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Natural resources are more important to the economy than city-dwellers realize
Preston Manning
report on business
As the climate changes, so too do Canadians’ farm fields and dinner tables
Winter canola is seen in an undated handout photo at an Ontario farm. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Jennifer Doelman *MANDATORY CREDIT*
report on business
Quebec farmers have been protesting since December. Is anyone listening?
Hundreds of farmers drove their tractors and other farm vehicles through the Monteregie to Vaudreuil-Dorion creating traffic headaches west of Montreal on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. The farmers are protesting that production costs have doubled or tripled and high interest rates make covering expenses even harder. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter McCabe
opinion
Why striking down Ontario’s ‘ag-gag’ law is so important
Jessica Scott-Reid
opinion
Ending agriculture isn’t the climate-crisis solution some think it is
Taras Grescoe
opinion
Are European farmers right to be angry?
Agostino Petroni
alberta
Major water users in southern Alberta agree to curb consumption in face of drought
Major water users in southern Alberta have agreed to curb their water consumption if there's a severe drought this spring or summer. A wheat crop is harvested near Cremona, Alta., Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
british columbia
As open-net farming ban looms, B.C. salmon farmers ask federal government to release transition plans
The Okisollo fish farm is pictured during a DFO fish health audit near Campbell River, B.C. Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. Members of the DFO routinely visit farms surrounding British Columbia to make sure that the health of the salmon populations in fish farms is up to standard. THE CANADIAN PRESS /Jonathan Hayward
world
African hunger rises as drought and war trigger soaring food prices
A woman receives maize meal at a United Nations World Food Programme distribution center in Neno district, southern Malawi. Sunday, March 24, 2024. A new drought has left millions facing hunger in southern Africa as they experience the effects of extreme weather that scientists say is becoming more frequent and more damaging. (AP Photo/Kenneth Jali)
alberta
Alberta irrigators’ study proposes $5-billion in water storage for drier future
Alberta's irrigation district managers are proposing a $5-billion plan for water storage and conservation in the province's south as the region faces increasingly tight supplies of the vital resource. People watch as water from the Bow River flows through the Bassano Dam before meeting up with the South Saskatchewan River in Bassano, Alta., on Saturday, June 22, 2013. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
report on business
Why climate change on the farm means a big bill for Canadian taxpayers
Farm hand Connor Hunt bales a hay crop near Cremona, Alta., Monday, July 17, 2017. Farmers are calling for emergency relief as drought ravages crops across the Prairie provinces. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
canada
Thin snowpack in mountains of Alberta, B.C. forcing farmers to manage operations carefully this year
A view shows frozen water on the Oldman Reservoir, which according to local news media is at its lowest point in 30 years, near Pincher Creek, Alberta, Canada March 15, 2024. REUTERS/Todd Korol
european business
Hundreds of farmers again block streets in Brussels to protest EU policies
Farmers park their tractors near the European Council building in Brussels during a demonstration on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Dozens of tractors sealed off streets close to European Union headquarters where the 27 EU farm ministers are meeting to discuss the crisis in the sector which has led to months of demonstrations across the bloc. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)
report on business
Higher chocolate prices part of wider trend as climate, other factors disrupt supply
A farmer checks cocoa pods at his farm inside the conservation zone in the Omo Forest Reserve in Nigeria Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. Higher chocolate prices this Easter after bad crops on the other side of the world are just the latest example of disruptions in the food supply chain, of which experts say consumers are increasingly becoming aware. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Sunday Alamba
international business
U.S. farms increasingly reliant on contract workers who are acutely exposed to climate extremes
Fernando Osorio Loya, center, a contract worker from Veracruz, Mexico, stirs soil for a seeding machine as Jamie Graham, left, and Fredy Osorio, right, also a contract worker from Veracruz, Mexico, unload trays of seeded tobacco, Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at a farm in Crofton, Ky. The latest U.S. agricultural census data shows an increase in the proportion of farms utilizing contract labor compared to those hiring labor overall. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)
on commodities
What is the outlook for corn?
