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The Greenbelt scoops up an estimated 71 million tonnes of carbon annually. For context, the average Canadian is responsible for about 20 tonnes of carbon entering the atmosphere over the same period.
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Comment: Why the proposed changes to Ontario’s Greenbelt matter

The Greenbelt is a haven for farmland and ecosystem services and it’s worth protecting

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s government continues to be tied up in a massive scandal over its plans to remove lands from Ontario’s Greenbelt — including the integrity commissioner’s finding that the housing minister broke ethics rules. Indeed, as world leaders gathered in Vancouver on Aug. 24 to launch a “game-changing” global fund to fight biodiversity
While some Canadians may be hesitant to acknowledge it, there is a gradual improvement taking place.
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: Decoding Canada’s food inflation maze

Despite what it feels like, Canada’s story is one of agricultural and food system resilience

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July’s food inflation data offers insights into the complex interplay of factors shaping our grocery bills. While some Canadians may be hesitant to acknowledge it, there is a gradual improvement taking place. The decrease in our food inflation rate from 8.3 per cent to 7.8 per cent, along with the narrowing gap between food inflation
The problem with giants
Editorial, Op/Ed, Opinion

The problem with giants

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Saskatchewan’s Brandt Group of Companies is celebrating another addition. As reported in this issue, the equipment company recently announced its acquisition of Wairarapa Machinery Services Ltd., its 18th location in New Zealand. In a press release dated Aug. 31, CEO Shaun Semple says the deal is “uniting the entire North Island under one dealer brand”
The microbes most commonly associated with food-borne illness, such as Listeria and salmonella, are going to be near impossible to pick up with a sniff test.
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Comment: The sniff test is not reliable for food safety

While the nose can detect spoilage in things like milk, there is no olfactory hint for nasties like salmonella

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I should know better, but I admit that I do it too. I’ve just pulled some sliced chicken out of the fridge to make some sandwiches. I notice the chicken is within its use-by date, but I’m still suspicious. Another member of the family has unlovingly ripped open the packaging and the slices have been
Comment: Clock ticking south of the border
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Clock ticking south of the border

Anti-work, anti-freedom U.S. Congress needs more work, more freedom

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Even before the U.S. Congress returns from its five-week, no-work period to its usual three-day weeks of little work, Republicans in both chambers are signaling to global markets, the White House and their colleagues that their return will bring no 2023 Farm Bill and no 2024 U.S. federal budget by the Sept. 30 drop-dead date
Editorial: Count your garden blessings
Editorial, Op/Ed

Editorial: Count your garden blessings

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A little under a year ago, I wrote that sticker shock at the grocery till was putting more emphasis on garden produce. From firsthand experience, I talked about dusting off my preserving skills. We in the Stockford house made gallons upon gallons of salsa, juice, cider, jelly and a variety of soups, all carefully canned
Manitoba’s pork sector provides an example of how agriculture can transform the economy and communities.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Agriculture: our rich uncle

Agriculture is an economic powerhouse, but only if policy makers let it be

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Farmers face a growing number of challenges. The threat of drought and crop failure seem to be with us every year. Add in protectionist policies that make it harder for Canadian farmers to trade, uncertain markets caused by political instability (such as the war in Ukraine) and the potential for disease outbreaks that threaten productivity.
Previous studies have shown that municipal biosolid waste is an important pathway for microplastics to enter broader terrestrial ecosystems, including agricultural fields.
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Comment: How microplastics are making their way into our farmland

Across nine provinces and 22 wastewater treatment plants, the problem was universal

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Microplastic pollution is a global environmental problem that is ubiquitous in all environments, including air, water and soil. Our recent investigation of microplastic levels in Canadian municipal biosolids found that a single gram of biosolids contains hundreds of microplastic particles. This is a much greater concentration of microplastics than is typically found in air, water
The plea proves the price-fixing scheme did exist, which could prompt admissions by others suspected of being part of it.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Show me the money

Canada Bread penalty raises questions about criminal fines

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Canada Bread Company agreed to pay a $50 million fine after pleading guilty to fixing the price of bread earlier this year. This fine is the highest ever imposed for a cartel offence in Canada. Canada Bread’s plea deal is a significant development in the ongoing investigation by the Competition Bureau into an alleged conspiracy.
Meat and poultry products are key components of our local food system, and we have to make sure we maintain the infrastructure needed to support livestock farming from the farm to the fork.
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: Meat processors key link in local food value chain

The labour issues in the sector didn’t pop up overnight

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Labour shortages have long been a challenge for the meat processing sector. It creates problems for meat processing businesses and also makes it harder for farmers to access much-needed processing capacity for their livestock when animals are ready for market. The COVID-19 pandemic intensified the skilled worker shortage, while driving an increase in consumer demand

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