A tight focus on supply and market demand development at the Canola Council of Canada will benefit farmers, but shedding its agronomy arm will cost Prairie canola growers a valuable human resource.
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Canola council agronomists had big impact on sector
Editorial: A tighter focus on supply and demand development will reap benefits but will cost canola growers a valuable human resource
Churchill an attractive option, but more must be done
Editorial: Significant impediments remain for stable private investment in the northern grain port
Sure, Manitoba’s Port of Churchill and its grain export terminal could benefit from climate change reducing sea ice, but shippers aren’t likely to commit to regular use of a rail line built on thawing permafrost.
The pride of “Buy Canadian”
Editorial: Grocery shoppers in Canada are proudly looking for Canadian food and buying local in this age of trade disputes, but is it actually making a dint for U.S. exporters?
Grocery shoppers in Canada are proudly looking for Canadian food in this age of trade disputes, but is it actually making a dint for U.S. exporters?
Term conservation easements a middle-of-the-road solution
Term conservation easements, which come with expiry date, are a middle-of-the-road solution for grassland protection and farmer priorities
Term conservation easements, which come with expiry date, are a middle-of-the-road solution to balance grassland protection and farmer priorities.
Going beyond “Resistant” on crop seed labels
Variety resistance is getting more specific on crop disease pathogens, but that information must be conveyed in a way that actually helps producers make rotation decisions.
Variety resistance is getting more specific on crop disease pathogens, but that information must be conveyed in a way that actually helps producers make rotation decisions.
Root AI farm assistant put to the test
Farm Credit Canada’s artificial intelligence tool, Root AI, has some learning to do before it can really pitch in on Canadian farms
Farm Credit Canada’s artificial intelligence tool, Root AI, has some learning to do before it can really pitch in on Canadian farms.
Supply management schism still dividing agriculture
Bill C-202, which sought to protect supply management on trade just like its pre-election predecessor, wound up pitting Canadian farmer against Canadian farmer
Bill C-202 wound up pitting farmer against farmer for political reasons at a time when an unwritten law of Canadian politics remains very much in effect anyway.
Farming still has digital walls to scale
Hurdles between Canadian farms and widespread adoption of digital agriculture technology haven’t changed much
Canadian farms still face the same obstacles to adopting digital agriculture technology, despite the years industry and policy makers have had to break them down.
Grain seller beware
Farmers need to be on guard to properly navigate an unstable business climate
Canadian farmers selling grain need to be vigilant while doing business in an unstable financial climate.
Canada’s interprovincial trade push makes for strange allies
Breaking down interprovincial trade barriers has become a national group project among Canada’s provincial governments, and that’s made for some strange alliances
Breaking down interprovincial trade barriers has become a national group project among Canada’s provincial governments, and that’s made for some strange alliances
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