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Today's Farmer

Today's Farmer Opinion

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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Plagues can come from the most innocent sourcesShare
Posted 26 days ago

Imagine a plague of biblical proportion, of an infestation that costs farmers millions of dollars a year, of an invasion that threatens the environment, causes[MORE]
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Census ought to be a matter of choiceShare
Posted 27 days ago

It's my bet that the same people who are angered by the federal government's decision to drop the mandatory long form of the Canadian census[MORE]
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
It was the greatest tractor parade everShare
Posted 1 month ago

There are some things that are just difficult to describe. I recently participated in one of the greatest agricultural events to ever take place in Canada.[MORE]
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Sometimes we never know: Wheat has its dayShare
Posted 1 month ago

I've had a difficult time with wheat this year. I managed to get my wheat planted in the late fall of 2009. That's always[MORE]
The phantom corn bushels that never existedShare
Posted 1 month ago

Do you feel duped? Or do you just feel a little stupid? If you don't know what I'm referring to, you must have missed the June[MORE]
Now you see it, now you don'tShare
Posted 1 month ago

I can't think of a recent government initiative that has been as poorly handled as Ontario's Green Energy Act. Although presumably launched with the best of[MORE]
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Prairies’ unseeded acreage just might do itShare
Posted 2 months ago

Some agricultural markets are reeling with the possibility that Western Canada will have eight to 12.5 million idled acres this summer. That prospect has certainly caught[MORE]
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Mulroney's legacy now tawdry speculationShare
Updated 2 months ago

There's no law against doing dumb things. But if there were, former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney would have been charged for doing a dumb thing[MORE]
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Gulf spill might spawn biofuels boostShare
Posted 2 months ago

I had an Essex county farmer ask me earlier my opinion about corn prices and how the Gulf oil spill might affect them. My answer[MORE]
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
China's corn imports: We'll take itShare
Posted 3 months ago

With Southwestern Ontario's corn successfully emerging from frost damage, perhaps it's time to focus on some good news in the corn market. China is officially importing[MORE]