Business & Economics, Industries, Agribusiness
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Culture of Control
Farming With the Shackles of the Canadian Wheat Board by Ken Motiuk
In 1935 the Canadian Wheat Board was established to oversee the marketing, handling, and transportation of Western Canadian grain. Under the CWB’s increasingly rigid regulations, farmers in the West were prohibited from responding to free market...
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Practical Regeneration
Realistic Strategies for Climate Smart Agriculture by Scott Gillespie
“To begin evaluating an agricultural system, you’ll need to get to the core ideas and features that actually drive the system to ensure that you have a grounding for best methods and practices.” In his consulting career as an agronomist, and as a...
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Wasted
How a Nation Lost Millions in the Legalization of Cannabis by James Sellars
WASTED is an aptly titled non-fictional account of the legalization of cannabis in Canada. The first element of 'waste' is the millions of tax dollars thrown away by incompetent government bureaucrats who failed to realize the economics of the...
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Canadian Agriculture in the 21st Century
Change and Challenge by Dr. Marvin S. Anderson
The Canadian Farming Community is facing numerous ongoing challenges, including rapidly changing technologies, the gradual erosion of the rural lifestyle, growing consumer concerns about the healthiness of food, and growing environmental concerns...
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