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A Serendipitous Reunion, Fruitful Visit: Discovering Research in Nova Scotia’s Valley
We arrived in Wolfville, N.S., as restaurants were about to close. We were hungy. Walking into the first pub still serving food, we noticed a…
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Forest for the Trees: Thought Leadership at BFG
Linking a long-dead Austrian philosopher to the agriculture industry was a thought I had the other day. Instead of letting it go, I wrote it…
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Wittgenstein and the Language of Agriculture
I got into golf in my late 30s. In my university days, golfers and golf courses represented exclusivity and excess. While I’m still cognizant of…
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How Could Agri-environmental Policies Evolve?
What will future Canadian agri-environmental policies look like? The answer to this question depends, of course, on who you ask. There are many models on…
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How Burr Forest Got its Name
Burr Forest is a loose translation of the Lower German word Burlwalde. My family’s farm was settled in the late 1800s. It is nestled along…
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Harvesting Expert Insights: Burr Forest Group’s Takeaways from Unveiling the Narrative
Part of our jobs at Burr Forest Group is to learn. Learn about the work our clients are doing and learn about how we can…
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Rethinking Policy and Research Communications While We Have the Chance
We had just over 100 acres left to harvest when our combine caught fire becoming a mass of burnt steel and melted plastic. That mass…
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Agriculture Research, Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason and the Distinction Between Clarifying and Simplifying
I studied philosophy and politics in university. I did this a long time ago – early 2000s
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Agriculture Needs to Speak Clearly
Imagine three circles (warning: this is going to be a Venn diagram when we’re done). One circle – let’s call it agriculture – contains the…
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Making Research Accessible: Cluster Knowledge Translation & Transfer
Read this case study: Making Research Accessible: Cluster Knowledge Translation & TransferIntroduction In 2023, the Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) received federal funding for the fourth Canadian AgriScience Cluster for Horticulture from 2023 to…
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Summarizing Technical Presentations: Research Conference Report
Read this case study: Summarizing Technical Presentations: Research Conference ReportCase Study CLIENT Soy Canada Introduction Soy Canada was pleased to welcome back the National Soy Research Conference in January 2024. The conference drew together…
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Streamlining Agriculture-Transport Data: The Weekly Grain Movement Initiative
Read this case study: Streamlining Agriculture-Transport Data: The Weekly Grain Movement InitiativeThe Ag Transport Coalition’s reports are dense and data-heavy, posing a significant challenge in information dissemination to those who need it most — farmers, commodity groups, and industry stakeholders.
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Unifying Voices for Sustainable Agriculture: Strategy Summary Synthesis
Read this case study: Unifying Voices for Sustainable Agriculture: Strategy Summary SynthesisCase Study CLIENT Canola Council, Pulse Canada, Cereals Canada Introduction In response to the urgent need for sustainable agricultural practices, six prominent agricultural groups—Cereals Canada,…
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Research Extension and Knowledge Transfer for 2023 Cluster Projects
Read this case study: Research Extension and Knowledge Transfer for 2023 Cluster ProjectsIn the dynamic world of agricultural research, SaskPulse, a prominent organization dedicated to pulse crop research, faced a remarkable challenge.
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Transforming Pulse Beat Magazine
Read this case study: Transforming Pulse Beat MagazineIn the fall of 2023, Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers (MPSG) embarked on a journey with Burr Forest Group (BFG) to reinvent their award-winning magazine, Pulse Beat.
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Making Research Accessible: Cluster Knowledge Translation & Transfer
Introduction In 2023, the Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) received federal funding for the fourth Canadian AgriScience Cluster for Horticulture from 2023 to…
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Summarizing Technical Presentations: Research Conference Report
Case Study CLIENT Soy Canada Introduction Soy Canada was pleased to welcome back the National Soy Research Conference in January 2024. The conference drew together…
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Streamlining Agriculture-Transport Data: The Weekly Grain Movement Initiative
The Ag Transport Coalition’s reports are dense and data-heavy, posing a significant challenge in information dissemination to those who need it most — farmers, commodity groups, and industry stakeholders.