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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
Canada is already ahead of the curve in addressing climate change within agriculture, at least relative to large swaths of the global community.
Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: Can Canada lead on ag at upcoming climate talks?

There’s a new push to address agriculture’s contribution to global pollution

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A new, particularly stark warning about climate change shows Canadian agriculture could be a lighthouse to other nations trying to mitigate greenhouse gases. Word that global warming is “widespread, rapid, and intensifying” has likely spread across the country by now. Yet another report, this one from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),
Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editor’s Take: The political winds are blowing

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For those who care about such things, it’s been an eventful few days in politics, both provincially and federally. Here in Manitoba, Brian Pallister, the only Manitoba premier in many years to have grown up on a farm, confirmed speculation that he won’t be leading the Progressive Conservatives into the next campaign. And federally, the
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
Promoting resilient western forests will require that our society builds a new relationship with fire by creating fire-adapted communities and looking for opportunities to restore fire to western forest landscapes.
Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: How years of fighting every wildfire helped fuel the western mega-fires of today

More people in historical fire zones, plus built-up fuel that might otherwise be cleared by minor fires, help set the stage for more serious blazes

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After so many smoke-filled summers and record-setting burns, residents of western North America are no strangers to wildfires. Still, many questions are circulating about why forest fires are becoming larger and more severe — and what can be done about it. Is climate change fuelling these fires? Does the long history of fighting every fire
Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editorial: Farm policy for the future

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It’s safe to say that most farmers in Canada don’t really know the history of farm policy developments in this country, and they don’t really care. What they do care about is whether supports will be there for them in their times of need — whether that’s when dealing with this year’s drought, last year’s
We need to move beyond passive efforts, such as unrestricted hunting, that have been shown to disperse wild pigs and make the problem worse. – Cam Dahl
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Wild pigs an alien invasion

It’s time for co-ordinated, targeted eradication efforts on wild pigs

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We have been invaded by aliens. No, not green creatures from Area 51, but by plants and animals that don’t belong here. Take, for example, the common dandelion, which is not native to North America. European settlers brought dandelions here in the mid-1600s to enhance their gardens. Zebra mussels are another example; they are not
That’s the problem with the “industrial mind” in today’s agriculture: It floats along on a rising sea of taxpayer money and unaccounted costs to a place where few profit but everyone pays one way or another.
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Comment: The actual costs of the ‘industrial mind’

Human ‘cleverness’ can’t outweigh nature, at least not for long

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In an essay in his new book, Hogs Are Up, Wes Jackson, founder of the Land Institute near Salina, Kansas, and a shrewd observer of U.S. agriculture, revisits a speech he gave in Coon Rapids, Iowa, in August 2009 to mark the 50th anniversary of Nikita Khrushchev’s famous visit to the Roswell Garst farm. During
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
Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editor’s Take: The enemy of my enemy is my friend

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Canadian farm publications — or Canadian farmers for that matter — don’t often heap well wishes on U.S. farm groups. While there are often shared interests there are also, all too often, bones of contention. From country-of-origin labelling (COOL) to dairy quotas, Canadian agriculture frequently finds itself under withering not-so-friendly fire from our southern neighbours.

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