When Policy Becomes a Farmer’s Biggest Threat
China’s canola tariffs show how Ottawa’s choices can cripple Canadian agriculture.
The War on Agriculture Is Not Over Yet
The war on modern agriculture has taken many forms, from the disastrous Farm to Fork strategy in Europe, enforced organic farming in Sri Lanka, and calls for bans on our…
Why The World Still Needs Superman, The Farmer
There may not be a more iconic fictional character than Superman. Created in 1938 by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in Action Comics #1, Superman eventually came to embody truth,…
Investment in Agriculture: Boosting Canada’s Future
What is the future of agriculture in Canada? This is a question I spend a lot of time thinking about. As a farmer, the future success of my family’s business…
A Legacy Lasting Generations: Our Family Farm Story
Every journey has its first step. Every farm has a beginning. The stories farmers have are endless, and endlessly fascinating. Every family has endured tremendous hardship at different periods of…
A Story of the Death of Tillage
One of the most powerful things about farming is the generational legacy behind it. If we don’t look after our soils, we will not survive long.
Advocating for Agriculture Takes a Village
Several years ago, AgMoreThanEver ran a campaign called “be somebody.” It was a brilliant short video of farmers recognizing that somebody should say something – somebody should stand up for…
Why Does it Feel Like We’re Living in a Crisis? Part 2
When Howe and Strauss released The Fourth Turning book in 1997, they didn’t know when the Crisis would return. They only knew that it would, inevitably, like the rising of…