Curious cattle line the fence under a threatening sky in the Grey-Bruce area. Stock Photo by Diana Martin

‘Everything is tuberculosis,’ ag funding debates included

Even in this advanced technological age, our tools against tuberculosis in both people and cattle still date back to the dawn of germ theory

Tools available against tuberculosis, in people and cattle alike, still appear to date back to the dawn of germ theory, showing a gap still exists between public interest and commercial profitability when it comes to innovations in human and animal health.



Antique photograph of a Metis traders' camp in 1879 with Red River carts in background. Dr. Robert Bell/Library and Archives Canada/PA-039926

Diversifying Canada’s economy means bucking north-south trade patterns

U.S. President Donald Trump has been a cold wake up call for Canadians, and we may have to choose between maintaining our cultural values and the allure of economic integration

U.S. President Donald Trump has been a cold wake-up call for Canadians, and we may have to choose between maintaining our cultural values and the allure of economic integration, Laura Rance writes.






A container of honey proudly displays its Canadian farm origins. Trade tensions, with the U.S. threatening tariffs on Canadian products, has revived calls for Canadians to buy local and buy Canadian at the grocery store. PHOTO: ALEXIS STOCKFORD

The pride of “Buy Canadian”

Editorial: Grocery shoppers in Canada are proudly looking for Canadian food and buying local in this age of trade disputes, but is it actually making a dint for U.S. exporters?

Grocery shoppers in Canada are proudly looking for Canadian food in this age of trade disputes, but is it actually making a dint for U.S. exporters?




Field day attendees check out soil health gains at the Robins farm in western Manitoba in 2019.

Soil: the great unifier

Senate soil report highlights shifting focus on core issues

Senate report, "Critical Ground: why soil is essential to Canada's economic, environmental, human and social health," marks a pivotal shift in how we value soil and soil health.