Farmers and farm families face unique challenges. As the busy season of planting approaches, the rising demands and pressures of farming are likely to increase stress. Kathy Somers, a registered kinesiologist who runs the Stress Management and High Performance Clinic in Guelph, says farmers should prepare now to better manage their mental and physical health […] Read more
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Farmers can prepare now to better manage stress during planting season
Nutrition, sleep and communication strategies are key to maintaining health during busy times
Farmers concerned as cost of production soars
Consumer price index increases to 5.1 per cent in January from 4.8 per cent in December; fertilizer jump particularly high
Glacier FarmMedia – Canada’s cost of living continues to rise, reaching levels not seen since the early 1990s. Statistics Canada recently calculated the country’s year-over-year consumer price index for January at 5.1 per cent, up from 4.8 per cent a month earlier. The January rate, the country’s highest since 1991, prompted prompted the Canadian Taxpayers […] Read more
Ontario tops farmland value increases
Ontario’s farmland values increased exponentially in the last year across all regions, according to the 2021 FCC Farmland Values report. Ontario reported the sharpest increase to 22.2 per cent, quadruple what it was in 2020, followed by British Columbia at 18.1 per cent, according to the Farm Credit Canada (FCC) report. Why it matters: Between […] Read more
Scientists urged to help fight misinformation
Agricultural researchers say there is a risk extremists can take over the debate if they don’t participate in the public arena
Glacier FarmMedia – Chris Clark has told the story more than once. The associate dean at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatoon frequently spoke to the media in the early 2000s, when BSE was a national issue in Canada. One day, a reporter from B.C. called him, wanting to check facts about Canada’s […] Read more
Comment: Funding won’t stop climate change
Glacier FarmMedia – On Canada’s Agriculture Day (Feb. 22), the federal government made a major funding announcement to help farmers fight climate change. Agriculture minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said the feds would provide $182.7 million in “direct support to farmers” to encourage the adoption of cover crops, rotational grazing and improving management of nitrogen. These farm practices, […] Read more
Liberals’ rebate bill expected to win legislative carbon tax race
Conservative bill aims to exempt natural gas and propane instead
Glacier FarmMedia – A private member’s bill introduced Feb. 7 to exempt more farm fuels from the carbon tax likely won’t pass before a government bill that will provide rebates. Ben Lobb, Conservative MP for Huron-Bruce, introduced C-234, calling it “the fairness for farmers act.” It would eliminate the carbon tax on natural gas and […] Read more
Comment: Protests could be a PR disaster for rural Canada
Urban Canadians, policy makers should take rural Canada seriously, but discussion has to be reasonable
There are cultural and political divisions between Canada’s rural and urban populations at the best of times, but the past 12 to 24 months have not been the best of times. Though the border and Ottawa protests are now over, the fallout from the events has the potential to reinforce divisions with rebar and concrete. […] Read more
Biomass grain dryer heating up interest in on-farm alternative fuels
The cost of natural gas, propane and carbon taxes continue to climb pinching farm returns
Increasing propane costs and the carbon tax lit a fire under Matt Kittell to invest in a biomass grain dryer. Kittell said three factors spurred him and his father-in-law John Henderson, to research a different way to dry grain on their Mount Brydges farm by replacing their four-year-old propane dryer. Why it matters: The rising […] Read more
Bunge says sanctions may have ‘adverse effect’ on Russian operations
Reuters — Global agricultural commodities trader Bunge said continued conflict in Ukraine and stinging sanctions on Russia could have an “adverse effect” on its operations in the breadbasket region. Bunge and rival agribusinesses ADM and Cargill suspended operations in Ukraine last week after Russia invaded its neighbour. But none have stopped their business in Russia […] Read more
Canada shuts ports to Russian ships over Ukraine invasion
Russian firms' Canadian holdings also under scrutiny, Freeland warns
Toronto | Reuters — Canada ratcheted up pressure on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine by shutting ports to Russian-owned ships and saying on Tuesday that holdings of all Russian oligarchs and companies in the country are under review. Canada has announced a slew of measures to isolate Russia, including imposing sanctions on Russian President […] Read more
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