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Editor at Country Guide magazine. Ag journalist. 6th gen Québec dairy farmer. Seed sales rep. Fungi enthusiast.

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Le Journal Saint-François | Amazon: l'UPA déplore la perte de bonnes terres agricoles Réagissant à l’annonce de la fermeture de sept entrepôts de l’entreprise Amazon, dont celui situé à Coteau-du-Lac, la Fédération de l’UPA de la Montérégie dit déplorer la perte de territoi...

«Après seulement trois ans d’activité, ce centre de distribution ferme. Ce sont 67 hectares de terres agricoles de grande qualité qui ont été sacrifiés au profit d’une opportunité économique éphémère.»

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📧 Interested in speaking with our writers? Email astewart@farmmedia.ca

23.01.2025 14:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

...older generations so should we be worried about their approach to business or do they have it all “figured out”? How is their approach different? Is it? Is there anything unique about the way they plan/decide/strategize/conduct business?

23.01.2025 14:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

What, if anything, would they have done differently and why?

➡️ Also for this special issue, we're looking for a few Millennials and/or GenZ farmers for the article “Are Millennials/Gen Z Leading the Way?” [in ag]. Millennial/Gen Z work ethic and ideas are sometimes pooh-poohed by...

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and how that might affect business decisions/strategy today; 2) Their reflections on 10 years ago when they were starting out and where they thought they would be, how their business would be, the business environment, technology. What surprised them the most? What opportunities came unexpectedly?

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...they can take their business and the agriculture industry in the next 10 years. We'd like to highlight that 10-years-in perspective from two vantage points: 1) Today’s 10-years-in cohort considering emergent technologies: how those technologies might affect their business 10 years from now...

23.01.2025 14:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Good morning #CdnAg! I'm looking for a few Canadian interview sources for the following:

➡️ A special issue focused on the theme of 'The First 10 Years' is devoted to listening to the next generation of farm owners, fresh out of college and back on the farm loaded with lots of ideas about where...

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Regeneratively farmed is the new buzz label on supermarket shelves – but what does it actually mean? While regenerative agriculture might seem like a pioneering new approach, this term isn’t new. Here’s how it differs from organic.

"Many farmers and researchers worry the term is ripe for greenwashing in food marketing and product labelling." via @theconversationca.bsky.social #cdnag #regenerativefarming

21.01.2025 16:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A theory once applied to cycling can help #CdnAg make big gains. country-guide.ca/features/how... #cdnag #farmmanagement #CountryGuide

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