Author: Owen Roberts

Last week’s announcement of the new Canadian Centre for Agricultural Wellbeing is a welcome move in support of farmers’ mental health. The centre’s focus on action is what’s needed to help food producers deal with the daunting challenges – such as weather, disease, prices – they face every day. Photo: RealAgriculture.

US President Biden is enlisting the Dept. of Homeland Security to get tough about potential threats to the country’s food supply. Canada doesn’t have the same resources as the U.S., but a home-grown, real-time technology for meat processing lines could help improve one of the biggest threats – food safety. Photo: The Hill.

It’s no surprise that Canadians’ concerns about the price of groceries are skyrocketing. Grocers and food processors would do well to take a lesson from the much-despised energy and telecommunications sectors – if they hope to keep customers on side. Photo: Saltwire

A powerful US corn lobby is encouraging farmers to forget about voting along traditional party lines. Instead, it’s challenging them to vote ‘Farmer First’ for the candidate who will work hardest for agriculture’s future. Photo: Pew Charitable Trust

Farmers have long asked to be credited for the important environmental work they do – such as sequestering greenhouse gases through careful pasture management and cropping practices. Now, an Alberta insurance plan is proposing to reward farmers who maintain high levels of organic matter in their soils. It’s a science-based strategy that benefits us all. Photo: UCDavis.edu