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A changing climate could depress growth in global food production by up to 30 per cent by 2050.
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Step up adaptation to climate change now or risk ‘enormous toll’

Scientists warn of risks of ignoring issue as COVID measures cuts funding

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Reuters – More than 3,000 scientists have called for a far bigger global push to protect people and nature from the effects of a heating planet, even as researchers estimated funding to adapt to climate change has dropped because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement, the scientists — including five Nobel laureates — warned
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U.S. meat packer JBS offers $100 to employees who get COVID-19 vaccine

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Meat-packer JBS USA and chicken company Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. said Jan. 21 they will pay $100 to U.S. employees who voluntarily receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The bonus is intended to encourage employees to get inoculations, after thousands of U.S. meat-packing workers became infected with the coronavirus last year. Outbreaks of the disease temporarily shut slaughterhouses
Rural Manitoba libraries have responded to COVID restrictions by adapting their services, curbside pickup being one of them.
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Libraries press on in COVID era

From curbside pickup to more e-books, local libraries make the best of it

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The past year has been a difficult one for many businesses and offices. As conditions and regulations changed from month to month, libraries — like other businesses — have had to adjust and develop different strategies in order to continue serving the public. It hasn’t been easy but most rural libraries have continued operating to
“Higher prices should not be paid for by people’s hunger.” – Julia Kloeckner.
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Global farm ministers urge free food trade during pandemic

Call comes as some exporting nations impose export restrictions

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Agriculture ministers from more than 70 countries urged governments to keep world food trade open to ensure food supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic, a communiqué after a virtual meeting on Jan. 22 said. The meeting was part of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture conference in Berlin and the communiqué said that despite COVID-19,
“I’d even be dead or in prison if it wasn’t for this place, because in no way I would have been able to cope in society if I hadn’t come here.” – Abi Edmed, 25.
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‘The cow can’t tell my secrets’ — U.K. care farms a pandemic lifeline

Therapy, mental help able to go forward in person with outdoor, farming activities

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Reuters – Care farms nestled in the British countryside are providing a lifeline for people struggling with mental health during the pandemic, allowing them to swap therapy sessions on Zoom for the joys of fresh air, mucking out cow sheds and cuddling donkeys. With vital public services for vulnerable people shut down or reduced to
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Comment: Underpaid ‘heroes’

As grocery companies pay executives millions in bonuses their lowest-paid staff are at high risk

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Almost everyone agrees that grocery store workers should earn better wages, especially during a pandemic. In Canada, their hourly rate hovers around $15 an hour. New hires get about $13 an hour, while the highest paid earn almost $50,000 annually, or about $25 an hour. In a high-volume, low-margin world, salaries are what they are,
Supply delays of the COVID-19 vaccine have thrown a logistical wrench into vaccination plans.
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Few details on rural Manitoba vaccine roll out

The province has teased additional vaccination sites and vaccines out of doctor offices, but logistics are gumming up the works

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Manitoba’s farm communities will eventually be getting access to COVID-19 vaccines closer to home, although it’s not yet clear how close or when those plans might launch. Why it matters: Some rural residents are eligible for vaccination against COVID-19, but with only two sites operational, that could mean a long drive. During a technical briefing
Provinces have no clear plans for TFW vaccinations
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Provinces have no clear plans for TFW vaccinations

Many are employed in higher-risk environments like meat plants and other processors

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As Canadians brace for a COVID-19 vaccine shortage, it remains unclear when temporary foreign workers – thousands of whom are employed in meat-packing plants – will receive it. On Jan. 15, Canada’s minister responsible for vaccine procurement, Anita Anand, said the country’s supply of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine was experiencing a temporary delay because the

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