Calling Foul Ball On China
Here in rural Saskatchewan, there aren't an overabundance of kids to play sports. Often teams must recruit younger players to make up a whole team. My 12-year-o...
Barriers & Market Access
Meeting The Brexit Challenge By Opening Our Farm Gates And Telling Our Story
Close to 300,000 visitors will descend onBritish farms on June 9.I dreamed upOpen Farm Sunday(OFS)some 14 years ago.Itspurposeis to build trust and bust...
Removing Japanese Beef Trade Barrier is Welcomed
Japan is Americas biggest export market for beefand now we have the opportunity to grow that market a little more, thanks to Tokyos decision this month to li...
America's Farmers Dont Want More Aid We Want Trade!
Each morning when I get in my tractor, I turn on the radio and hope to hear a breaking-news report on how the United States and China have struck a deal and end...
There Is Never a Good Time for a Trade War
Whens the worst time for the United States to engage in a trade war?
The answer is right now.
Thats partly because theres never an appropriate moment t...
Farmers Are Trusting President Trump to Deliver the Greatest Harvest Yet to Come
Heres the thingthat a lot of peoplemisunderstandaboutfarmers and President Trump: As much asfarmers like me areworried about tradewars, weve done reall...
Market Access Uncertainty Creates Planting Uncertainty
For farmers, planting decisions are always tough. Wehave toworry about weather, weeds,pests, soil conditions, crop disease, equipment, government policy,mar...
Peace Arch Lesson for US-Canada Trade Negotiations
May these gates never be closed, says an inscription on the Peace Arch, a monument that straddles the border between Canada and the United States. Built almos...
Tariff Turmoil in Times of Abundance
U.S. crop export prices dropped like a rock last month, falling by more than 5 percent. Thats the fastest dive weve seen in seven years, according to a report...
A New Zealand Farmer Looks at Subsidies Through a Different Lens
A $12-billion assistance package to American farmers sounds like a great deal, at least for the recipients: a one-time payment that is intended to soften suf...