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Opinion: The bar has been set lower in this new era of global trade
‘No loss’ is the definition of winning as the new version of NAFTA comes into effect

Rance: Sustainability isn’t a burden, but an opportunity

Comment: Increasingly, food must not only taste good, but ‘feel good’
Flavour and price still count, but more people want food that appeals to their social conscience

Ag ministers on NAFTA: ‘If it ain’t broke…’
Donald Trump may not like NAFTA, but his new agriculture secretary doesn’t seem too fussed about it
Reading Time: 3 minutes When Canadian, American and Mexican agriculture ministers got together last month in Savannah, Georgia, they weren’t there to discuss what U.S. President Donald Trump has described as “worst trade deal in the history of the world.” On the contrary, they talked about the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as though it was about the […] Read more
Not just a driverless tractor, but no tractor at all
A global launch at Ag in Motion could change the way you farm

McDonald’s rolls out campaign thanking Canadian farmers
Eighty-five per cent of the food it serves three million Canadian customers per day comes from Canadian farmers

New national beef strategy is on the right track
The goals are ambitious, but what’s key is that the cattle sector is coalescing around a common vision

Herbicide-resistant weeds are just the symptom
Is resistance the problem, or is it farmers’ dependence on chemistry?

The ‘new’ wore off of ‘normal’ pretty quickly
The grain industry may have gotten a little too optimistic after last year’s whopper of a crop

Out of step with the people who matter most
A $100,000 study of consumer perceptions of agriculture speaks volumes about those asking the questions
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