Today's Story
Organic grocery store waste recycled into farm compost
EduTransfer Design Associates and Haywire Creative
Pilot project leads to new composting business model.
“In the past, farmers have not been adequately paid for their efforts, so these types of programs almost always failed. Our business model works at building long term relationships so that all parties benefit,” says Michel Dufour.
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CBC Commentary
Who is crazy here?
Kevin Hursh
When it comes to livestock identification, Canada and the U.S are headed in opposite directions and it makes you wonder whether one of us is crazy.
Here in Canada, we’ve got age verification, RFID ear tags, movement tracking and a premises identification program. We’ve done just about everything but attach a GPS locator to each individual cow.
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Canadian Farm Manager Newsletter
The Money Issue
Profits: Making them, investing them and talking about them!
This edition of the Canadian Farm Manager is about profit – how to increase it and how to invest it. But getting farmers to talk about the P-word isn’t easy: No one wants to be seen as insensitive to the plight of those farmers who are struggling financially, reveal their personal financial situation to the world, or be seen as boasting.
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