Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Give farmers something they can work with. Give Canada’s agriculture and food industries something they can work toward. That’s how you’ll get them on-side with greenhouse gas reduction goals. Right now, there’s not much to make them care or to feel there’s a point in participating. With “intensity” spurned by the enviro-lords, […] Read more
Farmers need reasonable goals for reducing emissions
So far nobody’s willing to pay the bill for transforming our economy
Opinion: Food sales mirror Canada’s impoverishment
Our population is growing much faster than our GDP and food spending is falling
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canada appears to be a “trading-down” market, a trend that may persist for some time. Recent data from Statistics Canada on the food retail and service industries, as well as fresh GDP figures, paint a concerning picture, especially for those looking to attract more food companies or grocers to our country. Our population grew by […] Read more
Schoepp: Wider conversation needed on climate cause
Agriculture has a role to play, but so does society at large
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s tough being a farmer today and it is easy to be fixed on sky watching, that proverbial hope of rain or snow and even perhaps a wee bit of wind. Even as the farmer watches, there are political and social expectations that we, the keepers of the land, do something to change the course […] Read more
Opinion: Charting Alberta’s energy transition destiny
Rural Alberta should be a powerhouse in the energy industry now and into the future
Reading Time: 3 minutes Living in what I’ve whimsically dubbed “M&M-ville” holds the promise of a ground-breaking energy paradigm for rural Alberta. Nestled about 45 minutes southwest of Calgary along Highway 543, this imaginary locale embodies the dynamic interplay between traditional petroleum industries and innovative renewable energy ventures. “M&M-ville” is my imaginary descriptor for the community of “Molecules and […] Read more
Opinion: Why ‘wait and see’ is not a realistic approach to climate change
It is more practical to act now based on what is already known, and adapt as we learn more
Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Fifty years ago, on a moonless night in the Fraser Canyon of British Columbia, I was trudging back to camp. As I crossed a railroad bridge, I heard the wail of a train whistle ricocheting through the canyons behind me. I couldn’t judge the distance between train and bridge, nor how far […] Read more
Opinion: For women in agriculture, opportunities abound
Mentorship program the latest enhancement for a sector that’s opened its doors to women
Reading Time: 3 minutes I can’t remember when I first heard the song “I am woman” by Helen Reddy, but it was in the basement of my parents’ house, where I would play my mom’s old 45s on a portable record player she’d had since her teens. I remember liking the singer’s voice but didn’t really understand the song. […] Read more
Opinion: It’s hard to be green while in the red
Farmers must make money before they can invest in sustainability and the carbon price isn’t helping
Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – I’m not the one to come up with the line used in this article’s headline, but I wish I was. It is a succinct way of describing one of the most challenging policy aspects of sustainability. It is difficult, even impossible, to change farming practices aimed at improving environmental sustainability when experiencing […] Read more
Opinion: Will protests pay off?
Political movements provide an important outlet, allowing farmers to express the anger they feel
Reading Time: 4 minutes More than 500 tractors made their way to the motorways linking to Paris on Jan. 29, as walls of hay rose here and there in the capital’s arteries. French farmers vowed to blockade the Paris region until their demands are met, and kept up pressure ahead of a European summit on Feb. 1. On Jan. […] Read more
Opinion: The emerging consensus on food prices
Why all political parties agree that the grocer code of conduct is necessary
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Parliamentary Agriculture Committee has embarked on a mission to address rising food prices, extending an invitation to both Loblaw and Walmart. In a letter from the committee, Ottawa urges both retailers to voluntarily comply with the proposed grocer’s code of conduct or risk facing legislative action. In other words, Canada is on the verge […] Read more
Opinion: Alberta Outrage Machine strikes back at Charlie Angus
His private member’s bill was meant to get an over-the-top reaction. And Alberta fell for it
Reading Time: 4 minutes Well played, Chuck. Well played. You put the landmine out there, with a big neon blinking “TREAD ON ME” marquee, and as you knew they would, a bunch of righteously indignant Albertans goose-stepped right toward your private member’s bill minefield. BLAM. BAM. KAPOWEE. They gave it to you good; just like in a vintage Batman […] Read more
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