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I can’t name one farmer who thinks his or her operation should only last for one generation. I can, however, name at least 12 farmers who routinely scoff at the word sustainability.

Toban Dyck: Ag shouldn’t play soccer when hockey is what it’s trained to play

I don’t want to write about sustainability, but I have to

By Toban Dyck March 6, 2023

There is a scene in the book The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary that is too graphic for me to write about openly. This work by Simon Winchester is one of my favourite reads and it galvanized in me a deeper appreciation for […] Read more

General, Weather

Feds open up consultations for sustainable ag strategy

Producer groups to have reps on advisory committee

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News December 20, 2022

The federal government has enlisted farm groups on the ground floor of consultations toward development of a long-term strategy to “amplify” the adoption and use of sustainable practices in agriculture over the next year. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Dec. 12 announced the launch of public consultations on strategy development, running from now through March […] Read more

Investors are increasingly focusing on links between a healthy food system and efforts to fight global warming and preserve biodiversity. Photo: fotografixx/Getty Images

Crops, Markets, Reuters

U.N.-backed investors set fresh targets in sustainable food shift

By GFM Network News October 27, 2022

Reuters – A U.N.-backed group of global financial institutions including Dutch lender Rabobank on Thursday set out a series of company specific environmental and social targets aimed at helping drive a shift to a more sustainable food system. Set by a group of 11 firms in the Good Food Finance Network, including Nuveen Natural Capital […] Read more

Columns, Crops

What is sustainable agriculture?

Prairie farmers have adopted some of the most sustainable practices among agricultural producers in the world

By Ieuan Evans October 18, 2022

No, sustainable agriculture is not organic farming, wildlife management, having a mixed livestock and grain system or anything else. It is efficient, effective, common sense crop production. In recent years, Prairie farmers have adopted some of the most sustainable practices among agricultural producers in the world. Contrary to the naysayers who rant about the destruction […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Walmart stakes big claim on Canadian sustainable beef

Retailer pledges to take over 680 tonnes in 2022

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News October 8, 2021

The Canadian arm of the world’s biggest retailer has put a number to its previous commitment to source certified-sustainable beef for its grocery business. Walmart Canada on Thursday announced it has committed to buy 1.5 million pounds of beef sourced from farms and ranches certified to Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) standards over the […] Read more

Most consumers want to know where their food is coming from, how it’s produced and to feel confident it’s safe and supports their values.

Cattleman’s Corner, Livestock

Sustainability closely linked to beef marketing

Consumers do want to know how beef is produced and who's producing it

By Bruce Derksen September 20, 2021

It could be said that marketing and sustainability of the Canadian beef industry are joined at the hip. Without one, the other suffers. Dorothy Erickson, manager of veterinary services for Zoetis in Saskatoon, believes beef’s constructive marketing requires an understanding of its relationship to sustainability. “When we look at the big picture, I think it’s […] Read more

EU flags in front of the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels. (Jorisvo/iStock/Getty Images)

General, Reuters, Weather

EU countries approve deal to overhaul farming subsidies

Subsidies to focus on sustainability, 'eco-schemes'

By GFM Network News June 28, 2021

Brussels | Reuters — European Union countries on Monday gave the green light to reforms of the bloc’s huge farming subsidy program, after a three-year battle over rules to make it greener and support smaller farms. Negotiators representing the EU’s 27 countries and European Parliament struck the deal on Friday to reform the Common Agricultural […] Read more

Livestock, Machinery, Poultry/Eggs

Feather sector’s on-farm upgrade program underway

Applications now being accepted for funding

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News June 1, 2021

The federal free trade compensation program to help Canada’s poultry and egg producers pay for on-farm upgrades, renovations and improvements is now taking applications. The $646.8 million, 10-year Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program (PEFIP) is now formally underway, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced Monday. Each eligible Canadian producer is entitled to an amount proportional […] Read more

Walmart Canada bills itself as the first retailer in the country with an on-pack certified-sustainable claim for a line of beef products. (CNW Group/Walmart Canada)

Beef Cattle, Livestock

Walmart locks in CRSB claim for in-store beef brand

Chain to be first retailer in Canada with certified-sustainable label on pack

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News May 11, 2021

The Canadian arm of Walmart has locked in enough of a supply of certified-sustainable beef to label its entire Your Fresh Market burger patty line accordingly. The retail giant announced Monday it’s now sourcing beef from “certified sustainable” farms and ranches according to standards set by the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB). The company […] Read more

Crops, Machinery, Weather

Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show looks to lock in land base

GFM plans to buy research land for eastern Discovery Farm

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News September 16, 2020

As Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show goes digital this week, its operator is preparing to secure its real-world footprint in southern Ontario and put that real estate to year-round work. Glacier FarmMedia and the Ontario government on Tuesday announced their intent to work toward a land deal with the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario (ARIO), which […] Read more

GFM Network News

Huge crops in South America says analyst

U.S. livestock: ‘Cattle on feed’ report supports prices

U.S. grains: Wheat trades near contract lows under ample global supply

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