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Opinion: Hey, genius, mind your own business

The agriculture industry isn’t always interested in some of the good advice it gets

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It’s a rare honour to be named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow. In fact, in 40 years, only 1,061 have been awarded the title and the no-strings-attached stipend, this year a plush US$625,000, commonly referred to as a “genius grant.” Even more rare are MacArthur Fellows with ties to farming and food. Before this year, only
Agriculture has the potential to change its legacy of being a colonial tool used to suppress First Nations communities to become an industry leading in reconciliation efforts.
Op/Ed, Opinion, Other

Opinion: Opportunities available to participate in reconciliation

Soil scientist aims to complete picture of available opportunities in Indigenous communities

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The combined enthusiasm of First Nations for agriculture, mixed with added interest from government and industry, is creating exciting opportunities – despite continued barriers. That enthusiasm was well on display during FHQ Development’s two-day, Indigenous Agricultural Innovation Conference, held virtually in September. Attendees heard from a diverse set of speakers, including Melissa Arcand, who is
Opinion: Election didn’t offer much for PM options
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Opinion: Election didn’t offer much for PM options

It was an election of voting against, not voting for

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As yet another federal election wound down as press time approached, it was discouraging to see so many Canadians once again disgruntled with their options – but I can’t blame them. Leading into this election, the governing Liberals had already spent much of the political capital they earned following their 2015 sweep to victory. Optimism
In 2020, U.S. gas sales were 119 billion gallons, down 21 billion gallons compared to 2017.
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: Ethanol’s future is running out of gas

As electric vehicles take off, biofuels are set to sputter

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The key ingredients for a looming crack-up in ethanol — the fast rise of electric vehicles, lukewarm politics, and more evidence of catastrophic climate change — are in place and few in ag policy circles are prepared to face that reality. In fact, none of those woes are new; they’ve been building for years. For
Ironically, those who carry “the burden of impact of these costs are disproportionately borne by communities that are marginalized and underserved…”
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: ‘The true cost of food’

Study says nearly two-thirds of food costs aren’t properly accounted for

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Like any chain, today’s ubiquitous “supply chains” are only as strong as their weakest links. We again learned this elemental lesson last year, when the rapidly exploding Covid-19 pandemic swept the nation’s streets, sidewalks, and pantries clean of cars, people, and groceries. Less evident are today’s still-broken links in the global food supply chain. For
Op/Ed, Opinion, Other

Opinion: Co-operation breakdown

Drought-prompted AgriStability changes are not a sign of continued co-operation

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A drought forced the federal and Saskatchewan government to reach an agreement on AgriStability – but is it a sign of what’s to come? Near the start of August, the two governments agreed to allow Saskatchewan producers early access to the 2021 payments they are entitled to. The two ministers of agriculture involved, Marie-Claude Bibeau
Opinion: UN summit shows climate change not going away
Op/Ed, Opinion, Other

Opinion: UN summit shows climate change not going away

The direction isn’t clear, but the amount of discussion on agriculture and climate change says the policy winds will blow

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Attendees of a recent UN event hint a heightened focus on agriculture and climate change is coming.  Held in Rome (and virtually), the United Nations Food System Pre-Summit acted as a precursor to the main event, taking place in September.  Simply put, the objective of attendees is to launch new strategies to help deliver on
Letters, Opinion

Letters: More harm than good

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I am writing in response to an article in the July 8, 2021 issue of your paper titled, ‘How plant-based diets could help prevent the next Covid-19.’ What Mr. Boyer says about reducing contact with animals to prevent zoonotic diseases is true. However, his suggestion that we do this by consuming less meat and more
Comment, Opinion, Other

Comment: Could dangerous new COVID variants evolve in pets and farm animals? 

So far there appears to be little evidence of elevated risk, but it bears keeping a close watch

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People have been panicking about COVID-19 in animals since the very start of the pandemic. There’s now plenty of evidence that SARS-CoV-2 – the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 – can cross from humans into other animals. This is known as spillback. The virus is capable of infecting a range of species, from hamsters to gorillas.
Comment, Opinion

Comment: The rise of the ‘grow’cer

Retailers are bringing agriculture right to the store floor

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Canadians have started to notice that grocers are starting to sell plants in miniature greenhouses. Gardens on rooftops, vertical farms close to stores — some are even selling gardening equipment to gardeners shopping for food. The farm is essentially merging with the retail food spaces we roam as consumers. Quite interesting. We are slowly witnessing

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