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00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:25,000[The video opens with a wide shot of workshop hosts and attendees gathered in a room. Everyone is seated at tables facing one another. The camera pants to a close-up of an attendee writing on a sticky note, followed by a shot of large pieces of paper with notes written on them and stick notes attached. The scene transitions to Tima Bansal standing at the front of the room, giving a presentation, near a project screen.]Tima Bansal: This is the second in a series within the University of Guelph. We’re very excited about this one. The first one was on soil health.[CUT TO an interview shot of Dr. Tima Bansal with “Dr. Tima Bansal, Professor of Sustainability and Strategy, Ivey Business School” appearing on screen as text.]Tima Bansal: This one was more on livestock health and so it seems like it’s a very complementary relationship between soil and livestock.[CUT TO a shot of workshop attendees sitting at a table having a discussion, followed by a close-up of a participant speaking. The camera cuts to Tima Bansal standing between two seated attendees while discussing something on a laptop.]Time Bansal: And then we hope that there will be a future series that will involve other aspects of agriculture that will make for better farming and a better community and a better planet.
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00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:53,000[CUT TO two clips that show different attendees in deep discussion which transitions to an interview shot of David Hobson with “David Hobson, Tech Transfer and Entrepreneurship Manager, Research Innovation Office, U of G” appearing on screen as text.”David Hobson: We have some grants called the Amplifying Research Impact Grants, and they’re specifically focused on livestock.[CUT TO a shot of David Hobson leading a presentation at the front of the room. The next shot focuses on a close-up of a participant listening intently, followed by Tima Bansal facilitating a group discussion at a table. The scene shifts to a wide shot of an attendee speaking to a group, and then a close-up shows to participants having a conversation.]David Hobson: And the goal is to work with farmers, entrepreneurs and animal producers on advancing solutions to priority problems in the livestock sector.[CUT TO an interview shot of David Hobson with “David Hobson, Tech Transfer and Entrepreneurship Manager, Research Innovation Office, U of G” appearing on screen as text.” Then a wide shot of an attendee speaking to the group. The next shot captures a panoramic view of sheets with notes in black marker and sticky notes attached. A close-up reveals a large sheet on a table with spider mapping drawn on.]David Hobson: And so these are just short one year projects where we’re going to work together with the community to try and come up with potential solutions to solve real world problems.
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00:00:54,000 --> 00:01:04,000[CUT TO an interview shot of Chris McLaren with “Chris McLaren, Owner and Operator, Larenwood Farms Ltd.” Appearing on screen as text.]Chris McLaren: I decided to come to today’s event so that I could learn what the researchers are doing as far as research and potentially be involved in more of the research and just be educated.[CUT TO a wide shot of Chris speaking to the attendees, followed by a shot of him engaging in conversation with two others at the back of the room.]
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00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:52,000[CUT TO an interview shot of Kris Pettit with “Kris Pettit, President, Mistyglen Creamery” appearing as text on the screen. A wide shot follows, showing Kris seated while speaking to the room of attendees. Then, the camera pants to Tima Bansal giving a presentation, walking between tables. The scene cuts to a group discussion at one table, while others mingle in the background. A framed shot focused on another attendee speaking to the room.]Kris Pettit: So I think one of the things that stood out to me the most was the value of information and getting information for farmers, and vice versa, back and forth from producers, to academics. So what was really interesting was that there’s a ton of information happening out there. Farmers have lots of great ideas, and the academic institutions have great ideas.[CUT TO an interview shot of Kris Pettit with “Kris Pettit, President, Mistyglen Creamery” appearing as text on the screen. The camera captures attendees in conversation at various tables, with others walking around and mingling in the background.]Kris Pettit: And how do we figure out how to get that information out into the real world and use it practically so that we can continue to grow and be progressive in our industry, no matter where we are in farming or what commodity that we’re in.[CUT TO a shot of a workshop attendee, seated, speaking to the room. The sequence then returns to Kris Pettit’s interview, followed by a close-up of a participant speaking at a table. A wide panning shot shows a group engaged in conversation at a table.]Kris Pettit: I’m a huge advocate for communication. I love getting more information. I love learning new things, and I think that’s how we stay on top of things and how we take care of our animals even better than what we’re already doing.
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00:01:53,000 --> 00:02:17,000[CUT TO an interview style shot of Dr. Elijah Kiarie with “Dr. Elijah Kiarie, Professor, Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph” appearing on the screen as text. The camera zooms in on David Hobson giving a presentation at the front of the room. A wide shot shows participants engaged in discussions at various tables.]Elijah Kiarie: Really, this is what drove me to come to this meeting because there was a talk of sustainability. I wanted to see how we can build this, or even address more other species, or even address more nutrients, like phosphates.[CUT TO an interview shot of Kris Pettit with “Kris Pettit, President, Mistyglen Creamery” appearing as text on the screen.]Kris Petit: We learned a lot of information, met some really great people, and I’m super excited about some of the networking opportunities we’ll be able to take away from today.[CUT TO a white closing screen where the University of Guelph Improve Life logo slides across and stops in the middle.]