Household agriculture helps keep Ukraine fed
Growing a garden is more a labour of love than of economy, right? Gardeners are proud of their…
Big farms – and small farms – are growing
Agricultural census watchers have seen farm numbers dwindle ever since the 1940s. They fell from almost 247,000 in…
Efforts underway to help farmers grow and raise more food
A big question about the global food supply that hasn’t really been answered is where all the grain…
Farmers’ mental health woes worsen – and affect women harder
The picture of Canadian farmers’ beleaguered mental health just got clearer…and it’s not a pretty sight. A study…
Inflation is hammering everyone – including farmers
My students in a class called public information campaigns are creating three-month initiatives to put farmers’ role in…
It was a good Friday for Ukrainian planting forecasts
Perhaps it’s prophetic that Ukraine upped its grain planting forecast just before Easter. Earlier in the Russian invasion,…
Poll shows public support is huge for Canadian agriculture
Farmers needing a morale boost this busy planting season would do well to check the latest poll showing…
Emergency plan needed for foreign workers, says food sector
No one wants to return to the food insecurity scare we had at the start of the pandemic.…
Working together: A winning approach to curbing emissions
Synthetic fertilizer is blamed for many environmental ills, such as algae blooms in waterways and contributing to greenhouse…
Rail stoppage? Your timing couldn’t be worse
Farmers have long been critical of railways, and who can blame them?Railways are entrusted (and paid) to move…