Agriculture

Many consumers have become painfully aware over the recent increase in food prices – particularly in fresh vegetables and fruit.

The disposal of waste products from our modern society never seems to get much attention until some calamity occurs.

A visit to Arizona saw your columnist learning about the intricacies of growing and processing olives into oil...

Consumers in some parts of the country were recently confronted with warning signs that there may be a butter shortage.

Last February, a Nova Scotia man was rescued after becoming trapped in a grain bin, quickly becoming buried up to his chin.

After a long and mostly dry growing season in 2015, both farmers and ranchers alike are hoping that the season this summer will be damper.

As the New Year is upon us one looks ahead with the hope that those elements that affect our lives will be the same or better.

Your humble writer is prepared to eat crow on the repeal of the US Country of Origin Labelling (COOL) bill.

Most folks see bears as denizens of forests and mountains.

Your humble columnist is not a fan of bears and is particularly annoyed when taxpayer money is spent on preserving them and their habitat.