Author: Owen Roberts

An advocacy group called the lllinois Farm Families has created a campaign called Year of the Farmer. It wants consumers to know that almost all farms are family owned. Same with Ontario. Corporations supply farms with products like fertilizer and seed. But the suggestion that faming is corporate controlled is a myth. Photo: Illinois Farm Families Program.

Canadian farmers depend on innovations to be as cost efficient as possible. But few of us could name a new farm technology, even though our food supply depends on them. Photo: Bayer.

President Biden’s “moonshot” announcement of 2016 – to reduce cancer deaths by 50 percent over the next 25 years – was reintroduced last Monday. The US Department of Agriculture will have a key role to play in the effort by ensuring the most nutritious foods are available in the school meal programs it oversees.

Agriculture is one of Ontario’s biggest income sources. Premier Ford should focus on urban renewal for more housing, rather than destroying a big part of what funds and feeds the province. Photo: The Environment Journal.

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.