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Letters: More harm than good

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I am writing in response to an article in the July 8, 2021 issue of your paper titled, ‘How plant-based diets could help prevent the next Covid-19.’ What Mr. Boyer says about reducing contact with animals to prevent zoonotic diseases is true. However, his suggestion that we do this by consuming less meat and more
Is inflation risk overhyped?
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Is inflation risk overhyped?

A lot of people — perhaps too many — are talking about inflation

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A lot of people, perhaps even too many people, are talking about inflation. I say this because when there’s so much attention on a topic, you have to wonder if it’s being overhyped, or if maybe there’s something more to it. Various inflationary factors are starting to appear. Recent U.S. government reports show signs of
Comment, Opinion

Comment: The rise of the ‘grow’cer

Retailers are bringing agriculture right to the store floor

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Canadians have started to notice that grocers are starting to sell plants in miniature greenhouses. Gardens on rooftops, vertical farms close to stores — some are even selling gardening equipment to gardeners shopping for food. The farm is essentially merging with the retail food spaces we roam as consumers. Quite interesting. We are slowly witnessing
Future Meat Technologies is already producing test products, including this cultured chicken breast.
News, Other

Cellular agriculture makes waves in protein production

Government investment, cellular food policy strategy and regulation are missing so far

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Scalable cell-based meat production is a reality now that the world’s first industrial cultured meat facility has been launched. Israel-based Future Meat Technologies (FMT) opened its plant last month and aims to have products on the market by 2022. The facility marks new market potential to compete against traditional agriculture and aquaculture sectors. Why it
Farmers’ markets form Canada-wide association
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Farmers’ markets form Canada-wide association

Canadian Farmers’ Markets has already begun advocating for federal dollars towards existing community nutrition coupon programs

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A national organization representing farmers’ markets will be an important voice for local food, says Direct Farm Manitoba. “The opportunity for resource sharing is incredible, and is one of the reasons it was formed as organizations reached out to one another during all of the upheaval of the pandemic,” Kristie Beynon, Direct Farm Manitoba’s executive
According to Statistics Canada, nearly a third of Canadian children are overweight or obese.
Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: The kids are not alright

Marketing unhealthy food to kids is taking advantage of their inability to make rational decisions

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Most would agree that protecting children should be our country’s utmost priority. Protecting children from unhealthy food products and fast-food chains has been the subject of many conversations. Ads for sugary food products geared towards children have been contested for years and some countries have opted to ban them, one way or another. The United Kingdom,
News, Other

‘Game-changing’ policy proposals released ahead of Food Systems Summit

International meeting by United Nations is set to take on big issues this fall

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Ahead of the upcoming UN Food Systems Summit, a lengthy list of “game-changing” action items have been released by organizers, including proposals for integrating climate plans across nations and developing a “responsible meat” initiative. Taking place in September, many expect the summit to launch new strategies for achieving the international community’s 17 development goals. That
A view near the Canadian end of the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Windsor and Detroit and is considered one of North America’s busiest trade routes. (Steven_Kriemadis/iStock/Getty Images)
Markets, Other

U.S. extends travel curbs at land borders through Aug. 21

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Washington | Reuters — The U.S. government on Wednesday extended the closure of land borders with Canada and Mexico to non-essential travel such as tourism through Aug. 21 even as officials debate whether to require visitors to have received a COVID-19 vaccine. The latest 30-day extension by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) came after
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Beyond Meat brings back alt-chicken offering

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Beyond Meat has brought back a chicken offering to its product portfolio with the launch of plant-based chicken tenders. The faux-meat maker looks to capitalize on booming demand for meat alternatives amid a shift towards healthy eating in the pandemic. The company is launching the product in around 400 U.S. restaurants, more than two years

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