Gord Gilmour

Gord Gilmour

Publisher, Manitoba Co-operator, and Senior Editor, News and National Affairs, Glacier FarmMedia

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Gord Gilmour has been writing about agriculture in Canada for more than 30 years. He's an award winning journalist and columnist who's currently the publisher of the Manitoba Co-operator and senior editor, news and national affairs for Glacier FarmMedia. He grew up on a grain and oilseed operation in east-central Saskatchewan that his brother still owns and operates, and occasionally lets Gord work on, if Gord promises to take it easy on the equipment.

Stories by Gord Gilmour

Rob O'Connor kicks off the 2024 Canada's Outdoor Farm Show
Crop Management, Machinery, News

Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show kicks off 2024 event

Glacier FarmMedia — The 2024 edition of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show (COFS) kicked off near Woodstock this morning, with a celebration of agriculture. Rob O’Connor, COFS show director, said the show’s dynamic nature is on display this year. Related stories: The Latest News and Stories from Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show “There’s nothing ‘always the same’ […] Read more
Careers in Ag is an effort by the Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada (AMC) and its membership to showcase the exciting opportunities in agriculture to youth across Saskatchewan. | Gord Gilmour photo
News

Mobile skills lab launches at Ag in Motion

Glacier FarmMedia – Chad Havixbeck remembers the moment he realized the scope of labour challenges the agriculture industry faces. The technical sales representative with PAMI, based in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, was in one of his early university agriculture classes. One of his classmates asked a basic question. “She asked ‘what’s swathing?’ and I thought […] Read more
In "Growing a Net Zero Food System: An open-source framework for climate-smart agri-food products in Canada," the authors examined existing practices, trends in the food sector, and what will be needed to successfully meet Canada's 'net zero' carbon goals. | Screencap via deloitte.com
News

Report calls for consistent standard for agri-food climate reporting

Deloitte Canada says a unified, open-source framework needed to ensure consumer trust

Glacier FarmMedia – Canada needs a simple, consistent and easy-to-use system to build on its green agriculture reputation, says a recent report from accounting firm Deloitte Canada. They noted that an “overabundance” of sustainability claims and the growth of “greenwashing” makes a credible, consistent standard even more important to ensure consumer trust. Deloitte worked with […] Read more
Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) are in the middle of a strike vote. The vote comes after three collective agreements, covering CN and CPKC engineers and conductors as well as rail traffic controllers at CPCK, expired December 31. | File photo
Crop Management, News

Rail strike looms

Glacier FarmMedia – Another rail strike could be drawing near. Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) are in the middle of a strike vote. The vote comes after three collective agreements, covering CN and CPKC engineers and conductors as well as rail traffic controllers at CPCK, expired December 31. The TCRC electronic strike […] Read more
"Children deserve to have the best start in life. But today, nearly one in four children in Canada do not get enough food. That impacts their health and their opportunities to learn and grow," a federal press release noted. | Getty Images
News

Feds fund national school food program

Glacier FarmMedia – The federal government plans to spend over $1 billion over five years on a national school food program that will feed an additional 400,000 school-aged children a year. The announcement came from Prime Minister Justine Trudeau and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland at an event in Toronto April 1, and is part of […] Read more
In a media release the Canadian Meat Council, which represents federally licensed meat packers and meat processors and suppliers of goods and services to the meat industry, said the move will challenge "…the ability for meat processors to fulfill the needs of Canadian consumers." | Maple Leaf Foods photo
Livestock Management, News

Canadian Meat Council decries TFW changes

Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian Meat Council says incoming changes to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program are going to add to the sector’s already significant labour challenges. In a media release the group, which represents federally licensed meat packers and meat processors and suppliers of goods and services to the meat industry, said the move […] Read more
The latest U.S. Federal Reserve pronouncement heightens consensus that the worst of inflation and interest rate shocks is over. | Getty Images
News

Interest rate relief expected

Canada’s largest agricultural lender says Canadian farmers can expect to see interest rate relief in the coming year. In a macroeconomic snapshot released in December, Farm Credit Canada said it expects to see rate cuts totalling 75 basis points (three quarters of a percent) in the latter half of 2024. That’s despite strong economic performance […] Read more
Domestic production of sugar beets, the only sugar producing-crop we grow in Canada, meets just six percent of our sugar needs. Canada can produce its own sugar. But it doesn’t. | File photo
Opinion

Sugar crisis highlights concentration’s threat to food system

How can a strike involving 138 workers at a single refining operation in Vancouver affect the availability of sugar for 11 million Canadians in the four western provinces — and what does this situation tell us about our national food system? It certainly suggests that our sweet tooth has become too dependent on concentrated and […] Read more
The food bill for a family of four is estimated at $16,297.20, an increase of $701.79 compared to 2023. | Screencap via cdn.dal.ca
News

Report sees Canadian food inflation fading

Canadian food prices are expected to rise between 2.5 and 4.5 percent in 2024, according to a new report. “It is probable that Canadians will continue to experience the strain of food inflation compounded by increasing costs of housing, energy and various other expenditures,” according to Canada’s Food Price Report 2024. Related stories: Grocery code […] Read more

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