A new U.S. report calls for revamped pork genetics, new products and better marketing. The Canadian industry, which supplies the U.S. with a lot of live pigs, should consider what that means for their future direction.
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Better pork eating is key to boosting consumption
A new U.S. report calls for revamped pork genetics, new products and better marketing; the Canadian industry should consider what that means for them and their future direction
Editorial: Shrouded in secrecy
When it first came to light that a company working on behalf of the Region of Waterloo had approached farmers and residents in a particular area of Wilmot Township to buy their land, the big question on everyone’s mind was what the land would be used for. My first thought was an EV car manufacturing […] Read more
Editorial: The value in byelection all-candidates meetings
Byelections are interesting because they don’t carry the same baggage as a general election, when candidates are more controlled by defined party policy. They also provide a chance for agriculture to reach the top of the agenda in regions where it dominates. I live in the north corner of the sprawling Lambton-Kent-Middlesex riding, where a […] Read more
Editorial: Provincial budget offers little for agriculture
While early spring signals the return of better weather and the start of a new planting season, it’s also budget time. Late March is when provincial governments release their yearly budgets, with the federal government following later in April. Ontario tabled it’s $214 billion ‘Building a Better Ontario’ budget on March 26. The budget projects […] Read more
Editorial: Growing pains
The agriculture sector often talks about how there is an urban-rural divide and what affect it has on how farming and rural living is perceived by the general public. More specifically, how populations shifted from more rural areas to urban areas after the second World War, and the disconnect it has caused amongst consumers on […] Read more
Editorial: Finding a solution to the deadstock dilemma
It’s a truism that when you have livestock, you will have deadstock. No matter how well you look after animals, they will expire from old age or medical reasons. It’s an unsavoury and challenging part of managing livestock, whether you do it for the joy of looking after animals or for profit. In the past, […] Read more
Editorial: Beware of the electric hunters
According to the Ontario government, the future is electric. If you’ve watched television or browsed online lately, advertisements for Ontario’s electric future have been plentiful. Putting the cart before the horse, the ads have been running for several months, long before Energy Minister Todd Smith finally laid out the province’s plan to achieve its electric […] Read more
Editorial: Cultivated meat no competition
For the past several months, I’ve been following registered dietician Diana Rodgers on LinkedIn. She’s the executive director of Global Food Justice Alliance, an organization whose mandate is to advocate “for the right of all people to choose nutrient-dense such as meat, milk, and eggs, which are critical for nutritious, environmentally sustainable, and equitable food […] Read more
Editorial: Action on food inflation
Since 2014, the week beginning on the first Monday in June in each year is known as Local Food Week in Ontario. Local Food Week was proclaimed in the province’s Local Food Act 2013. The purpose of the Act, according to the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) is to foster successful […] Read more
Editorial: Proposition 12 could bring trouble for livestock trade
A victory was achieved May 11 by animal rights groups when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld California’s Proposition 12, an item on the state’s 2018 election ballot. Also known as the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, Prop 12 establishes minimum space requirements to be provided for egg-laying hens, breeding pigs and calves raised for […] Read more
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