Despite all the stress, it’s a good feeling when you see those darn weeds dying.
Opinion

Co-operatives offer Canada economic opportunity
Canadian co-operatives can help us safeguard and promote Canadian interests amid a shifting global landscape.

Reporter’s Notebook: The best story I never wrote
Glacier FarmMedia | MarketsFarm – There’s a time in every reporter’s career when what would have been a great story slips through their fingers.

Rural postal service must remain government priority
Major changes to Canada Post are needed, but it’s important to recognize the vital role played by post offices in rural communities.
Letters to the editor – June 12, 2025
This week’s letters to the editor, for the week of June 12, 2025.

Pulse sector fights anti-green trend
U.S. president Trump has attacked the sustainability movement, but a major pulse player urges investors to stick with the industry
Pushing pulses as an environmental solution can be risky

Confused by Trump’s tariffs? Better ask a lawyer
A Canadian law firm is using its website in an attempt to make sense of the ongoing and difficult to understand trade chaos
Osler, a business law firm with offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Ottawa, Vancouver and New York, attempted to make sense of the ongoing trade chaos in a June 3 post on its website.

Dry weather forces Prairie producers to begin drought watch
While it’s a bit early to cry wolf, the lack of rain and high winds fuelling the wild fires don’t bode well for agriculture, either.

Strict plant-based diets don’t thrill Canadians
While some may view the decline in omnivorous eating as a sign of a plant-based shift in Canada, the data challenges this, showing a more fragmented and pragmatic shift in consumer behaviour, influenced by multiple factors.

Farmers need clarity when farm program material is designed
Farmers are less likely to turn to agricultural programs meant to help them if those programs are frustrating to navigate
Canadian farmers are less likely to turn to agricultural programs meant to help them, like business risk management or on-farm funding, if those programs are frustrating to navigate.