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Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:00:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/sweet-deal-sour-taste/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/sweet-deal-sour-taste/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:59:00 +0000 Nick Taylor-Vaisey http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362606 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/21/sweet-deal-sour-taste/feed/ 0 A sweet deal could be sour for manufacturers and consumers http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/governments-must-address-antibiotic-use-in-farming-ontario-medical-association/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/governments-must-address-antibiotic-use-in-farming-ontario-medical-association/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:26:04 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=362504 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/20/governments-must-address-antibiotic-use-in-farming-ontario-medical-association/feed/ 0 TORONTO – The Ontario Medical Association wants the federal and provincial governments to crack... http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/a-founder-of-the-anti-gm-food-movement-explains-how-he-got-it-wrong-all-wrong/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/a-founder-of-the-anti-gm-food-movement-explains-how-he-got-it-wrong-all-wrong/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:25:00 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=359941 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/03/18/a-founder-of-the-anti-gm-food-movement-explains-how-he-got-it-wrong-all-wrong/feed/ 0 Mark Lynas in conversation with Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/the-potash-hangover/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/the-potash-hangover/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:31:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=335087 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/14/the-potash-hangover/feed/ 0 Oversupply and falling prices are hurting the once-promising industry http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/02/military-drones-put-to-good-use/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/02/military-drones-put-to-good-use/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:42:07 +0000 Emily Senger http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=332800 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/01/02/military-drones-put-to-good-use/feed/ 0 Keeping track of cattle and, perhaps one day, delivering the mail are emerging applications for UAVs http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/prairie-farmers-ask-for-government-help-getting-hay-to-ontario-and-quebec/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/prairie-farmers-ask-for-government-help-getting-hay-to-ontario-and-quebec/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 00:54:06 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=292914 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/12/prairie-farmers-ask-for-government-help-getting-hay-to-ontario-and-quebec/feed/ 0 WHITEHORSE – A move is afoot to get hay from the Prairies to drought-stricken... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/goodbye-to-all-that-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/goodbye-to-all-that-2/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:38:30 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=279439 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/08/01/goodbye-to-all-that-2/feed/ 0 The Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly ends today. The Prime Minister is in Kindersley to... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/withering-in-the-heat/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/withering-in-the-heat/#comments Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:00:01 +0000 Charlie Gillis http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=275318 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/23/withering-in-the-heat/feed/ 0 The worst draught in a quarter-century is threatening the global food supply http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/martha-hall-findlay-maverick-watch/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/martha-hall-findlay-maverick-watch/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2012 16:35:48 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=269518 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/21/martha-hall-findlay-maverick-watch/feed/ 0 Perhaps on the eve of another leadership run, former Liberal MP Martha Hall Findlay... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/25/no-the-wheat-boards-not-in-the-constitution/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/25/no-the-wheat-boards-not-in-the-constitution/#comments Sat, 25 Feb 2012 17:54:49 +0000 Colby Cosh http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242247 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/25/no-the-wheat-boards-not-in-the-constitution/feed/ 0 Because it’s a little difficult to find on the Web, I’ve uploaded a PDF... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/day-one-at-the-aaas-conference-in-vancouver/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/day-one-at-the-aaas-conference-in-vancouver/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 16:58:18 +0000 Kate Lunau http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=240675 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/17/day-one-at-the-aaas-conference-in-vancouver/feed/ 0 New research emerges about Stonehenge's auditory magic and how to grow food in the desert http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/24/milk-management-fee/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/24/milk-management-fee/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:04:13 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=221333 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/24/milk-management-fee/feed/ 18 Barrie McKenna explores the government’s attempt to support both the free market (when it... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/the-canadian-wheat-board-and-everything-after/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/the-canadian-wheat-board-and-everything-after/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:02:00 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=220463 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/10/18/the-canadian-wheat-board-and-everything-after/feed/ 43 The five-part act to reform the Canadian Wheat Board, as tabled today, is here.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/we-reject-your-democracy-and-substitute-our-own/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/we-reject-your-democracy-and-substitute-our-own/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:00:06 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=214729 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/13/we-reject-your-democracy-and-substitute-our-own/feed/ 67 A majority of voters in a plebiscite have voted to maintain the Canadian Wheat... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/17/pitchmen-with-pitchforks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/17/pitchmen-with-pitchforks/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:45:23 +0000 Jessica Allen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208638 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/17/pitchmen-with-pitchforks/feed/ 0 Fast food restaurants are getting the farmers that grow their food to sell it too http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/11/the-russians-are-coming/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/11/the-russians-are-coming/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:55:46 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207435 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/11/the-russians-are-coming/feed/ 5 Field studies are under way to see if a foreign weed—a dandelion—could become a source of rubber and cash http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/greener-pastures/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/greener-pastures/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:15:46 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=197353 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/17/greener-pastures/feed/ 3 While organic agriculture is big in China, concerns about food safety and quality are starting to arise http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/sowing-seeds-from-the-sky/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/sowing-seeds-from-the-sky/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:15:47 