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A farmer might not think this is an important issue, but if processors, retailers and consumers do, that farmer will have to meet the standard, regardless of their own feelings.

Editor’s Take: Accounting for change

By Gord Gilmour May 7, 2024

A life of spreadsheets might not be for everyone, but accountancy is important work. It’s how we measure success, track expenses, and how we hold people and organizations accountable. A new report from one of Canada’s major accounting firms, Deloitte Canada, proposes a different application for accounting principles, one that farmers may not be accustomed

So far, it appears California’s pork market isn’t big enough to unduly influence the entire supply chain, yet it is big enough to make it worthwhile for producers inclined to meet the standard.

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editorial: Prop 12 pork sector proposition a fascinating case study

By Laura Rance-Unger April 26, 2024

California’s Proposition 12, which sets minimum space standards for pregnant sows that produce pork destined for sale in California, has become a fascinating case study of voter-consumer behaviours as data emerges on the effects. More importantly, it’s a case study with ominous overtones for Canadian farmers as they watch the coveted U.S. market splinter along

From May 1 to June 9, Manitoba received 150 per cent of its normal precipitation.

Editorial, Op/Ed, Other

Editor’s Take: Reducing risk is better than insurance — and a lot less costly

By Gord Gilmour April 19, 2024

Farmers aren’t the only ones dealing with risk management dilemmas these days. Insurance costs are rising rapidly across the board. One industry website recently suggested that car insurance rates in Ontario could climb by as much as 25 per cent, or about $600 per vehicle. One reason is the inflated cost of cars, which obviously

Failing to protect biodiversity, prevent deterioration in water quality and such like will likely come back to bite us politically.

Editorial, Op/Ed

(Guest) Editorial: Time to farm with nature

By Matt McIntosh April 12, 2024

I’m increasingly convinced that legislation to protect nature on farmland from ourselves is a necessity. Aside from the environment, there are practical political and economic reasons to support hypothetical restrictions on the removal of woodlots, fencerows, tallgrass prairie and the like. And if we are proactive, there is opportunity to lobby for frameworks that support

‘There’s little doubt that climate can erode a farmer’s wellbeing, be it emotional or economic, but others argue that policy uncertainty around the climate file adds another layer of stress.’ – Gord Gilmour.

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editor’s Take: Self-care key before the spring rush

By Gord Gilmour April 8, 2024

From my viewpoint, this last stretch before spring can be the dreariest time of year. A constant freeze-thaw cycle has rendered our landscape an icy mess, slightly less attractive than the ice planet Hoth from the Star Wars film franchise. It’s also about as safe to walk on as a concrete floor covered in ball

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editorial: In defence of 4-H

By Alexis Stockford March 28, 2024

I was a 4-H kid as I was growing up. I didn’t do beef club, although my family’s farm did run beef cattle. All my friends did activity club, so I did the same. The environment was one of continually expanding exploration and skill acquisition, not surprising for an organization whose motto is “learn to

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editorial: The yearly farm safety reality check

By Alexis Stockford March 18, 2024

Farming is a dangerous job. It’s a sentence most of us have heard so often that it doesn’t resonate the way it probably should. The sector involves a lot of heavy equipment, powerful livestock and in many cases a farmer working alone, far from help and in areas with patchy cell service if something goes

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editorial: Farming in the age of Asimov

By Alexis Stockford March 12, 2024

The first time I picked up a book by Isaac Asimov, I was in high school and the book was “Foundation.” More recently, I got around to another Asimov classic, “I, Robot.” If your only experience with Asimov’s AI-centred opus is the 2004 movie, forget everything you know. The book has less violent robot revolution

It makes sense that a group of industries already bitten, who now sees the same issues on the horizon, is loath to show up for another round.

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editorial: Ghosts of CETA

By Alexis Stockford February 26, 2024

Canada’s cattle sectors aren’t the only ones up in arms about U.K. acceptance into the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. On Feb. 12, the pork industry also weighed in. It is vehemently against the idea of British participation in a trade agreement that, so far, has been pretty good to Canada’s meat-producing sectors.

Editorial, Op/Ed

Editorial: Fertile ground needed

By Gord Gilmour February 9, 2024

Canada is the latest nation to join a multinational group looking to advance efficient and novel fertilizers. It’s not a shocking development for a federal government that’s made climate policy one of its signature initiatives. The stated goals of the group are downright ‘mom and apple pie’, as it looks to support applied research that

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Editor’s Take: Accounting for change

Editorial: Prop 12 pork sector proposition a fascinating case study

Editor’s Take: Reducing risk is better than insurance — and a lot less costly

(Guest) Editorial: Time to farm with nature

Editor’s Take: Self-care key before the spring rush

Editorial: In defence of 4-H

Editorial: The yearly farm safety reality check

Editorial: Farming in the age of Asimov

Editorial: Ghosts of CETA

Editorial: Fertile ground needed

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