China’s tariffs are very clearly tied to Canada’s decision to impose our own tariffs on its electric vehicles and steel and aluminium.
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Infrastructure priority list must include agriculture
The country as we know it could not exist without a thriving agricultural sector that supports communities from coast to coast.
The game has changed
Farmers must look beyond stabilizing the status quo. Policies, regulations, investment priorities and farm supports must all be examined if Canada is to pivot into the future.
A federal government provinces can work with
Thawing relations between the Saskatchewan and federal governments is occurring at a pivotal time for farmers.
Farmers suffer as railways, grain handlers squabble
Canada’s two rail companies recently gave themselves glowing performance reviews, focusing on the amount of grain and grain products that they moved last year.
Canola council agronomists had big impact on sector
The canola council’s new focus on markets will surely reap benefits, but growers will just need to be a bit more creative when looking for answers to their agronomy questions.
Controversy never far away in farmland values debate
The barriers for young farmers to get into the business have never been greater. The path into many other professions is far easier than that into farming.
Churchill an attractive option, but more must be done
If a longer shipping season was demonstrated, alongside a reliable rail line, private investments would help the Port of Churchill become a critical infrastructure for Prairie shippers.
Drone spraying needs quick regulator, industry attention
Regulations that govern the application of crop protection products by drone in Canada are not being taken seriously by many farmers.
AI can help with research, but is not the only answer
AI tools have generated a lot of sensational news headlines, but there’s much more to these new tools than that, including their potential to answer questions in seconds.
