Why We Can Feed 10 Billion People – and Beyond
“Take it to the farmer.” Borlaug’s words could not be more true; give farmers the tools they need to succeed, and they will.
Category: Advocacy
Farmers are criticized for a lot of the things they do – from the crops they grow, to the way they grow them. Here, you’ll find my take on these subjects; and why the prevailing opinion is often wrong.
Sustainable Farming – A Video
For most farmers, sustainability is more than just maintaining things as they are – it’s making things better. It’s passing on our land to the next generation in better shape…
The Truth of the Monsanto Papers
Everything we have, and everything we can achieve, is because of science. This decision by Health Canada reaffirms the crucial importance of the scientific method.
Does Glyphosate Cause Cancer?
Glyphosate and cancer. This is something we are hearing so much about, seemingly all of the sudden, with major stories breaking in the last week. Just last Friday, a court…
Why I Decided To Run For SaskWheat
This week, many Saskatchewan farmers saw a yellow envelope appear in their mail. The SaskWheat election has started in full. It was almost six weeks ago that I announced my…
The 2017 Global Farmer Roundtable
Next week, I will be attending the Global Farmer Roundtable in Des Moines, Iowa. I will meet with 14 other farmers, from countries around the world, to discuss the biggest…
An Open Letter to Justin Trudeau on Tax Fairness
September 5, 2017 Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0A2 Dear Prime Minister, My name is Jake Leguee, and I am…
What I’ve Learned From 4 Years of Writing About Agriculture
Today marks 4 years since I started this blog. I’ve written about GMOs, glyphosate, carbon taxation, and, more than anything else, weather (among many other things). I’ve talked to so…