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According to a meta-analysis of 58 published studies, spiders suppressed agricultural pest insects in 79 per cent of studies, which resulted in improved crop performance.
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Comment: Lessons learned from spider guts

Spider stomach contents can sharpen our understanding of their role in agricultural pest control

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Spiders are important insect predators, and understanding what’s in their gut could help agriculture deploy them against pests. That’s easier said than done. Spider diet, and how much they actually target crop pest species, is crucial to determine how effective spiders are at biocontrol. However, since spiders liquefy the remains of prey with digestive enzymes,
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Editorial: Food and the four-leaf clover

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Today’s teenagers aren’t eating particularly well, and it’s not just those in cities. In fact, according to a recently released study of Grade 9 students by the University of Manitoba, rural kids might be eating worse in terms of things like sugars and saturated fats. And when it came to veggies or certain major nutrients,
Too often, governments reach for the regulatory stick rather than providing incentives for positive action, even though the incentive-based path will lead to greater success.
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Comment: Go for the carrot, not the stick

Regulations not the best move for real ecological progress

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There are two ways to get a horse to carry a heavy load. You can hit it with a big stick, or you can provide a reward for work well done. Think of agriculture as the horse and government sustainability goals as the load that farmers are being asked to carry. Too often, governments reach
We must assume that the situation that developed in 2022 is apt to occur again, and that next time it may not work out as well as it apparently has in 2022.
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: The dodged bullets of 2022

Ag policy needs to be prepared if last year’s lifelines don’t reappear

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Canadian grain and oilseed producers experienced a surge in major crop input expenses in 2022. At the same time, the market for grains and oilseeds was exceptionally volatile. This dynamic was critical in determining farm incomes in 2022 and has much to say on what farmers need from agricultural policy. To investigate this issue, the
Resolving the barley dispute is a starting point. It will also demonstrate that a rules-based
global trading system can influence China’s behaviour.
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Comment: Australia-China barley solution shows diplomacy does work

Australia’s WTO case has been suspended with the promise of a Chinese tariff review

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The agreement between Australia and China to resolve their barley dispute without World Trade Organization adjudication is evidence that relations have improved. It raises confidence Australia can maintain a constructive relationship with China, even as U.S.-China relations continue to deteriorate. China imposed an 80.5 per cent import tariff on Australian barley in May 2020, on
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Editor’s Take: Slipping one in

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Many years ago, I saw a cartoon that caused my cynical inner journalist to chuckle. A man in a suit sat behind a massive desk, handing a paper to a lackey, saying “Take this, Henderson, and hide it from the public.” I laughed because even a wet-behind-the-ears cub reporter in the early 1990s could recognize
For too long, the right to repair has been a casualty of the digital economy.
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Comment: Giving Canadians the ‘right to repair’

This would empower consumers, support competition and benefit the environment

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On March 28, the Canadian government’s budget announcement introduced a plan to implement a “right to repair” for electronic devices and home appliances in 2024, alongside a new five-year tax credit worth $4.5 billion for Canadian clean tech manufacturers. The federal government will begin consultations on the plan in the summer. The right to repair
There is more at stake when your business, at least partially, is about selling food, a necessity of life.
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Comment: Read the room

Galen Weston raise falls flat in time of austerity at grocery till

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Canadians often hold their breath as they approach their grocery store cash register these days, but it appears our grocers’ C-suite chains are just getting richer. Galen Weston, president and CEO of Loblaws, will get a hefty raise this year, $11.7 million in salaries and bonuses, up 52 per cent from 2022. Though these past
With North American cattle herds dipping to 60-year lows, the free flow of trade between the two countries is more important than ever to keep meat on consumers’ tables.
Op/Ed, Opinion

Opinion: U.S. meat labelling changes could disrupt live animal trade

American lawmakers propose a voluntary standard, but it’s still a risk for Canada

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As the late Yogi Berra once said, it’s “déjà vu all over again” as Canadian livestock producers nervously monitor new developments south of the border that threaten to unravel the tightly knit North American meat trade.  The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service is seeking comment until May 12 on a plan to tighten its

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