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The latest avian flu outbreak has unquestionably been deadly. Across 37 affected countries, more than 50 million birds have been culled.
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Comment: Gauging the real bird flu risk

U.K. poultry can roam free outside again, but bird flu risk hasn’t gone away

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As of April 18, poultry and captive birds in the U.K. were allowed to return outside, due to what regulators say is a waning risk of bird flu. Mandatory housing measures that kept birds indoors were introduced across England and Wales in the autumn of 2022 following the unprecedented spread of bird flu in the
There’s nothing neutral about carbon neutrality and wishful thinking won’t make it so.
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Comment: The short, unhappy history of carbon sequestration

The carbon credit market is far from the golden solution often portrayed

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Facts are a key element of informed decision making, and not just any facts; the best, most tied-to-reality facts are needed to make the best decision. “Alternative” facts, meanwhile, only exist in alternative universes, and people use them at their own intergalactic peril. But that is what Verra, “the world’s leading carbon standard for the
According to a meta-analysis of 58 published studies, spiders suppressed agricultural pest insects in 79 per cent of studies, which resulted in improved crop performance.
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Comment: Lessons learned from spider guts

Spider stomach contents can sharpen our understanding of their role in agricultural pest control

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Spiders are important insect predators, and understanding what’s in their gut could help agriculture deploy them against pests. That’s easier said than done. Spider diet, and how much they actually target crop pest species, is crucial to determine how effective spiders are at biocontrol. However, since spiders liquefy the remains of prey with digestive enzymes,
Too often, governments reach for the regulatory stick rather than providing incentives for positive action, even though the incentive-based path will lead to greater success.
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Comment: Go for the carrot, not the stick

Regulations not the best move for real ecological progress

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There are two ways to get a horse to carry a heavy load. You can hit it with a big stick, or you can provide a reward for work well done. Think of agriculture as the horse and government sustainability goals as the load that farmers are being asked to carry. Too often, governments reach
Resolving the barley dispute is a starting point. It will also demonstrate that a rules-based
global trading system can influence China’s behaviour.
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Comment: Australia-China barley solution shows diplomacy does work

Australia’s WTO case has been suspended with the promise of a Chinese tariff review

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The agreement between Australia and China to resolve their barley dispute without World Trade Organization adjudication is evidence that relations have improved. It raises confidence Australia can maintain a constructive relationship with China, even as U.S.-China relations continue to deteriorate. China imposed an 80.5 per cent import tariff on Australian barley in May 2020, on
For too long, the right to repair has been a casualty of the digital economy.
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Comment: Giving Canadians the ‘right to repair’

This would empower consumers, support competition and benefit the environment

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On March 28, the Canadian government’s budget announcement introduced a plan to implement a “right to repair” for electronic devices and home appliances in 2024, alongside a new five-year tax credit worth $4.5 billion for Canadian clean tech manufacturers. The federal government will begin consultations on the plan in the summer. The right to repair
There is more at stake when your business, at least partially, is about selling food, a necessity of life.
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Comment: Read the room

Galen Weston raise falls flat in time of austerity at grocery till

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Canadians often hold their breath as they approach their grocery store cash register these days, but it appears our grocers’ C-suite chains are just getting richer. Galen Weston, president and CEO of Loblaws, will get a hefty raise this year, $11.7 million in salaries and bonuses, up 52 per cent from 2022. Though these past
Today’s farm machinery, especially tractors and combines, are driven more by software than diesel...
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Comment: Right to repair still an issue

This fight between farmers and machinery giants is just getting started

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Before a January “memorandum of understanding,” or MOU, on a farmer’s “right to repair” his farm machinery, U.S. equipment makers and their farm and ranch customers were locked in a legal and legislative fight over who could fix today’s complex ag machinery – the customer who owned or leased it, or the maker that designed,
Is there a point at which we could deem a driver to be impaired due to fatigue?
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Comment: Sleep driving

Should tired drivers be treated like drunk drivers?

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What if you could be fined or lose your licence for driving tired? Our new study just published in Nature and Science of Sleep has found if you had less than five hours of sleep last night, you are just as dangerous as a drunk driver. We know about 20 per cent of all vehicle
Making Canada a more attractive place to invest would generate more competition in the grocery sector and increase consumer protection.
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Comment: Canadians want more grocery competition

Survey shows Canadians are keenly aware of what’s driving grocery prices higher

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Many surveys suggest that Canadians firmly believe grocery chains are profiteering from food inflation and unnecessarily pushing prices higher. Meanwhile, many experts believe some profiteering is a reality in parts of the industry, and not just in food retail. Food inflation is a worldwide phenomenon. Canada has the third-lowest food inflation rate within the G7+EU

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