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‘When thinking about replacing the lost grain, we should be clear about when that grain was supposed to be harvested and what humanity intended to do with it.’
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Comment: Ukraine grain hard to replace

Large shortfall will increase food prices around the globe

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Ukraine and Russia produce a substantial amount of grain and other food for export. Ukraine alone produces a whopping six per cent of all food calories traded in the international market. At least it used to, before it was invaded by the world’s largest nuclear power. Russia, meanwhile, is the world’s largest exporter of wheat,
Comment: A beef with greed
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Comment: A beef with greed

Legal wrangling may expose Canada’s lack of action on collusion in the food market

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We recently learned that a Quebec-based group is leading the class-action lawsuit aimed at major federally licensed beef packers. Cargill, JBS Food Company, Tyson Foods and National Beef Packing Company are all accused of colluding and inflating beef prices since 2015. So, if you’re a consumer in Quebec who’s been buying beef since 2015, you
Governments need to reform the current suite of business risk management programs so that they meet the risks farmers are facing today.
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Comment: Disease, drought, and war – a time of volatility

Despite these challenges, farmers remain surprisingly optimistic

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Anyone who tells you that they know where commodity prices will be six months from now is either being misleading or fails to have a firm grip on reality. We are in a time where contradictory pressures on supply and demand are combined with political upheavals. As a result, farmers can expect an extended period
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Comment: Saving the planet, one bite at a time

The latest climate change report from the UN has taken a welcome optimistic tone

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The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has now provided the world with a road map to saving the planet. For global food security, we must become better environmental stewards, and to reduce gas emissions, we need to adhere to sustainable agricultural practices in order to meet our 2030 targets, according to the
A recent report by the United Nations warns that food security for the people under siege in Ukraine by the invading Russian military is rapidly deteriorating.
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Comment: Big little decisions are needed to address growing global food insecurity

The war in Ukraine is making an already bad situation exponentially worse

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The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has issued a dire warning about the deteriorating state of food security for the people remaining under siege in Ukraine. Based on an assessment of 19 of 24 oblasts, or regions, the alert issued March 25 speaks to the rising uncertainty about the ability of farmers in that
There are many microbes that are used as biofertilizers, including bacteria and fungi, and the most common application is to improve crop nutrient status.
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Comment: Unintended consequences of bioproducts

Adding fungi to soil may introduce invasive species, threatening ecosystems

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Invasive, alien species are bad for ecosystems. They reduce biodiversity and disrupt food chains, including our own. History is full of examples of intentional and unintentional introductions of invasive species. VIDEO: Struvite shows promise as organic fertilizer The introduction of cane toads to Northern Australia in the 1930s to fight cane beetles led to the
The scale of economic sanctions imposed on Russia since its invasion of Ukraine are unprecedented.
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Comment: Battered but not broken

How global trade is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

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Russia’s first McDonald’s opened in 1990, just months after the fall of the Berlin Wall. It was a potent symbol that the Cold War was ending and a great ideological wound healing. Now every McDonald’s in Russia is closed, as nations and corporations reduce, suspend or sever ties in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
Participants of a cross-Canada convoy protesting vaccine mandates for truckers at the international border reaches Brandon Jan. 25.
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Comment: Protests point to a bigger problem with Canada’s democracy

Canadian politicians are exploiting divisions and ignoring the whole

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The “freedom convoy” protests across the country revealed that many Canadians are angry at government and have a growing distrust of some democratic institutions. Even though the protesters’ actions may not represent how a majority of Canadians feel about vaccine mandates, there’s reason to believe their negative views about government are not unique. A recent
A woman holds a sign during a protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine, at Trafalgar Square in London, Mar. 4, 2022.
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Comment: Playing Russian roulette with food security

Sanctions should hurt the Russian government, not the Russian people

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With war comes economic sanctions. Instead of sending troops to fight the old-fashioned way, wars are fought with money, literally, and the invasion of Ukraine by Russia is no exception. The United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, the European Union, Turkey, and a few more countries have sanctioned Russia, in one way or another.
‘We seem to be on a two-year cycle for this disease, which is not sustainable in the long run.’ – Cam Dahl, Manitoba Pork.
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Comment: A tale of two pandemics

Both COVID and PED suggest finding new solutions is key to future

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It has been over two years since we first heard the words COVID-19. Since then, we have seen over 130,000 Manitobans become ill from the virus and over 1,500 deaths from the disease. Our mental health has taken a hit too, families kept apart, kids seeing extended time away from school, and the normal interactions

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