Reading Time: 3 minutes Accountable sustainability should be a selling point for Canadian agricultural products.
Accountability a selling point for Canada
The country should embrace its future as a sustainable agriculture powerhouse
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.
Is it time for a farmer venture fund?
Reading Time: 2 minutes A growing number of funds want to invest in companies that are starting new businesses or expanding in agriculture and I can see that change from the first Agri Tech Venture Forum I attended a few years ago. That’s great news, as the agriculture startup world was bereft of alternative finance options until about five years ago.
Reflection key to ag labour challenges
Recent study finds wages and benefits shortfall from some agriculture employers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Agriculture has to face its workplace shortfalls.
The healing power of the farm
Farmers can play a role in making our society - and the world - stronger and more resilient
Reading Time: 3 minutes Brenda Schoepp column regarding healing power of agriculture and food production for society.
We have a protein problem
OPINION | Sources should be evaluated head-to-head on a lifecycle basis and include contribution to human nutrition
Reading Time: 2 minutes Development of all protein options should be supported. Likewise, all protein sources should be evaluated head-to-head on a lifecycle basis.
Grain business consolidation and concentration
A recent study suggests farmer concerns over the Viterra-Bunge merger are well founded
Reading Time: 3 minutes The anti-competitive tentacles of this deal reach much deeper than a consolidation that makes two competitors into one. This is about who will shape the future of grain handling and oilseed processing in Western Canada.
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