Reading Time: 2 minutes It doens’t matter if 51st state rhetoric is ‘trash talk’ or not, we should all be behind the Canadian flag.
Concept of Canada hard to define, but worth defending
It doens’t matter if 51st state rhetoric is ‘trash talk’ or not, we should all be behind the Canadian flag
The second Trump era is new; protectionism is not
Canada has faced U.S. protectionism before
Reading Time: 3 minutes The tariffs that Canadian agriculture is bracing for, as proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, are not the first time the U.S. has reverted to protectionism.
Reaching farmers through the arts
It can be a way to have personal reflection in a communal environment
Reading Time: 2 minutes Brenda Schoepp writes that finding community can happen through the arts and agriculture.
Canada’s Grocery Code of Conduct just window dressing
Until true accountability is part of the equation, the code won’t have any effect
Reading Time: 3 minutes The voluntary nature of Canada’s Grocery Code of Conduct robs it of effectiveness and won’t result in the food system accountability that’s needed.
Traditional wisdom has value for agricultural policy
When that old knowledge is combined with modern knowledge, great things can happen for productivity and innovation
Reading Time: 3 minutes There is lots of good, applicable agricultural knowledge out there that, when combined with modern information, can be a powerful tool for the future of agriculture.
Accountability a selling point for Canada
The country should embrace its future as a sustainable agriculture powerhouse
Reading Time: 3 minutes Accountable sustainability should be a selling point for Canadian agricultural products.
Ottawa charging ahead: forget canola
Ottawa’s pandering to domestic EV industry sacrifices Canadian canola growers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Ottawa's pandering to domestic EV industry sacrifices Canadian canola growers to Chinese trade whims.
China gets huffy; time for canola to build markets elsewhere
China’s anti-dumping probe against Canadian canola underlines need to double down on market development
Reading Time: 3 minutes China;s anti-dumping probe against Canadian canola has sent the sector spinning, but it underlines the need to double down on market development.
Ukraine war worsens farm worker shortage
As the war drags on, more and more Ukrainians find themselves in uniform
Reading Time: 5 minutes As the war in Ukraine drags on, more and more potential farm workers find themselves in uniform instead, worsening a farm labour shortage.
Lack of competition exacerbated rail labour dispute
Canada’s effective rail duopoly raises the stakes of any labour action
Reading Time: 3 minutes The recent rail strike and lockouts wouldn't have been nearly the concern it was if there were other shipping options on Canada's rail tracks.
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