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Revelation in the boardroom

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The constant evolution of the boardroom experience is one which every industry is experiencing. The transparency and rapid transfer of information allow for higher knowledge coming into the boardroom and a more transparent level of discussion. What is it that makes for an industry board that empowers members and hits all the right targets while […] Read more
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Beef industry could learn from ‘Champion’ pet food maker

The Canadian Beef Centre of Excellence is a great start, as long as we fully understand our customers

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Mankind has long claimed the sharing of food is an international activity that crosses all borders and beliefs. Ancient history depicts food in love and war and those recordings in stone, paper, parchment, canvas and thread always included other under-the-table guests. For 10,000 years these revered companions, dog or cat, have occupied our historical pages. […] Read more
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Crops, Livestock, Straight from the hip

We need a return to healthy soil

The relationship between soil health and human health has been recognized throughout history

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Back in 1400 BC Moses sent his scouts ahead to Canaan to see what the soil was like and bring back fruit. By 400 BC Hippocrates was relating soil health as part of the overall evaluation of patient health. Flash forward to 1940 and R.A. Hayne proclaimed that “only healthy soil can produce healthy people.” […] Read more
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Crops, Livestock, Straight from the hip

The future of agricultural food production in Canada

It's food that weaves the economic prosperity of a nation

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With the Canadian economy in complete disarray and a desperately low national GDP, governments are struggling to spur a little action. As the election looms and promises are made, even the retraction of interest rates seems an unlikely motivator. Agriculture has long been lost in the discussion of booming economies. Big oil and big metals […] Read more
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We need a shift when it comes to international trade

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The disappointment in the financial performance of China is almost palatable in the West. With Chinese banks badly indebted and infrastructure in disarray, the nearly religious adoration that Canada unabashedly displayed in every public and policy corner has somewhat quieted. Volatility in the world markets driven by the widespread underlying dissolving of currency value and […] Read more
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Canadians celebrate with steak

How will the industry keep the 'celebratory meal' affordable for everyone?

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A rival to the traditional steak house, high-end burger joints, are making their mark in the food-service industry. This is part of the transition of the beef industry as it grinds its way onto the consumer plate. We know that folks buy ground beef to cook at home and they now choose the burger as […] Read more
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Eco politics and the French connection

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When speaking with my farming colleagues from France, they often reflect a worry for their industry. It is not that the French don’t love to eat — non — they continue to flaunt their gastronomic flair. Nor is it because they don’t fancy trade, as the largest producer of agricultural products in the EU they […] Read more

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