In some ways the COVID-19 crisis has frozen Canada’s and other countries’ disputes with China, drawing everybody’s attention to the immediate needs of preserving national healthcare systems, protecting people’s health, and dealing with the devastating job losses and business failures provoked by the coronavirus. Just today the U.S. government announced that over 30 million U.S. […] Read more
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Disputes with China accelerated and frozen by COVID-19
Where will Canadian farmers stand in a new Cold War?
Are crops and meat Canada’s best soft power tools?
An agricultural think tank thinks they could be
Are you hoarding toilet paper? How about white flour? Cheese? From trips to my local supermarket and posts on my social media accounts, it seems like lots of people are. If you were planning to spend this month baking bread and using a lot of toilet paper and haven’t already stocked up, forget about it. […] Read more
Glyphosate resistant fears become reality
Glyphosate resistant wild oats have been found in Australia, which may not bode well for Canadian growers. “Glyphosate resistance in wild oat would be a huge issue for agriculture in Western Canada,” said Charles Geddes, a research scientist with Agriculture Canada. “Most farmers are currently dealing with herbicide resistant wild oat as it is; adding […] Read more
Taking a rain check: Australian farmers shun fertilizer purchases as drought lingers
SYDNEY, (Reuters) – Australian farmers are postponing buying fertilizer and other products they typically use to protect their crops as a drought across the country’s east coast darkens the outlook for the rural sector in one of the world’s top exporters of grains. Australia is the world’s sixth largest canola producer. Farmers usually begin sowing […] Read more
