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Bridging the digital divide is no easy task

By Laura Rance-Unger May 22, 2018

Anyone who dares suggest country life moves at a slower pace would be laughed out of the room in most rural communities, especially at this time of year as the spring-planting frenzy kicks into high gear. But there’s one sector of the rural economy and of rural living that few would deny moves at a[...]

Crops, Opinion

Worth a look: Annual production estimates a valuable resource

By Laura Rance-Unger February 20, 2018

At first glance, the annual Guidelines for Estimating Crop Production Costs released every January looks like good bedtime reading for insomniacs. But sort through the numbers and analysis, and the story that emerges is full of mystery and intrigue. These production estimates are designed to give farmers a reference for determining which crops make the[...]

Comment/Feedback, Opinion

Food policy recommendations reflect diverse interests

By Laura Rance-Unger February 12, 2018

The 21 recommendations toward developing this country’s first national food policy delivered to Parliament recently establish one thing fairly succinctly. It’s complicated. However, from the first recommendation (making adequate nutrition as a basic human right) to the last (calling for a national food policy advisory body with a wildly diverse range of stakeholders), the committee’s[...]

Crops, News

Telling people they’re wrong won’t win their trust

By Laura Rance-Unger December 5, 2016

The organic sector must tread carefully or risk getting caught in the crossfire in the growing debate over social licence in agriculture, the president of the Canadian Organic Trade Association says. Dag Falck told the recent Organic Connections conference in Regina that while organic farmers are rarely targeted by consumers who have concerns over how[...]

Cereals, Local news

Making bread — and maybe history too

By Laura Rance-Unger December 8, 2017

You won’t be buying Kernza bread in a Manitoba bakery or grocery store any time soon, but a small group of proponents see it as a sign of things to come. Guests at a small reception at the Tall Grass Prairie Bakery in downtown Winnipeg Nov. 23 were treated to loaves of freshly baked sourdough[...]

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Easy to say, not easy to do

By Laura Rance-Unger March 10, 2016

Most would agree that the so-called revenue cap on Canada’s two national railways is an imperfect solution to a complicated problem. Officially called the Maximum Revenue Entitlement (MRE), it was implemented as part of a major reform of grain transportation policy by Justice Willard Estey in 2000. It was an alternative to his proposal to[...]

Crops, News

Explosion of innovation coming to the farm

By Laura Rance-Unger January 5, 2018

There is an explosion of innovation coming to the farm as a new age of sensors and satellite imagery intersects with the world’s oldest industry, the executive vice-president and chief technology office for Monsanto Co. says. Robb Fraley, who was in Calgary recently to address the GrowCanada Conference, said in an interview that although agriculture[...]

Opinion

Selling environmental benefits

By Laura Rance-Unger January 19, 2018

As momentum behind the tools and concepts of precision agriculture continues to grow, one of the most exciting — but least talked about — opportunities is their ability to improve farming’s environmental footprint. That’s a shame, because that’s one attribute of this latest revolution in agriculture that is most likely to resonate with an increasingly[...]

Editorial, Opinion

Editorial: Food solitudes

By Laura Rance-Unger October 19, 2017

World Food Day on Oct. 16 shed light on some confusing twists around global food security. The annual UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) event dating back to 1945 now falls five days after another big day — World Obesity Day, established by the World Obesity Foundation in 2015 to highlight the growing epidemic expected[...]

News, Other

Consumers are demanding companies prove their sustainability commitment

By Laura Rance-Unger December 15, 2017

The $118-billion retail food sector in Canada is becoming increasingly fragmented but it still shares one thing in common: a commitment to trust and transparency, a retail food expert told delegates at the recent GrowCanada conference. That has repercussions that trace through the value chain all the way to the farm, John F.T. Scott said.[...]

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U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high on US weather worry, soyoil rally

Alberta Crop Report: Rains in the south, dryness in the north

Agriculture ministers agree to AgriStability changes

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Bridging the digital divide is no easy task

Worth a look: Annual production estimates a valuable resource

Food policy recommendations reflect diverse interests

Making bread — and maybe history too

Editorial: Easy to say, not easy to do

Explosion of innovation coming to the farm

Selling environmental benefits

Editorial: Food solitudes

Consumers are demanding companies prove their sustainability commitment

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