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196271 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/sowing-seeds-from-the-sky/feed/ 0 Manitoba canola farmers are using helicopters to plant their rain-soaked fields http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/where-have-the-workers-gone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/where-have-the-workers-gone/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:10:25 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196421 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/15/where-have-the-workers-gone/feed/ 15 Echoing Arizona, Georgia passed a tough immigrant law. Now it finds itself desperately short of farmhands. http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/23/mugabes-new-tenant-farmers/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/23/mugabes-new-tenant-farmers/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 18:20:41 +0000 Julia Belluz http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=163955 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/12/23/mugabes-new-tenant-farmers/feed/ 4 White farmers are renting land http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/ancient-and-innocent-creatures/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/ancient-and-innocent-creatures/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:00:16 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=151046 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/14/ancient-and-innocent-creatures/feed/ 0 A planned badger cull has British animal lovers baring their teeth http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/23/investment-house-on-the-prairies/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/23/investment-house-on-the-prairies/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:20:45 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=147404 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/09/23/investment-house-on-the-prairies/feed/ 0 A Toronto firm plans to build the world’s biggest farm, and maybe one day a brand name in food http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/out-of-africa/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/out-of-africa/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:40:44 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=142591 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/08/19/out-of-africa/feed/ 0 Famine-ridden Ethiopia http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/who-wants-to-be-a-farmer/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/who-wants-to-be-a-farmer/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:20:55 +0000 Stephanie Findlay http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=134711 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/who-wants-to-be-a-farmer/feed/ 2 The New Russian Village offers new homes, modern family farms and competitive pay http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/tomato-famine-to-feast/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/tomato-famine-to-feast/#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 13:40:21 +0000 Chris Sorensen http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=134567 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/07/01/tomato-famine-to-feast/feed/ 1 Eight day freeze wiped out two-thirds of the winter tomato crop http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/26/idea-alert-25/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/26/idea-alert-25/#comments Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:31:09 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=122443 http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/04/26/idea-alert-25/feed/ 94 Michael Ignatieff pitches a national food policy. Details here.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/25/convene-one-emergency-committee-meeting-get-the-second-one-free-and-well-throw-in-an-itq-poll-too/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/25/convene-one-emergency-committee-meeting-get-the-second-one-free-and-well-throw-in-an-itq-poll-too/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:50:40 +0000 kadyomalley http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=77497 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/25/convene-one-emergency-committee-meeting-get-the-second-one-free-and-well-throw-in-an-itq-poll-too/feed/ 20 Hey, remember last Friday, when ITQ was rambling on about all those possible emergency... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/18/the-revolution-will-eventually-end-up-on-youtube/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/18/the-revolution-will-eventually-end-up-on-youtube/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:16:05 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=76428 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/08/18/the-revolution-will-eventually-end-up-on-youtube/feed/ 18 This footage is apparently a couple months old, but it is indeed Michael Ignatieff... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/06/water-fights/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/06/water-fights/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:46:46 +0000 Nancy Macdonald http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=67100 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/07/06/water-fights/feed/ 26 Much of the world is desperately short of fresh water. Are future water wars inevitable? http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/14/iggy-and-the-farmers-ii/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/14/iggy-and-the-farmers-ii/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 04:30:19 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=49586 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/14/iggy-and-the-farmers-ii/feed/ 13 A bit of video from Michael Ignatieff’s stop today in Kent Bridge, Ontario has... http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/canada-to-shut-down-all-prison-farms/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/canada-to-shut-down-all-prison-farms/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 19:20:00 +0000 Kate Lunau http://tearsheet.ca/dev/?p=2742 http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/canada-to-shut-down-all-prison-farms/feed/ 31 The farms are the stuff of lore in the U.S., but they’ll be history here http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/30/bursting-the-dot-corn-bubble/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/30/bursting-the-dot-corn-bubble/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:18:43 +0000 Jason Kirby http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=9877 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/09/30/bursting-the-dot-corn-bubble/feed/ 2 Back in August I wrote a piece for the magazine on the inflated value... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/18/liveblogging-the-agriculture-committee-good-things-grow-in-ontario-and-were-hoping-it-stays-that-way/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/18/liveblogging-the-agriculture-committee-good-things-grow-in-ontario-and-were-hoping-it-stays-that-way/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:59:35 +0000 kadyomalley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=5202 NOTE TO READERS: ... It turns out that I was – well, let’s just call]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/18/liveblogging-the-agriculture-committee-good-things-grow-in-ontario-and-were-hoping-it-stays-that-way/feed/ 0 NOTE TO READERS: ... It turns out that I was – well, let’s just call http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/18/saved-by-the-bell-the-cowbell-even/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/18/saved-by-the-bell-the-cowbell-even/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:53:19 +0000 kadyomalley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=5185 http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/08/18/saved-by-the-bell-the-cowbell-even/feed/ 0 ITQ may have a committee to liveblog this week after all – and a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/23/do-we-dare-eat-an-american-peach/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/23/do-we-dare-eat-an-american-peach/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:55:03 +0000 selley http://macleans.wordpress.com/?p=346 Must-reads: ...Chantal Hébert on Elections Canada’s risk exposure; Dan Gardner on bisphenol A; Christie]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2008/04/23/do-we-dare-eat-an-american-peach/feed/ 0 Must-reads: ...Chantal Hébert on Elections Canada’s risk exposure; Dan Gardner on bisphenol A; Christie