of Delta-Q Technologies, Sarah McKinnon and Steve Blaine, CEO and Executive VP of Delta-Q Technologies, as they discuss their battery charging technology and the electric transformation of small vehicles in warehouses and factories.

Turf & Rec has interviewed Patricia Sloan, spray technician at the Kamloops Golf & Country Club, and Tracy Fowler, assistant superintendent at the Hamilton Golf & Country Club, in the fourth and final episode of a four-part podcast series featuring our top Women in Turf.

Public safety personnel (PSP) face traumatic, challenging experiences on a day-to-day basis that can be extremely damaging to their mental health. Unfortunately, women—and specifically those who are PSP—are not getting the mental health support they need and often find it difficult to find a solution that works for their lifestyle and work environment. In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder was joined by Dr. Jody Burnett, a Registered Doctoral Psychologist with the Saskatchewan College of Psychologists and a High Performance Consultant who has been providing service to the general public, specializing in service provision to first responders and public safety personnel for the past 20 years. In this conversation, they spoke about Dr. Burnett’s research on women in public safety and what mental health supports are out there for all public safety personnel.

Turf & Rec has interviewed Jennifer Lemcke, CEO of The Weed Man, and Brittany Sammut, equipment operator (IPM) for the City of Guelph, in the third episode of a four-part podcast series featuring our top Women in Turf. We’ll hear from our remaining two honourees in the next episode of this podcast series, to be released in two weeks.

Nick Sosiak, or Niko Dank, CFO and lead product developer of Cannara Biotech, shares an in-depth look at the Quebec LP’s operations and his role in shaping three brands backed by the art of cannabis breeding. This episode is sponsored by Anton Paar, “great people, great instruments,” and serves as a companion to the Under the Lights Q&A column in the March/April issue of Grow Opportunity.

Turf & Rec has interviewed Dr. Sara Stricker, communications co-ordinator at the Guelph Turfgrass Institute, and Emily Nuttall, irrigation technician at the University of Victoria, in the second episode of a four-part podcast series featuring our top Women in Turf. We’ll hear from our remaining four honourees in future episodes of this podcast series, to be released every two weeks.

Turf & Rec has interviewed Julie Vonk, team leader at Burch Landscape Services Ltd. in Waterloo, Ont., and Miranda Robinson, operations manager for the British Columbia Golf Superintendents Association, in the first episode of a four-part podcast series featuring our top Women in Turf. We’ll hear from our remaining six honourees in future episodes of this podcast series, to be released every two weeks.

We welcome Maggie Frith to the Bakers Journal podcast. Frith owns and operates The Magpie Cakery in Toronto. The business began as a recipe and how-to blog with trusted and tested-until-perfected recipes supported by beautiful imagery and graphics of her bakes. Baking served as a stress-reliever while Frith was practising becoming a now-fully-recovered lawyer. It quickly turned from a hobby to a passion. Frith was selected as a contestant on Season 4 of the Great Canadian Baking Show and went on to become a semi- finalist. Frith began hosting virtual baking classes and corporate events during the pandemic as a way of bringing people and colleagues together for a fun and educational event. When the world opened up again, she pivoted to in-person events and classes at a commercial kitchen and event space in Toronto’s east end, called Mess Hall. She is a now a partner at Mess Hall and is opening a new teaching space in early 2023 to spread the joy of baking! In this podcast you will learn: - How Maggie Frith

Future automation systems need to be more intelligent and interconnected. An advanced control platform to create an environment that integrates logic, motion and drives, robotics, safety, visualization, sensing and information technologies in a single project, could drastically reduce the learning curve and the intra-operative software costs. Thomas Kuckhoff from Omron Automation joins us for this episode of Machine Language to discuss advanced system control platforms and their role in improving efficiencies in a discrete manufacturing setting. Thomas Kuckhoff has pioneered the design and performance of innovative products across business portfolios in industrial automation. His current role at Omron Automation is to lead the automation and controller business as product manager for the Americas. While Kuckhoff’s role is product manager, his passion is to grow his team to achieve world-class results as a respective and inclusive collective.

Deepak Anand, Head of International Consulting for GPS Global, joins us for a high-level overview covering national and international events, industry updates since last year’s Cannabis Act review, and how Canada’s position as global cannabis and psychedelics leader may be at risk.

The Ontario Special Constable Association (OSCA) was created to be a medium through which special constables may share information, impart knowledge and build on the honour of their profession. In the old Police Services Act, special constables were mentioned only a handful of times. In the new Community Safety and Policing Act (CSPA), they’re featured much more prominently. In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder was joined by OSCA President Sarah Kennedy to talk about the changes the OSCA is advocating for in the new CSPA, and about the challenges special constables face while on duty.

It seems like the Canadian forest industry has seen everything in 2022: global inflation; severe weather events such as wildfires, hurricanes, flooding; fibre supply shortage; temporary production curtailments and permanent closures, labour shortage, but also great opportunities such as mass timber projects and technological innovations across the industry. In this podcast, CFI editor Jennifer Ellson speaks with Chris Duncan, national leader of forestry and forest products services at MNP. Chris gives us an overview of the highs and lows of Canada’s forest sector in 2022 and how companies have reacted to the market impact of these developments. This podcast also discusses thoughts on the industry outlook for 2023 and the key issues and opportunities that may impact companies in the next year. Listen to the SoundCloud link below. Special thanks to MNP for sponsoring this episode! Have an idea for a podcast episode? Email CFI editor Jennifer Ellson at jellson@annexbusinessmedia.com.

Cst. Ryan Dlin spent over two decades at another police agency before deciding to join the Calgary Police Service. Since the day he sent in his application form, he has been welcomed with open arms to the department. In this episode of Blue Line, The Podcast, editor Brittani Schroeder spoke with Dlin about the positive view he had of CPS before joining the team and how the vibrant city of Calgary offers something different for everyone. The Calgary Police Service Recruiting and Selection Unit is proactively recruiting new applicants and experienced officers in many communities within the province and across Canada.

Grow Opportunity sits down with Origine Nature’s director of cultivation, Alex Gauthier, to discuss cultivation tips and work ethics that lead his team to success. Find out Gauthier’s take on R&D in the industry and what insights he has for other Canadian growers. Thank you to our 2022 Top Grower Award sponsors: CANNA, A&L Laboratories, and Dynomyco.