A field of corn is shown in Mill Hill, Pa., on Aug. 29, 2023. On Friday, the Labor Department releases producer prices data for December. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar
british columbia
B.C. to provide $80-million to help farmers cope with drought
The British Columbia government says it is better equipping farmers to deal with drought, supplying $80 million in funding for irrigation. Dry needles on a grand fir tree are shown in the Cowichan Valley area of Duncan, B.C., on July 31, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
international business
Morocco reports first legal cannabis harvest of 294 metric tonnes
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows the Rif mountains, northern Morocco, March 13, 2021. Picture taken March 13, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
energy and resources
China’s Xi Jinping says he’s willing to work with Angola as it moves on from oil
FILE PHOTO: Angola's President Joao Lourenco, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing September 3, 2018. Andy Wong/POOL Via REUTERS/File Photo
canada
Saskatchewan government to start work on $1.15-billion irrigation project
The Saskatchewan government says it's to begin work on a $1.15-billion project to expand irrigation in the province. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe sits for a photograph in the premier’s office at the Saskatchewan Legislative Building in Regina, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Heywood Yu</div>
report on business
Young, skilled and ready to innovate, Black farmers are taking on Canada’s agricultural challenges
Cheyenne Sundance on land where she farms near Bolton ON, Feb. 27, 2023. Sundance is part of a growing class of black farmers who are hoping to help teach Canadians about agriculture and change what people assume a farmer looks like. (Ian Willms / The Globe and Mail
british columbia
B.C. orchards and vineyards to get $70-million to replant after disastrous weather
B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Vancouver on Jan. 9, 2024. The British Columbia government says hard-hit fruit farmers and grape growers will get an extra $70 million in supports to replant and strengthen orchards and vineyards after two years of weather-related disasters. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
report on business
Politicians want more competition in Canada but supply management still a ‘sacred cow’
When it comes to the supply management system for egg, poultry and dairy products, all federal parties appear to see eye-to-eye, despite Canada's relentless affordability crisis. A cow looks on as it feeds in a dairy farm in Saguenay, Que., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
report on business
Value of Canadian farmland rose 11.5% in 2023, report finds
Farm Credit Canada says the value of Canadian farmland rose 11.5 per cent in 2023. Cattle graze at sunset near Cochrane, Alta., Thursday, June 8, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
british columbia
B.C. farm that can grow softball-sized peaches to rely on vegetables this year after cold snap
Jennifer Deol, the co-owner of There and Back Again Farms, stands near the farm’s peach orchard in Kelowna, B.C., on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. B.C. farmers are predicting at least a 90 per cent loss of this summer's harvest of fruit including peaches, apricots and nectarines. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Hemens
international business
India’s wheat stocks hit seven-year low after record state sale
A worker sifts wheat before filling in sacks at the market yard of the Agriculture Product Marketing Committee (APMC) on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo
british columbia
B.C. wine industry has chance to reshape itself after climate-related catastrophes, sommelier says
A fire truck is driven through a vineyard while battling a wildfire in Peachland, B.C., on Monday Sept. 10, 2012. Consumers can expect a smaller selection of local vintages hit retail shelves as British Columbia's wine industry grapples with the fallout of two years' worth of significant crop losses from cold snaps that followed severe wildfires. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
Cattle numbers fall to lowest point in more than three decades
Wade and Jaimie Nelson check up on their cattle on their ranch near High River, Alberta March 8, 2024. Todd Korol/The Globe and Mail�
international business
UN agency’s world food price index fell in February for seventh straight month
FILE PHOTO: A worker loads a truck with grain at a terminal during barley harvesting in Odesa region, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, Ukraine June 23, 2022. REUTERS/Igor Tkachenko/File Photo
british columbia
Robots and drones to work in Kelowna, B.C., orchards in ‘precision farming’ project
A drone flies over Kelowna, B.C., in this undated handout image provide by the City of Kelowna. Drones and robots are being put to work in the orchards of Kelowna as part of a pilot project designed to promote what the equipment maker calls "precision farming." THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-City of Kelowna **MANDATORY CREDIT**
world
Indian farmers plan march on New Delhi in call for higher crop prices
rob magazine
For Tri-Mach Group, adjusting to postpandemic normal meant striking delicate balance between innovation and compliance
Tri-Mach Group Inc. in Elmira, Ont.
opinion
Brussels faces long battle with its farmers as agricultural powerhouse Ukraine seeks EU membership
Eric Reguly
world
Angry French farmers with tractors are back on the streets of Paris for another protest
French farmers of the Coordination Rural (CR) use their tractors during a go-slow operation on the Pont Mirabeau bridge with the Eiffel Tower in the background as they protest ahead of the opening of the Paris farm show, in Paris, France, February 23, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
food & wine
Farming under siege: Canaan Palestine preserves the land’s millennia-old culture of cultivating olive oil
Ancient olive tree (Estimated at 3000 years old), Jenin region, Palestine.