Gazing into the crystal ball for food and nutrition predictions
Annual trend predictions are a journalist’s delight. The best ones are bold and imaginative, and inspire us to…
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Owen Roberts
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Pressure mounts for Canadian dairy producers to show they’re the best
As the New Year gets underway, Canada’s biggest trading partner, the US, has been active in ways that…
Negative messages about agriculture hurt mid-size farms
The disappearing middle class, considered the backbone of capitalistic economies (i.e., most economies in the developed world),is a…
Hearing it’s the supply chain’s fault is maddening
Everywhere you turn, suppliers are blaming the supply chain for higher prices. But do you ever wonder who…
You’ll hear from more young farmers in the New Year
Farmers have a lot of credibility with the public. And as the New Year advances, you can expect…
Lettuce fight the pandemic with chewing gum
With the COVID-19 pandemic stubbornly hanging on and reinventing itself every few months, staying healthy and out of…
Rising costs need ministers’ attention now
The federal, provincial and territorial agriculture and food ministers have hardly had a chance to exhale since they…
Farmers angry about relentless consolidation and food prices
Thanksgiving in both Canada and the U.S. is a hallowed holiday. But this year, American farmers are not…
Publish your rural story in the people’s archive
Long before the COVD-19 pandemic, thousands of rural Ontario stories were waiting to be told – stories about…
Farmers: we’re a step ahead on climate change policy
Farmers: we’re a step ahead on climate change policy Farmers are taking significant measures to control the outcome…