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“The little red barn doesn’t exist anymore,” said Robert Saik, CEO of Agri-Trend. “That’s the problem. People’s romanticized view of agriculture doesn’t exist anymore.”
Opinion

Editorial: Bridging the urban-rural divide

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Canadian farm writers tackled a thorny subject at their recent annual meeting in Calgary — bridging the urban-rural divide. True to form, some speakers took a contrarian view, starting with the conference’s red hip-roofed barn logo. “The little red barn doesn’t exist anymore,” said Robert Saik, CEO of Agri-Trend. “That’s the problem. People’s romanticized view
Visitors to Newest Poultry Farms Inc. don protective footwear on Open Farm Day.
Opinion

Opinion: How open is Open Farm Day?

Livestock industry is risking its social licence

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In many ways, Open Farm Day is an oxymoron. As much as it tries to help the public understand modern farming, it often reinforces just how inaccessible it has become. Lured by the promise of a chicken farmer’s barn and broilers, I headed out early on Sept. 20 to see the only poultry operation on
Winnipeg-based pumpkin grower 13-year-old Milan Lukes is eagerly awaiting the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth Weigh-Off on October 3 to find out if he’s got a winning entry this year. This is his third year growing giant pumpkins.
Opinion

Editorial: Ag in a (pumpkin) shell

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Some kids are just born to grow. Our front page recently featured Milan Lukes’ journey into the world of giant pumpkins (see above) as he prepared for this past weekend’s 25th annual Roland Pumpkin Fair. One one hand, it’s a story about a pretty impressive 13-year-old who has converted his family’s suburban backyard into a
What do customers of Canadian wheat want? (and why it matters to you)
Cereals, Opinion

What do customers of Canadian wheat want? (and why it matters to you)

Canada must compete with more than price in international markets

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What do customers want when they buy Canadian wheat? Cereals Canada and the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) recently commissioned an internationally renowned market research firm, LMC International, to answer this question. Why should you care about the answer? Because it will impact your future bottom line. And because your checkoff dollars may be going
Time to talk farm issues this election: let’s start with grain movement
Crops, Opinion

Time to talk farm issues this election: let’s start with grain movement

Efforts to fix the grain transportation situation over the past 30 years haven’t yielded many gains for farmers

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Every day I tune into the election news, hoping for some mention of agriculture, the issues we in the industry are facing, and proposed solutions. And every day I’m disappointed. But I remain optimistic because surely the parties and the candidates will realize at some point that agriculture is a major economic driver, creating one
Editorial: Let’s face it
Opinion

Editorial: Let’s face it

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It was a hot, humid day near Saskatoon last summer when I noticed a man helping out at the ticket booth at the inaugural Ag in Motion outdoor farm show. This man was sporting a big, bushy white beard and wearing bib overalls, thrusting his hands deep into those pockets as he rocked back and
dutch sow
Hogs, Opinion

Editorial: Pork sector making progress

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A recent survey suggests the Manitoba pork sector is making incremental but important gains in repairing its relationship with the general public. A survey of 1,000 households conducted by Probe Research recently found 56 per cent favoured loosening the restrictions the Manitoba government has placed on new barn construction. Thirty-two per cent favoured leaving those
Opinion

Time for a farm financial checkup

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While the final numbers on this year’s harvest won’t be in for a few weeks, it is worthwhile to start thinking about the financial state of your operation post-harvest or roundup. Commodity prices are very volatile and expenses are trending upwards because of a weaker Canadian dollar. Severe weather may have reduced your margins. Issues
grain bag
Opinion

Editorial: Keep talking about farm safety

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We’re going out on a limb here to say the farmers featured in this week’s front-page story are courageous, not because they survived their harrowing ordeal, but because they are talking about it. The father and son duo made a mistake that could have ended tragically. Joel Dewitz admits to feeling pretty sheepish about the
farmers watching sunset
Opinion

Elections and the value of showing up

If farmers don’t speak, it will be others, who may not understand our industry, who decide who goes to Ottawa

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There is an old saying in politics, “policy is set by those who show up.” Not always those with the best and brightest ideas and not even always a majority. The first and most important step on the road to being an influencer is to show up. Canadians will elect a new House of Commons

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