THE RURBAN FRINGE

To Beef or Not to Beef …

June is fast approaching, marking the one-year anniversary of Sir Paul McCartney’s bounce onto the Meatless Monday bandwagon.  And while it’s not a campaign against cruelty to animals, per se, it is a campaign against animal agriculture … and one that I simply cannot and will not support.
Read more about my beef at FarmOn.com.
As always, [...]

Product Branding and Ag Career Focus Program

I’ve been catching up at FarmOn.com these last few days … with a post about why branding your beef (or any other ag product) is important to the consumer. 
You can find more information about such product branding at Government of Alberta, Agriculture and Rural Development’s website.
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Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada offers a Career Focus Program aimed at recent graduates [...]

Success … at any Cost?

I’ve been catching up at FarmOn.com this week, with a brief post designed to stimulate discussion about the US investigation into agricultural giant Monsanto’s alleged anti-competitive practices.  Click here to have a read. 
On the flip side, this article from the National Post makes a case for encouraging responsible, sustainable bio-tech innovations … within the larger context of [...]

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