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Today's Farmer Opinion

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Tuesday, September 07, 2010
Potash and phosphate issues resonate with growersShare
Posted 2 days ago

In Saskatchewan, I'm sure it's a bit like an earthquake. The news of a hostile takeover of the Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan by Australian-based BHP[MORE]
No tax revolt in OntarioShare
Posted 2 days ago

It's been two months since Ontario's harmonized sales tax was introduced, and if there is a whiff of revolt in the air, it's almost transparent.[MORE]
Best crops ever projected for Minnesota and DakotasShare
Posted 2 days ago

Grains gained since my last report six weeks ago. Growing conditions were highly variable over the period, raising uncertainty about where final yields will end[MORE]
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Plagues can come from the most innocent sourcesShare
Posted 29 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 1 month 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]