Category: farming

Cory Morgan: After Crippling the Energy Sector, Liberals Are Now Targeting Farming

Commentary Although Canadians are suffering under the highest inflationary pressures seen in 40 years, the federal government appears hell-bent on increasing the cost of living further. While the Liberals usually pick on the petrochemical industry when ostensibly battling climate change, recently they’ve set their sights on the Canadian agriculture sector and fertilizer use. The government…


Canadian and Irish Farmers Warn New Emission Restrictions Will Affect Food Production

Canada and Ireland are rolling out policies to force their farmers to cut carbon emissions to a point that the farmers say would affect food production. Despite the potential negative consequences, the policies would seem to only achieve minute results for the “decarbonization” agenda. Some Canadian provincial officials recently criticized their federal government for setting…


Give Much – If, Frankly, Any – Thought to Vertical Farming?

Odds are, among many, that’d be a nope. Fair enough. But spurred by factors such as a burgeoning population and dwindling land availability, it might be time to rearrange your mindset. After all, vertical farming could be leveraged to meet the world’s expanding food demands in light of a growing population and the availability of…


[Premiering 6/1 at 1PM ET] “We’re in a Crisis” and “Are Going to See Empty Shelves”: Farmer Sounds Alarm Over Coming Food Shortage

We sat down with John Boyd Jr., a farmer who gave me an inside look at current farming conditions facing America and what we can expect in terms of food shortages and price increases here in the United States in the coming months. With the rise of inflation in recent months, farmers have seen their…


“We’re in a Crisis” and “Are Going to See Empty Shelves”: Farmer Sounds Alarm Over Coming Food Shortage

We sat down with John Boyd Jr., a farmer who gave me an inside look at current farming conditions facing America and what we can expect in terms of food shortages and price increases here in the United States in the coming months. With the rise of inflation in recent months, farmers have seen their…


‘Food Shortages Are Coming’: Farmer Association President Sounds Alarm Over Coming Food Crisis

We sat down with John Boyd Jr., a farmer who gave me an inside look at current farming conditions facing America and what we can expect in terms of food shortages and price increases here in the United States in the coming months. With the rise of inflation in recent months, farmers have seen their…


How John Deere’s Innovative Plow Transformed the Agricultural Industry

Droves of Easterners were moving westward in 1836, searching for a fresh start and submitting to their faith in the future. Among them was a determined but heavily indebted 32-year-old Vermont blacksmith who had temporarily left behind his pregnant wife and four young children to try his luck on the distant frontier. His name was…


Double Agent

Symbiotic balance of multi species in our Family Cow pastures… Sometimes I feel like a double agent privy to inside information. Often it’s sensitive, potentially damaging information on chemical farming to which, if the “chem farm” folks were wiser, they really shouldn’t allow me access. Especially since they should know who I am. You know, one of those…


Increased Input Costs for Farmers Mean Higher Food Prices Could Follow

Farmers are facing increased input costs as they seed their crops this spring, an obstacle that is affecting how they approach operations and that will likely mean higher food prices down the road. Professor Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University, says fertilizer costs are way up. “These critical inputs for…


‘Perfect Storm’ Hitting US Crop Planting Amid Talk of Shortages

When farmers in the United States returned to their fields in April, officially kicking off the 2022 growing season, they implemented significant changes in their crop plantings. Due to soaring fertilizer costs and chemical shortages, and protracted drought conditions, farmers are now planting different and smaller quantities of certain crops. Some experts believe forecasts for…