An episode of Oprah, a hard-hitting Time magazine cover story, a film called Food Inc. – farming is under increased, often one-sided scrutiny leaving many people to wonder whether modern agriculture is on the right track.
Rob Hannam, President of Synthesis Agri-Food Consulting, believes it encourages everyone to do more to address public perceptions of farming, [...]

One of 2009’s hot stories was our growing love affair with buying locally grown food – and learning how we can do more of that ourselves.
There’s an interesting story from the Globe and Mail on the CTV Olympic site: a Sudbury torchbearer is involved in a local food growing project in the region. I [...]

By 2025, farmers need to double their food output to feed an estimated global population of eight billion. That’s a startling statistic and what it means is something we all need to start thinking about.
I came across it in a report on the Colorado Ag Classic, a convention of Colorado wheat, seed, corn, sunflower [...]

Growing numbers of farmers are turning to alternative agriculture and agri-tourism initiatives to help them earn a living. That message was illustrated by several speakers at the recent Canadian Farm Writers Federation annual meeting in Edmonton, Alberta earlier this month.
Ron Hamilton, Mary Ellen Grueneberg and Doug Livingstone have each found a different niche for [...]

Farming – should we be focusing on food, feed, fuel or fibre?
That’s a question many are grappling with these days as agriculture spreads into areas beyond traditional production of food for people and feed for animals.
Can we do it all? How can we do it sustainably? On a global scale, yet locally?