The pride that farmers have in their industry is evident at events like Canada’s Farm Progress Show, but a campaign is on to promote that pride all the time. Agriculture More Than Ever was spearheaded by Farm Credit Canada earlier this year and saw its first major western Canadian exposure last month at the Regina […] Read more
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Farmers need to champion ag industry
Liberals fear CFIA cuts
Federal government officials are insisting that food safety resources are adequate and that the system is being strengthened. The argument comes in the face of sharp Liberal criticism about Conservative government investment in food inspection. The government’s Safe Food for Canadians Act received second reading approval-in-principle recently before being sent to the agriculture committee, which […] Read more
Opinions on loss of youth on farms baffling
The results of a recent survey by the Bank of Montreal made me scratch my head a bit. BMO reported that 66 percent of Manitoba and Saskatchewan residents believe the migration of young people from rural to urban areas has a negative effect on family farms. The results were, interestingly, similar for urban and rural […] Read more
Will there be profit at the end of all the rainbows?
How is crop potential looking on the Prairies? Well, it’s good and bad, flooded and flourishing, and subject to a whole bunch of challenges in the weeks ahead. Just when you think you’ve seen every possible crop scenario, along comes 2012. After a dry winter and a dry early spring, the tap opened and the […] Read more
Who in rural Canada cares about Canada’s next Liberal party leader?
This summer, the Liberal Party of Canada is launching the race to choose the 14th leader of the party since its 19th century birth. For a party increasingly shut out of rural Canada and irrelevant to rural voters, many rural Canadians could logically respond: So what? Who cares? Well, this time, the choice of the […] Read more
Open wallet to those who protect land, animals
Society’s expectation that landowners act as stewards of the environment and the species within it is justifiable. Who better to look after the natural world than those who live upon it and make their livelihoods from it? But it is not justifiable to expect landowners to cover all the costs of their stewardship if they […] Read more
Watch market for price rallies
MONTREAL — A grain transportation expert says alert farmers could reap the rewards of the open market coming Aug. 1. “The effective producer and the guy who is watching the market signals, he’s going to make out (well),” said Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corp., Western Canada’s grain monitor. He told delegates attending the Canadian […] Read more
Rail service report disappoints
Commodity shippers unite | Railways not open to changing status quo
MONTREAL — Grain exporters have forged a tight bond with shippers of other commodities in the face of what they see as continued defiance from the railways and betrayal by a federal facilitator. Representatives of the forestry, mining and automotive sectors were on hand at the Canadian Special Crops Association’s annual convention held June 25-28 […] Read moreCourse promotes health through food, exercise
Online teaching | Information inconsistent
Doctors tend to look at sickness rather than wellness, says the president of the Canadian Nutrition Society. More focus is needed on promoting health by eating and exercising properly. “If you think about modifiable risk factors for chronic disease, it relates to food and activity,” said Leah Gramlich, who is also a gastroenterologist at the […] Read moreFind the right tool for the job
HALIFAX — Rural regions looking to preserve a grain elevator as a tourist attraction or refurbish a lakefront have a new tool to help them kick start their projects. The Rural Development Institute at Brandon University has launched the Choice Matrix website to provide access to computer applications, checkboxes and guides that will aid a […] Read more
