By: Jordan Twiss At times, as one thinks of the Canada-U.S. relationship in the new context of President Donald Trump’s second term, it’s hard not to feel as if we’ve been transported into a classic mobster film.
Read MoreAg research cuts making less and less sense
By: Calvin Daniels When it comes to agriculture stories which will have a ripple far into the future we might today immediately think of US president Donald Trump.
Read MoreReputations stained, but greatness memories linger
By: Bruce Penton The two most dominating athletes of my lifetime celebrated significant birthdays in the last couple of weeks, which sent me down Sentimental Drive on the way to Nostalgia Avenue.
Read MorePipeline prospects look increasingly murky
By: Jordan Twiss A little more than two months have passed since Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith sat down and signed an MOU that could result in the construction of a new pipeline to Canada’s west coast, and, for all the incessant talk about the prospective project, very little has changed.
Read MoreResearch cuts hurt ag sector, all Canadians
By: Calvin Daniels Efforts to reduce government spending are rarely seen as a bad thing.That is especially true when staff is trimmed as there is a wide-held belief government is over-staffed.
Read MoreLousy prognosticator picks U.S. to win hockey gold
By: Bruce Penton Canada’s men’s Olympic hockey team begins its quest for gold Feb. 12 vs. Czechia and, of course, this calls for a bold prediction: Canada will not win gold.
Read MoreCuts to ag research threaten food security
By: Jordan Twiss Saskatchewan producers – and Canadian producers, more broadly – just can’t seem to catch a break.
Read MoreU.S. dietary guide raises important questions
By: Calvin Daniels The 2025-30 Dietary Guidelines for Americans was released recently, and as one might suspect, given its release comes at a time the United States is under the rule of President Donald Trump — meaning a general deluge of questionable data rolling out — it has ag groups working hard to determine what […]
Read MoreKoepka alone in return to PGA Tour
By: Bruce Penton What could have been a mad dash by some of the greatest golfers in the world from the upstart LIV tour back to the PGA Tour turned out to be hardly a trickle. Does one even count as a trickle?
Read MoreA new world order, whether we like it or not
By: Jordan Twiss When the term “New World Order” became part of the lexicon of international relations in the period spanning World War 1 and World War 2, its meaning was simple and straightforward.
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