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Canadian biofuels are a success story

Well-designed renewable fuel policies can be good for the environment, the economy, and agricultural producers

In an opinion piece published in a recent edition of this paper (Biofuels are one of our greatest environmental blunders), Gwyn Morgan questions the benefits of biofuels like ethanol and biodiesel. Mr. Morgan would have it that biofuels are a “blunder.” In our opinion, biofuels are a home run for the environment and the rural
McDonalds happy meal
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Can McDonald’s Happy Meal find a healthy balance?

An interesting idea to encourage children to get in shape in the wake of the Olympics 
completely backfired for the fast-food giant

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Despite the wonderful athletic performances at the Olympics – including Canada’s many medals – the big winner in Rio was certainly the International Olympic Committee (IOC), through its mega sponsorship deals. Over the years, well-known companies such as Coke and Kellogg’s have poured millions into the IOC. But the biggest name in food at the
Close-up of a bundle of wheat
Cereals, Comment

Look back to understand how low wheat prices are

Once inflation adjusted, today’s wheat prices are at historic lows, even below Depression-era prices

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Wheat prices are the lowest in actual value since the Civil War, and only farmers are aware of this. Here is some food for thought. I recently harvested my 64th wheat crop and produced more bushels this year than any other year. Many Kansas farmers have had the same experience. Because of record yields, most
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No trade? No kidding

U.S. presidential election just one sign of global shift from free trade

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You know it’s a presidential election year when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issues late-summer press releases where nearly half the ink touts the Obama administration’s past ag successes, even as it announces actual news. On Aug. 1 USDA issued just such a press release; 315 of its 635 words bragged about the White
combine harvesting
Comment, Crops

Keep an eye on the customer while on the combine

Incredibly low tolerance levels and better testing make pesticide label adherence more important than ever

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Warren Buffet, once quipped, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you’ll do things differently.” This is something worth thinking about as we start to prepare for harvest. Canada has a strong reputation for consistently delivering safe, high-quality grain to our customers both
port of churchill
Cereals, Comment

Analysis: Canada needs Churchill, but do grain farmers?

The port and bay line are vital to the northern economy, but so little grain moves the impact 
on the grain sector would be minimal

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Canada’s grain industry doesn’t need the Port of Churchill, or its railway — but Canada does. Both are important to Canadian sovereignty in the North and are vital to the economies of Churchill and other northern communities. From a farmer’s perspective the more shipping options available the better. But if Churchill — Canada’s only northern
Hand going through the field
Comment, News & Opinion

Developing a Canadian food advantage

Farmers and the industry need to actually demonstrate that their products are produced sustainably

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What would you guess is the single most important ingredient in modern food production? Good seeds? Rainfall? Fertilizer? The surprising answer is that around the world, the scarcest and most precious resource for producing food is trust. Luckily, Canada has natural advantages that could allow the people of the world to view us as their
The FAO’s principles of sustainability say yield should not be the only criterion for farming, and that current intensification is detrimental to crop and animal biodiversity.
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Defining just what ‘sustainable agriculture’ really means

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The term ‘sustainable agriculture’ is used often, but what does it mean? The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) recently issued these five principles to define sustainable agriculture. 1. Improving efficiency in the use of resources is crucial to sustainable agriculture. Modifying current practices can do much to improve the productivity of many food
Close-up of corn kernels
Comment, Opinion

Once again, big crops cost extra for the U.S. taxpayer

Longtime observers of the farm economy say it’s cheaper to control production than to offset low prices

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The board of directors of the U.S. National Farmers Union passed a resolution on the farm economy at its June meeting. In part, the ratified resolution calls for “corrective action and evaluation of price support levels” so that farm programs can serve to minimize the farm income drop.” Farmers have become alarmed about the farm
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The NFU’s views on the agriculture ministers’ meeting

Excerpts from an NFU brief sent to federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers 
in advance of their annual conference in Calgary July 20 to 22

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We expect the next agriculture policy framework will continue to have two main areas of focus: safety net, or Business Risk Management (BRM) programs for farmers, and Strategic Initiative funding to support programs with broader policy goals. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research has shown that AgriStability is used disproportionately by larger farms. When GF2 (Growing

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