Legal systems can be strange and expensive, especially in the United States where it seems that it’s less expensive to pay massive sums to settle disputes, even if you expect […] Read more
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Editorial: Bayer puts faith in science in lawsuit settlement
Editorial: The blessing and curse of being essential
It was never in doubt that agriculture and the rest of the food system would be declared an essential service during COVID-19. There is little more essential to human life […] Read more
Editorial: So many who stay in agriculture have a connection to the land
As I spent time thinking about a former neighbour who recently passed away from cancer, it struck me that he is a good example of the diversity in people that […] Read more
Editorial: Tricking out planters has become popular
Few areas of agriculture see more farm-level innovation these days than we see in planters. There are hundreds if not thousands of permutations of planters and much of that variability […] Read more
Editorial: Farm management will be critical in 2020
Farmers should be able to get their crops planted this spring, although there are some challenges in the fruit and vegetables sector. We’re due for a decent growing year and […] Read more
Editorial: Food system resilience should be priority
We only had a small amount of COVID-19 coverage in our last issue of Farmtario. What a difference in a couple of weeks, as our world has been turned upside […] Read more
Editorial: Feed the markets that want to be fed
A&W has been the whipping boy for many in the agriculture community who see any marketing that might lead someone to question what they do on their farm as an […] Read more
Editorial: Burdensome beef supply needs an Ontario outlet
An overabundance of beef processing capacity has never been an asset of Ontario farmers. It might be time for them to take that problem into their own hands. The loss […] Read more
Editorial: Watching for the next great leap in agriculture
Agriculture has been the productivity star of the Canadian economy for the past 50 years, says John Stackhouse of the Royal Bank. But he also says that predictable productivity improvement […] Read more
Editorial: Finding new ways of thinking
It pays to get out of your comfort zone sometimes, pushed to think a bit differently — especially if it’s about your line of work or something about which you […] Read more