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Topic: climate change

Stormy skies ahead?

WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2024

December 2023 - THERE ARE MANY challenges on a grain farm, and one that farmers increasingly have to worry about is erratic weather. David Phillips, a senior climatologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, notes in one of…
What do Canadians think about food?

RESEARCH IDENTIFIES WHAT CONSUMERS CARE ABOUT

December 2023 - CANADIAN CONSUMERS ARE growing increasingly concerned about the cost of food and the affordability of healthy food, according to the 2023 Canadian Centre for Food Integrity’s (CCFI) 2023 Public Trust Research Report. The CCFI’s annual…
Wacky weather

LA NINA, LA NINO, AND THE JET STREAM

April 2023 - DISTRUPTIVE WEATHER PATTERNS like too much rain causing flooding, too little rain causing drought, windstorms, snow storms, hail, tornadoes and more can be explained by the jet stream, according to Andrew Pritchard. “When we talk…
A global perspective

AALP CLASS 18 VISIT PORTUGAL AND MOROCCO

June 2022 - THERE IS NO corner of the world that does not rely on agriculture to feed its people, provide income for families, and bring money into the countries’ economies. In late March and early April of…
Water management

IS IRRIGATION OF GRAIN CROPS FEASIBLE?

February 2021 - Water is a precious resource. The success of farm businesses and the health of our families depend on having a clean and abundant supply. Historically, agricultural technology has allowed us to manipulate the quantity and…