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Editorial: Time to plug the BRM leak

By Alexis Stockford August 4, 2023

As reporter Don Norman notes in the front-page story of our Aug. 3 issue of the Co-operator, business risk management came up a few times when Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial ag ministers met in New Brunswick in July. That’s not unexpected. Farmers are being told to expect more volatile weather as a result of

Ford’s F-150 Lightning Lariat. (Ford.com)

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editor’s Take: The rural problem with EVs

By Alexis Stockford July 21, 2023

Electric vehicles have a chicken-and-egg problem in rural Canada. Until there are enough charging sites that drivers feel no constraints on travel, electric vehicle purchase will be a hard sell. And until there are enough electric vehicles to create demand for those charging stations, there isn’t an urgent push to install them. When Western Canada’s

Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editor’s Take: Reconciliation roadmap

By Gord Gilmour July 13, 2023

I recently attended the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists annual conference. This year it was at Olds College in rural Alberta. As one might expect, agriculture in all its forms was front and centre. From autonomous sprayers to crop-scouting drones and everything in between, the future of agriculture on the Prairies was on full display.

'The success of Canada’s economy doesn’t truly rely on a few favoured firms that are able to capture regulators and curry favour with politicians.' – Gord Gilmour.

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editorial: Checks and balances needed

By Gord Gilmour June 29, 2023

There’s a deepening need in Canada to increase oversight into competition in our economy, as evidenced by the latest food-related scandal. Canada Bread, an arm of the Mexican multinational Groupo Bimbo, just agreed to pay a $50-million settlement for its part in a bread price-fixing scheme. It was a conspiracy that ran for 14 to

Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editorial: Carbon hype is not market reality

By Alexis Stockford June 26, 2023

It’s easy to understand why farmers want carbon credits to work. They want to be paid for the ecological goods and services they provide. On a more emotional level, it’s nice to be treated like heroes in times when farmers are sometimes painted as environmental villains. The public is increasingly focused on climate change and

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editor’s Take: Booms and busts

By Gord Gilmour June 15, 2023

I’m just old enough to remember the farm bust of the 1980s. I was a teenager at the time, and like all good parents would, my folks tried to shield me from the worst of their worries and woes. But I grew up on a grain farm, and in that era, troubles were unavoidable all

The meat section in a grocery store in Selkirk, Man., on Jan. 30, 2022.

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The resiliency of ‘local’

By Alexis Stockford June 3, 2023

North America’s meatpackers are not having a good time. As our reporter Don Norman wrote in last week’s front-page story, there’s been a torrent of bad news from some of the biggest names in the business. In early May, Reuters reported that U.S.-based Tyson Foods, the world’s second-largest producer of beef, pork and chicken, had

John Heard leads a discussion at a past Crop Diagnostic School event in Carman, Man.

Comment, Op/Ed, Other

Comment: Provincial soil specialist left lasting mark

By Don Norman May 19, 2023

A few weeks ago, award-winning soil fertility extension specialist John Heard said his goodbyes to colleagues as he moved into retirement. His stalwart presence on the agriculture scene had a huge impact as I began my career with the Co-operator and entered the fray of agriculture writing. When I started the job in May 2022,

A private member’s bill currently moving through a committee on international trade in the House of Commons aims to enshrine supply management in Canada and ensure it’s not undermined by future trade deals.

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editor’s take: Private member’s bill reveals deep divisions in agriculture

By Gord Gilmour May 11, 2023

Not long ago, the deepest division in Canadian agriculture — at least west of the Lakehead — was the Canadian Wheat Board. From protests to prison sentences for running the border with truckloads of wheat, it had enough drama to keep everyone interested. And perpetually outraged. On one side were those who favoured the monopoly

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editorial: Food and the four-leaf clover

By Alexis Stockford May 5, 2023

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,

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Editorial: Time to plug the BRM leak

Editor’s Take: The rural problem with EVs

Editor’s Take: Reconciliation roadmap

Editorial: Checks and balances needed

Editorial: Carbon hype is not market reality

Editor’s Take: Booms and busts

The resiliency of ‘local’

Comment: Provincial soil specialist left lasting mark

Editor’s take: Private member’s bill reveals deep divisions in agriculture

Editorial: Food and the four-leaf clover

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