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CFFO Blog's Blog – May 2011 Archive (4)
The CFFO Commentary: Charting the Unknown Territory of Source Water Protection
By Nathan Stevens
May 27, 2011
May 27, 2011
Ontario is taking steps to protect our source water. However, we really don’t know what sort of impact this protection will have on farmers and their livelihoods. The requirements farmers may face, and the manner in which this process develops, will greatly impact agriculture’s support for the Clean Water Act.
There are a variety of options that source water committees are able to use to improve water quality. These range from…
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There are a variety of options that source water committees are able to use to improve water quality. These range from…
The CFFO Commentary: Key Questions for a Changing Agriculture
By John Clement
May 20, 2011
Farming is changing. And it’s not just changing in the scale of operations we now have, or the increasingly diverse markets we now supply. It’s also changing in how we view the vocation of farming and how it connects to rural communities and our fellow farmers. Simply put, our emphasis on the business of farming now often overshadows other dimensions to farming that we used to take for granted.
At the core of this change is predominately the… Continue
May 20, 2011
Farming is changing. And it’s not just changing in the scale of operations we now have, or the increasingly diverse markets we now supply. It’s also changing in how we view the vocation of farming and how it connects to rural communities and our fellow farmers. Simply put, our emphasis on the business of farming now often overshadows other dimensions to farming that we used to take for granted.
At the core of this change is predominately the… Continue
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The CFFO Commentary: Social Change Creates Evolving Standards for Farmers
By Nathan Stevens
May 13, 2011
May 13, 2011
There are times when a series of events come together and force change within an otherwise stable industry, game, or community. The status quo can change over time as new knowledge or societal expectations emerge. A perfect example is the shift in attitude towards head-shots in hockey. The question arises – are there uncomfortable areas within agriculture that are not being dealt with because the pressure to change isn’t great enough…
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The CFFO Commentary: Promise of Federal Farming and Food Strategy Needs to Deliver
By John Clement
May 6, 2011
Now that the election signs are being gathered up and put away for another four years, it’s time to consider some of the implications of a majority Conservative government for Canadian agriculture. And nothing may be a greater opportunity for farmers than a commitment by the newly-elected Conservative government to create a new national farm and food strategy to guide and support agriculture over the… Continue
May 6, 2011
Now that the election signs are being gathered up and put away for another four years, it’s time to consider some of the implications of a majority Conservative government for Canadian agriculture. And nothing may be a greater opportunity for farmers than a commitment by the newly-elected Conservative government to create a new national farm and food strategy to guide and support agriculture over the… Continue
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