A recent news release from two agri-marketing agencies says this: “COVID-19 forced Canada’s food industry to lift its veil when Canadians experienced food shortages, likely for the first time in their lives. This further shows the opportunity and need for clearer transparency around Canadian agriculture.” It begs the question: will any amount of transparency be […] Read more
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Options for Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security
Age 65 is one of those milestones most Canadians accept either happily or not but is softened somewhat by the…
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Crop protection guides provide vital information
What is black and white on the inside, often green on the outside and always blue throughout? The Alberta Guide…
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Better broadband would help Sask.
Access to high speed internet is an important and necessary aspect of our personal and business lives. Unfortunately, not all…
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Capital gains exemption can be used in variety of ways
We have been receiving numerous calls from farmers asking about their lifetime capital gains exemption. Obviously, people are worried that…
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There will be good days and bad days under Biden
A change of power in the United States will likely bring some predictability to agriculture and rural affairs in that…
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EU farm strategy may hurt soil health
Members of Canada’s grain value chain support the observations made in the European Union’s Farm to Fork strategy on the…
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Farm data can change sector’s future
You have likely been in a situation where you put in long hours of hard work dedicated to achieving a goal, yet have not been recognized for your efforts. It certainly leaves us feeling frustrated. Canadian farmers know this feeling all too well. Over the past 25 years, they have worked hard to adopt sustainable, […] Read more
Working in the media but not in ‘the media’
The demonization of mainstream journalism in the United States over the last four years is just the climax of a more general disgruntlement with “the media” — not just south of the border but all over the world. “The media” is blamed for just about everything, whether it’s political correctness, invasion of privacy or our […] Read more
Options for Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security
Age 65 is one of those milestones most Canadians accept either happily or not but is softened somewhat by the eligibility to receive some of your tax money back in the shape of Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security OAS benefits. Depending on how much of a betting person you are and how long […] Read more
Statistical look at farm profitability is insightful
Statistics Canada recently released a raft of farm income and expense statistics. Combing through the numbers provides interesting insights into agricultural profitability. When you look at total net farm income, you quickly see that farm viability is difficult in Newfoundland and Labrador along with Nova Scotia. Despite the supply-managed industries making up a significant portion […] Read more
Biden’s victory a win for carbon pricing policy in Canada
United States President-elect Joe Biden’s climate strategy will lay waste to the already-tired opposition some Canadians have to our country’s carbon pricing policy. Biden campaigned on aggressively combating climate change. When he becomes president in January, it is expected he will create investment in green technologies. Like Canada, the U.S. will soon be trying to […] Read more
Letters to the editor – December 3, 2020
AgriStability must be fixed Dear ministers of agriculture, Canada’s 7,000 pork producers play an important role in their rural communities and are key contributors to agri-food exports and ensuring the security of Canada’s food supply. However, their contributions are at risk due to unprecedented market volatility, much of it beyond their control. In the current […] Read more
Everybody’s getting resilient – but what does that really mean?
These days everything is getting referred to as resilient. Canada’s food system is being described as being “resilient” for having faced the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic and failing to break, although it seemed like it might buckle for a while. After initially running short on flour, toilet paper and a range of products, there […] Read more
Crop protection guides provide vital information
What is black and white on the inside, often green on the outside and always blue throughout? The Alberta Guide to Crop Protection, that’s what. Also known as the Blue Book, the annual provincial pesticide tome, 628 pages in 2020, contains nearly everything a prairie farmer could want to know about herbicides, insecticides, seed treatments […] Read more
Better broadband would help Sask.
Access to high speed internet is an important and necessary aspect of our personal and business lives. Unfortunately, not all Saskatchewan residents have consistent access to even the minimum levels of service mandated by the CRTC. This gap in service puts Saskatchewan at a significant disadvantage. Rural areas, in particular rural residents and businesses outside […] Read more
