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Comment: Canada needs to synchronize its climate policies

Lack of cohesive approach is undermining the push for emission control

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National, provincial and territorial governments across Canada have implemented myriad policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in recent years. However, these stubbornly high emissions have only just started showing signs of falling. In principle, each level of government is working toward the same goal. Yet, the approaches they use vary in effort, design and coverage
Whether El Nino arrives by mid-year or later could have varying impacts for global crops.
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Comment: Weather awaits next trend

La Nina has departed, but timing of El Nino’s potential arrival remains unclear

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Reuters – La Nina has officially fizzled after a near three-year stand, setting the stage for El Nino’s possible entrance later this year. The timing of that is not yet settled, but whether El Nino arrives by mid-year or later could have varying impacts for global crops. In mid-March, sea surface temperatures across the equatorial
The grocery rebate won’t do much for Canadians over time. This is what happens when you politicize food inflation.
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Comment: Grocery rebate a misguided budget perk

A better plan would be to task AAFC to develop a program similar to the U.S. SNAP program

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The recent federal budget had more leaks than the Titanic. There were so many leaks ahead of its release on March 28 that most of us already knew what was in it beforehand. Many years ago, ministers of finance would be asked to resign if the secrecy of the budget was breached. These are different
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Comment: Persistent chemicals can be managed in livestock

Research shows that grazing and crop sites, along with seasonal affects change how chemical levels show up in livestock

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PFAS, known as “forever chemicals”, have been found just about everywhere on Earth, including in toilet paper. These chemicals are a group of artificial compounds based on carbon and fluorine – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. They comprise thousands of individual chemicals with hundreds of documented uses, including water proofing and fire suppression. It
Comment: Off-season opportunity to learn from other farmers
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Comment: Off-season opportunity to learn from other farmers

As farmers, we can share experiences and find solutions that might fit our farms

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It is planning season, a time of blitz and clutter. But we at the Wegner house still find time to meet with fellow producers to learn what is new and exciting in agriculture on and off the farm. I have spent a lot of time this winter reading and listening to presentations, trying to get
‘We cannot allow further deterioration of supply management, and keeping supply management healthy does not have to be at the expense of other commodities that need more trade.’
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Comment: Bill C-282 supports supply management

Trade deals cannot keep picking at supply management protections

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Bill C-282, which would amend the Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act, would ensure future trade deals do not weaken or eliminate the import controls that allow Canada’s supply managed sectors to function. On March 9, the Standing Committee on International Trade held a hearing on the bill, and the National Farmers Union recommended full
A cooked piece of cultivated chicken breast created at the UPSIDE Foods plant, where lab-grown meat is cultivated in January 2023.
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Comment: Scaling up cellular is agriculture’s biggest challenge

If we perfect cultivated meat, we could hedge against food shortages

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It didn’t get much attention when U.S. President Joe Biden launched a biomanufacturing initiative last September. But it should have. Biomanufacturing is about harnessing nature’s factories – cells – to make just about anything. That includes food. As Biden pointed out, biomanufacturing could boost food security. How? By cultivating meat. Having a roast for dinner
The main drivers of viral emergence in the human population are humans and their actions.
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Comment: The viral age

From COVID to bird flu and mpox, there are reasons we’re seeing so many viruses emerge

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From the widespread outbreak of mpox (formerly called monkeypox) in 2022, to the evolving bird flu situation, to recent cases of Marburg virus in Equatorial Guinea, COVID isn’t dominating the headlines as much as it used to. Instead, we’ve been regularly hearing about outbreaks of newly emerging or re-emerging viruses. Is the incidence of virus
Sixty-five per cent of consumers say their behaviours and preferences for shopping and services like grocery have changed.  
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Comment: Food security not all about food price

Addressing social issues also key

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About one in six households in Canada experience food insecurity, but economic barriers are not the only obstacles. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, food security requires not only economic, but physical and social access to food. Physical access is related to infrastructure like roads and availability of transportation. Social
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Comment: Protecting our farms for the long term

Farmers are supporting farmers to improve business risk management in the face of climate change

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A recent opinion piece in the Manitoba Co-operator references the Business Risk Management Task Force report that Farmers for Climate Solutions released almost a year ago (“NFU stance on BRM programs mystifying,” Feb. 16).  The article makes a number of claims that are not correct and require clarification. I am a farmer who has been

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