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Opinion: Sleepwalking into a phosphorus crisis

Mined phosphorus is a key to the food system but it’s in limited supply

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Without phosphorus, food cannot be produced. Put simply, if there is no phosphorus, there is no life. Most phosphorus comes from non-renewable phosphate rock and it cannot be synthesized artificially. Some 85 per cent of the world’s remaining high-grade phosphate rock is concentrated in just five countries: Morocco, China, Egypt, Algeria and South Africa. Seventy
How much of livestock agriculture is actually contributing to climate change?
Op/Ed, Opinion

Op/Ed: Cows emit methane but aren’t the biggest cause of climate change

‘Cows are the new coal’ is a catchy but false slogan; however, that doesn’t mean we can’t do better

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More than 30,000 people met recently in Egypt for the 27th United Nations Conference of the Parties to deal with what many consider to be the single biggest challenge facing mankind: climate change. We created this crisis over many decades and there is no quick answer or silver bullet solution. COP27 is one of the
Trade still needs to jump through the final hoop on 2022 yields in January, often challenging in the case of corn.
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: January supply and demand numbers can be hit or miss

What happens to U.S. corn, soy yields in January, and can analysts nail them?

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Reuters – Analysts underestimated U.S. corn and soybean yields ahead of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s November supply and demand update, though the increases from last month were slight and rumoured to be likely anyway. But the trade still needs to jump through the final hoop on 2022 yields in January, often challenging in the
...protein is increasingly being used as a political weapon to fight climate change, not just for nutrition.
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: Politicizing proteins

Dietary choices are personal, not political, and undue coercion is unacceptable

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During the current election campaign in La Belle Province, one political party recently proposed a protein shift in public cafeterias and institutions by offering a menu made up of 50 per cent plant-based protein meals. In the same vein, the party also suggested that 70 per cent of food products served in public institutions be
With higher food prices, more than 40 per cent of Canadians are wasting less than they were a year ago, according to a recent study.
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: Canada’s food affordability problem

Rising prices will surely continue to contribute to food insecurity

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Did you know there is a global food security index? The well-known magazine The Economist has just published the 11th edition. The Global Food Security Index comprises a set of indices from more than 120 different countries. Since 2012, it has been based on four main pillars: food access, safety, sustainable development and food affordability.
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: Drought, war, inflation and consumer disconnect

Would the public support farm and food programs if they knew the farm income numbers?

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By almost any measure, 2022 has been a tough year for most. Inflation, war, the growing consequences of climate change and then widening political divide are just a few of the compounding woes we continue to deal with. In the middle of this chaos, however, U.S. farmers received remarkably good news. According to estimates released
As consumers, we should expect more rebates, discounted products and loss leaders. It’s easier to offer deals when market conditions are more stable.
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: Food inflation seems to be concluding

More stability and predictability are leading to a slower inflation rate

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Statistics Canada is reminding Canadians every month how painful their trips to the grocery store have been recently. The retail inflation rate is still at an astonishing 9.9 per cent, its highest point since 1981. In fact, our food inflation rate has exceeded the general rate since December of last year, which is why food
Comment: Balancing production against pollution
Op/Ed, Opinion

Comment: Balancing production against pollution

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POLICY Focus should be on hunt for solutions that are a win for farms and the environment

The federal government has set a national reduction target for emissions coming from the use of nitrogen fertilizer to 30 per cent below 2020 levels by 2030. It is currently consulting on recommendations for how best to achieve this goal, but not on the goal itself. Many agriculture ministers were hoping this goal was open
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Comment: Extremes make bad food policies

When ideologues at either end of the spectrum stifle debate, we’re all worse off

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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

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