As we reflect on the year gone by, and dare peak into the year ahead, it can be difficult to… Read more Resources for the new year…
Bread price-fixing is a small part of the problem
At the beginning of the summer, Canada’s Competition Bureau won a court judgement that some view as groundbreaking. Canada Bread… Read more Bread price-fixing is a small part of the problem
Reunions, rural depopulation and the rights of small farmers
When I graduated from a rural, southern Saskatchewan high school in the 1970s, our class included 38 individuals. Some grade… Read more Reunions, rural depopulation and the rights of small farmers
Next-year country and on-farm anxiety
Harvest… a crucial time for farmers everywhere. In Canada there is but one crop season, given our climate and short… Read more Next-year country and on-farm anxiety
Common ground between the housing and farm crisis
Good ideas can make for interesting alliances. That is how I would best describe a Parliamentary petition to have the… Read more Common ground between the housing and farm crisis
Bunge-Viterra merger would restructure prairie agriculture
In the coming weeks those watching the agricultural scene in Canada — farmers and transnational shareholders alike — will hear… Read more Bunge-Viterra merger would restructure prairie agriculture
Big Ag, Big Data, Big Finance — New frontiers for the food barons
It is becoming increasingly clear that over the last few years the pandemic has allowed for “crisis profiteering” in the… Read more Big Ag, Big Data, Big Finance — New frontiers for the food barons
Predatory capitalism, pension funds, and agriculture and more…
I am always on the lookout for instructive or interesting material for this column, and recently I came upon informative… Read more Predatory capitalism, pension funds, and agriculture and more…
The ongoing saga of the privatization the Canadian Wheat Board
I think it is fair to say that family farmers are among one of the most hopeful, resilient, and persevering… Read more The ongoing saga of the privatization the Canadian Wheat Board
Who is taking the bread? The bottom line on the rise in food prices
In 2022, it’s expected that people in Canada will pay between 5 and 7 per cent more for groceries, an… Read more Who is taking the bread? The bottom line on the rise in food prices