GFM Network News

More News →

Comment

Comment, Opinion

Comment: ‘Behold the fowls of the air… ’

We can plan all we want but luck will weigh in too

By
My father wasn’t a stoic. Instead, his temperament was one of acceptance. He simply accepted the fact that he wasn’t in complete control of most things on the farm. Sure, he was boss over everything in sight: hundreds of acres, 100 dairy cows, five farmhand sons, three hired men, and his unpredictable, iron-bending Uncle Honey.
Comment, Opinion

Comment: February was a paradox. March delivered a pandemic

Coronavirus is taking the spring out of spring

By
February is a paradox. Leap year or not, it’s the shortest month of the year yet it always feels like the longest month of winter. Then March appears with its light, colour, and hope. That’s what is needed this March as political leaders, markets, and the world economy tumble into a virus-choked mudhole. Worse, this
From oil price wars to the COVID-19 pandemic, the global economy is being hammered.
Comment

Comment: Pandemic + oil price war = uncertainty

So far agriculture commodity markets have avoided the worst of the sell-off

By
Most analysts agree that the oil price war is only beginning. With cheap oil abound, this will impact the entire agri-food market, from farm gate to plate. The novel coronavirus pandemic is also compounding what is already a fragile global economy. The current novel coronavirus pandemic and the oil price war is causing a massive
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Farmers, public deserve clarity on future of Farm Credit Canada

Just what did the Liberal campaign promise to alter FCC really mean?

By
Glacier FarmMedia – The Liberals’ vague promise to expand and enhance Farm Credit Canada (FCC) remains as unclear now as it was when it was proposed ahead of the last federal election. There is still no clear indication as to how Ottawa will rename FCC to “Farm and Food Development Canada,” let alone what that
Canadians should brace for a major effect on food supply chains worldwide.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: The fine art of panic buying

Supply chains will be disrupted, but in chaos is also opportunity

By
Reports on how the COVID-19 outbreak is affecting global supply chains and disrupting manufacturing operations around the world are increasing daily, and these effects may not yet have reached their peak, at least not in North America. This may happen, however, over the next few weeks. Grocers and food retailers are likely engaging their vendors
An image created by Nexu Science Communication, together with Trinity College in Dublin, shows a model structurally representative of a betacoronavirus, the type of virus linked to COVID-19.
Comment

Comment: The end of coronavirus is nowhere in sight

COVID-19's economic impact is hitting hard

By
In just one, unwelcome week, the coronavirus drained US$3.6 trillion from the U.S. stock market, clipped Apple shareholders for US$220 billion, and sent millions of Americans to stores to buy every face mask, surgical glove, and gallon of bleach they could get their now-sanitized hands on. It’s what we do; we panic first and ask
Due to one of his mother’s home remedies, this author of the Farm & Food File possibly wore more bacon as a child than he ate.
Comment, Opinion

Comment: Homesick? Try Mom or Grandma’s cure-all

Frequently the cures were worse than the illnesses

By
The onset of a deep chest cold recently pushed me to wander the aisles of the drugstore for any cure that might halt the hacking. Three days and three placebos later, my hack weakened to a wheeze. Time, and the lovely Catherine’s chicken soup, did the trick. Had I been on the southern Illinois dairy
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: The China syndrome

China’s new role as a global economic leader makes it important the country shoulders its transparency responsibilities

By
When SARS hit back in 2003, China was nowhere near the economic powerhouse it is today. Now, if something happens to China, the entire world is affected. Even though the coronavirus outbreak is starting to slow, the economic damage will easily surpass that of SARS. China accounts for a much larger share of commodities demand
The United Grain Growers 45,000-bushel elevator at Minnedosa in 1969.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Looking back at when co-ops ruled the elevator business

A new book reveals new information on the last days of the Prairie grain co-ops

By
If you’re younger, you may find it hard to believe that farmers used to own most of the Prairie grain and grain-processing industry and that they received part of the profits every year. If you’re older, you may know that, but wonder how that changed so quickly. And did it have to change? That’s the
Comment, Opinion

Comment: Let’s get it right

Will individual commodity issues be sidelined by new organization?

By
The Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA), Manitoba Flax Growers Association, National Sunflower Association, Manitoba Wheat and Barley Growers Association and Winter Cereals Manitoba are involved in a proposed amalgamation to become one large entity and represent all of these crops. These organizations have improved farming practices and returns to growers for each of their respected

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In Case You Missed It – Your National Ag News Recap for the week ending March 27, 2020.

Sponsored By:
More Videos →

Daily Newsletter

You'll receive current daily news every morning free, as well as market updates and special features.