Why the National Farmers Union won’t be participating in the conference board discussions towards a national food strategy
For those of us who care deeply about locally based food systems and who recognize the role food can play in strengthening our communities, ecosystems and economies, it can be tempting to jump at each and every opportunity to get a piece of our vision mentioned in larger discussions about food and agriculture. As partChanges to the immigration rules introduced in 2002 have not resulted in a flood of foreign farm buyers
Who is buying up all the farmland in Manitoba? Coffee shop gossip aside, statistics from Citizenship and Immigration Canada show that the vast majority of farmland buyers in Manitoba are not new permanent residents. In fact, there has been barely any interest from abroad in recent years. Gordon Gentles, a Brandon-based realtor specializing in farmThe reopening of the XL beef plant at Brooks is not the end of troubles for the Canadian beef industry
The past two months have seen considerable turmoil in Alberta’s beef sector because of the XL beef recall. Although there has been some relief with the JBS takeover there could still be a long way to go. Canada’s beef sector has been influenced by a number of factors: Grass. Western Canada’s cow-calf sector grew because
