farming
Here’s how I became the first farmer to harvest truffles in the Okanagan
“One bite was all I needed to understand why some chefs pay thousands of dollars for a box of truffles.”
I’m a third-generation farmer. This industry needs more skilled labour to survive.
“As my dad’s generation moves into retirement, we face a growing threat: reduced access to skilled labour”
Why we need to embrace the future of farm-tech
The next agricultural revolution will be digitized. Canada needs to help its farmers buy in.
Her hands to larger service for her club, her community and her country
To some, the 4-H pledge can seem a corny throwback to a bygone, agrarian era. But each year, it inspires thousands of Canadian farm kids to take on projects that provide insight into how we feed ourselves. It’s never been needed more.
The biggest piece of land for sale in Canada right now
Anthony Markus started farming in Manitoba’s Carrot Valley with $10,000 and 400 acres. Today his property is part of a 24,000-acre parcel up for sale for $53 million.
Canada’s farmers aren’t a monolith—and for many of us, the USMCA is a good thing
Opinion: Dairy farmers are fuming over Canada’s concessions in the ‘new NAFTA.’ But the reality is that most Canadian farmers need strong, global trade
What Canadians don’t understand about farming—and what they need to
Opinion: A city resident-turned-farmer has seen firsthand how the understanding gap between farmers and consumers is growing, over issues like Roundup and more
The roots of organic farming lie in fascism
The history of the environmental movement in Britain emerges from several strands. Its roots in the extreme right wing are usually ignored.
Migrant farm workers and the cruel trade-off at your local produce aisle
Opinion: Is it a fair exchange when the fresh fruits and vegetables that we feed to our kids come at such a cost to other families and their kids?
The shepherd who lost her sheep and found viral fame
Liezel Kennedy of Shamrock, Sask., searched long and hard for her animals—and found an optical illusion and Internet hit
Plowing party lines in election 2015
Why two farmers are using tractors to go big with their politics
A better future for farming
Author and former Wall Street banker Sonia Faruqi investigated corporate greed and cruel practices on farms