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Food giants shouldn’t dictate farming for the future
Nutritionists and dietitians are big potato fans. Enjoy potatoes with minimal processing that are prepared with human health in mind, they say. Even French fries…
Food trends meet the back-to-school lunchbox
The perennial challenge of what to put into school lunches is upon caregivers everywhere. Balancing nutrition, affordability and taste is key. But what about sustainability?…
Betting on agriculture, research to battle inflation and climate change
Governments can’t wait for someone else to slow down inflation and put the brakes on climate change. They need to do something, and now, other…
Odd timing for food safety to fall off consumers’ top worries
Nutritionists trying to understand why people don’t eat vegetables have heard every excuse in the book, including “they’re not safe.” But something has changed. We’re…
Rift with Ottawa sparks new angle on climate
Optimism was guarded heading into the federal-provincial-territorial (FPT) agriculture ministers’ meeting last week, considering how the Conservatives and Liberals are at odds over climate change…
Name change keep cattle producers’ in step with Canadians
With everything going on in the world – climate crises, the Ukraine invasion, sky-high food prices and fake Tim Horton’s kids’ camp news, among them…
Cows cannot reduce their own greenhouse gas emissions
No doubt, we need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The world is heating up, and fingers are pointing at these emissions as the main problem.…
Governments need a solid plan to support agriculture
Ottawa tries to address the nation’s overarching agri-food needs through something called an agricultural policy framework with the provinces and territories, a kind of roadmap…
Petition asks you to tell Ottawa hands off ground beef
I asked my doctor recently if I needed a B vitamin supplement. They seem to be all the rage. He checked my records and said…
Farmers will need to protect their own land from development
Last week’s provincial election will be remembered as a vote for highway development… but not the kind that helps open up rural Ontario to the…
