Detroit | Reuters — General Motors CEO Mary Barra said on Monday the automaker is “selling every truck we can build” and expanding North American truck-building capacity, even as U.S. gasoline prices hit record highs. Barra made her comments during the automaker’s annual shareholder meeting. GM is pursuing a two-track strategy: Investing heavily in electric […] Read more
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GM CEO says ‘we are selling every truck we can build’
Rising fuel prices not seen undermining big truck demand, yet
Editorial: Preparing for the unknown
Until May 31, 1985 I really had no idea what a tornado was, or that wind could cause so much damage. Like most young children in Ontario, I was blissfully unaware – and untouched by – severe weather. Growing up in the Niagara Peninsula, until that point in my life I had only experienced bad […] Read more
Transition payments seen as environmental target solution
Professor says current government programs have not been able to solve the country’s ‘implementation problem’
Glacier FarmMedia – A York University professor says transition payments could help Canadian farmers adopt and adapt to environmental policies. Rod MacRae, associate professor in the faculty of environmental and urban change, said Canada has an “implementation problem” when it comes to policies for environmental improvement. He said the problem has been around for decades […] Read more
Castles in the pasture
How ancient monument conservation can work in a modern farm landscape
Ireland’s vivid green fields and mountain vistas are littered with monuments from our collective human past. Stone age burial tombs, iron age ringforts, early Christian monasteries, tower castles – all are remnants of a bygone age existing within a modern agricultural landscape. Significant as such monuments are, crops still have to be grown. Livestock still […] Read more
Mental health campaign encourages farmers to ask for help
Radio segments, podcasts and social media will be used to help producers start conversations about their mental health
Glacier FarmMedia – A new awareness campaign is aimed at helping farmers overcome their reluctance to talk about their mental health. Embracing the Awkward is about starting conversations that can be challenging for many producers because it’s not something they grew up doing, said Megz Reynolds, executive director of the Do More Agriculture Foundation. Why […] Read more
Editorial: Pre-election budget misses the mark
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative party released its pre-election budget April 28. As the Legislature dissolved the following week, the budget essentially serves as a campaign platform leading up to the June 2 provincial election. The $198.6 billion, 268-page budget didn’t have many surprises. Titled “Ontario’s Plan to Build,” it outlines major commitments previously announced, but with […] Read more
Spent greenhouse growing media diverted from landfill
Walker Industries has partnered with Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) on a project to evaluate the feasibility of collecting and recycling spent growing media from growers in the Leamington/Kingsville area. The research also involves testing Walker’s composting process to determine whether it can successfully inactivate certain viruses like the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV). […] Read more
Why the younger generation needs a last will and testament
Farm succession specialist Ray Riel describes the importance of estate planning for younger farmers
Mortality is universal. How people prepare for the inevitable is not. Important as estate planning is for those of more advanced age, it’s also important for a successor looking to get more involved in the family farm, particularly if a spouse and children are also in the picture. But according to Ray Riel, a farm […] Read more
Industry maps out agriculture labour strategy
Steering group proposes five-pillar plan to attract and retain workers with the right skills
Glacier FarmMedia – An industry steering group has released an agricultural labour strategy it hopes will lead to a comprehensive plan for a stable workforce. The critical shortage of workers in both primary agriculture and food and beverage manufacturing was well known before the COVID-19 pandemic and exacerbated over the last two years. The Canadian […] Read more
Canadian inflation hits 31-year high
Inflation surges more than expected
Canada’s annual inflation rate accelerated faster than expected in March, hitting a 31-year high amid broad price pressures, official data showed April 19, pointing toward another oversized rate hike from the Bank of Canada in June. The headline rate hit 6.7 per cent in March, well above analyst expectations of 6.1 per cent and a […] Read more
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