Reading Time: 7 minutes As Canada celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2017, we’ll hear a lot about how the fisheries of the Grand Banks and the forests and the lucrative fur trade of the interior helped build our nation. We’ll hear less about the unique contribution farming has made to this country, but farmers have played an oversized role […] Read more
Farmers who made our country
As sesquicentennial celebrations get underway, here are three farmers you may not have heard of, but will want to remember
A Canadian farmer in China
Unfortunately for our markets, what I saw convinced me that China’s plan to feed itself has a real chance of succeeding
Reading Time: 7 minutes Every decision we make is influenced by our perception of the world around us. This is especially true in farming. Whether it’s which crops to plant or when to sell, many of our management decisions are based more on our personal perceptions than on hard facts. But what if our perceptions are wrong? This question […] Read more
Editor’s Note: A new think for supply management
If you haven’t re-thought your own attitudes about supply management, you’ll find it worth reading “Up for business”
Reading Time: 2 minutes I never agree with everything that’s said in our pages. I don’t expect you to always agree either. The trickier issue is when we decide we don’t agree with a story before we read it. So we never get beyond the first paragraph. In this case I ask you to consider reading associate editor Maggie […] Read more
Does Western Canada still need a grain transportation co-ordinator?
The answer may be no, but there’s still a need for improved logistics between railways and grain companies
Reading Time: 4 minutes It’s been two years since the start of the infamous grain transportation backlog of 2013-14, but there’s still debate about whether a new organization should take over the former Canadian Wheat Board’s role as a transportation co-ordinator. “Most people like to focus on ’13-14 and say, ‘Look at the problems we created without the single […] Read more
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