We all know that potash production is one of the key elements of Saskatchewan’s economy, comprising the lion’s share of one of the ‘F’s’ in our slogan Food, …
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Agriculture
Potash enters the trade fight
It looks like Canada is not the only country trying to diversify its trading relationships. When Donald Trump announced he was working on a deal to buy …
Agriculture dominates productivity in Canada
The literature on the topic of productivity is pretty clear on Canada’s performance in this arena: we’re lagging which means we’re falling behind other nations, …
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It takes time for beef prices to come down
There are signs that you may want to keep an eye on the price of beef.High prices have been around for a while and it is generally conceded that it takes a …
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Canada’s growing as a global food supplier
Canada’s role as a global food supplier is growing in importance as the issue of food security moves up the public policy agenda.Researchers at Arizona …
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Canada lagging in infrastructure investment
Prairie grain farmers are doing their job when it comes to productivity. Output of wheat has risen by 4-percent a year since 2000. Canola production has grown …
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