Not a day goes by without seeing a group, or even a government, changing rules for farmers. In the name of the planet, animal welfare or our own health, rules are changing despite our farmers’ knowledge and experience. It’s an interesting phenomenon and it’s happening all around the world. Farmers have long been regarded as
Comment: Extremes make bad food policies
When ideologues at either end of the spectrum stifle debate, we’re all worse off
Comment: Dealing with ‘greedflation’
Consumers have a right to be skeptical but there’s not a lot of evidence
Accusations of gouging in the food industry have reached an all-time high. According to a recent survey, 68 per cent of Canadians believe food corporations are taking advantage of the inflationary cycle to increase prices, and it’s not just in retail. While Quebec and British Columbia now have class-action lawsuits against the beef industry, many
Comment: Dear Ottawa, help!
Food prices are climbing at a record pace in Canada and around the world
It wasn’t a good week if you’re a consumer on a tight budget and that group includes most of us. Consumers are under attack right now, literally. We’ve just learned that Canada’s food inflation rate was at a record 9.7 per cent in May. Everyone is noticing higher food prices, and no section of the
Comment: Health Canada sees some saturated fats as more equal than others
This incoherent decision seems to be driven by ideology and special interests not facts
Looks like we will all see different symbols on food packaging soon, telling us whether a food product at the grocery store has too much fat, sugar or sodium. Health Canada is likely going forward shortly with a policy requiring front-of-package nutrition symbols on foods high in saturated fat, sugars and sodium. It’s a concept
Opinion: Is Ottawa aware the world is on the brink of a food shortage?
Canada needs to boost its food security and its sustainable agriculture trade
Food supply chain issues have enticed many to question the global nature of our food systems. Some are suggesting we need to deglobalize and refocus our energy into making most economies around the world food sovereign. Given what the world is about to face this year, with major famine among millions experiencing acute hunger, it’s
Comment: COVID has changed us, but has it really changed the food industry?
Canada’s food landscape has changed as consumers have gained more food literacy
The food industry is gathering now at different trade shows and events. It is the first time in two years that it has come together to figure out what consumers are now thinking, believing, hoping and most important, fearing. Trends, flavours, and tastes have changed since March 2020. But after more than two years of
Comment: A beef with greed
Legal wrangling may expose Canada’s lack of action on collusion in the food market
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
Comment: Saving the planet, one bite at a time
The latest climate change report from the UN has taken a welcome optimistic tone
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
Comment: Playing Russian roulette with food security
Sanctions should hurt the Russian government, not the Russian people
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.
Comment: From a worldwide virus to a tyrant
Yet again farmers and the food industry face the unknown — but we must stand with Ukraine
Humanity just got dealt another blow with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Only thinking of the human cost is unbearable. But the agri-food sector has already been impacted by the conflict in more ways than one. First, Ukraine is Europe’s breadbasket, so this conflict will affect global commodity markets in a meaningful way. Wheat and corn
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
