The Communicator
October 2023 Issue – See All
Bee-cause they can
Company uses bees to apply, on demand, fungicide to plants.
CAAR News
CAAR is commited to: Unite, Educate & Advocate
Innovation drives improved sustainability
A comparison of Canadian versus European approaches. Canadian agriculture has embraced innovative technologies and products, something that has been achieved through an efficient regulatory framework and widespread adoption.
Agriculture commodity markets in 2023 and beyond
A primer on navigating the complex terrain of agriculture commodity markets. Learn how to balance leadership and personal relationships while navigating management in various situations.
Investing in the future of Canadian ag exports – disrupt logistics
In the August 2023 CAAR Communicator, I rambled at length on the dock worker strike disrupting British Columbia ports and essentially shutting down a significant volume of Canadian exports to Asia.
Navigating control: Balancing leadership and relationships
Learn how to balance leadership and personal relationships while navigating management in various situations.
CN to modernize 60 more locomotives
Working with Wabtec, the program will improve the fuel efficiency and performance of the railroad’s fleet.
Moving Canada’s grain
CN and CPKC railroads detail their plans to provide Canada’s agricultural communities with the best possible service. But a port strike and continued episodes of wet weather can derail those plans.
CN and CP have moved a lot of grain this season—but could they do better?
Federal grant money is part of an $18 million project to improve the port’s import and export shipping.
Learn who took home awards presented at the 2023 CAAR’s Choice Awards Banquet.
Give your crop-growing customers these Agronomist tips for yielding better-performing soybean crops.
Are you considering a summer intern? Do you already have one lined up?
Canada’s Chief Science Adviser needs to use science
Dr. Stuart Smyth said that environmental sustainability is more important than economic sustainability
At the Sustainability of Canadian Agriculture Conference 2023, hosted by University of Manitoba’s National Centre for Livestock and the Environment and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in March, Henry Janzen, Honorary Research Associate, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, Alberta stated that the possibility of net-zero GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions from production agriculture as highly unlikely because of too much leakage.