Dr Jordan B Peterson Here are 10 reasons (with hyperlinks to the primary source material) why this Economist article is plain rubbish. If we want to improve the food system, we'll need a proper scientific discussion. Not dangerous ideology mainstreamed by mass media. aleph-2020.blogspot.com/2019/06/greenh…

"to reduce drastically the dependency [on] N & P fertilizers, we argue that a close reconnection at the local scale, of herbivore livestock production systems with cereal-based cropping systems, would help farmers to maintain & recover the fertility of their soils"

Commons by vote of 176 to 145 passes private bill exempting most farm operations from #carbontax charges. The tax cost farmers $122 million last year, according to Finance Canada. blacklocks.ca/mps-vote-for-f… #cdnpoli Ben Lobb

Farmers and ranchers - make sure your voices are heard. Take the survey!

Many people asking us about #bumblebees at the moment - why they’re seeing them on the ground - so here’s a quick thread to explain what they’re up to. Please #retweet as every #queen that survives means a new colony that gets to exist & produce new queen #bees for next year! 1/8

“What we face is not a terrifyingly over-populated planet wracked with famine, disease, and a devastated environment – no, instead, we will see a slow but relentless reduction in our numbers, as the old begin to outnumber the young.” thelifeofafarmer.com/2023/03/19/a-d…

Happy #EarthDay from a 🇨🇦farmer/rancher who spent the day as we do most days - growing food, living alongside wildlife, preserving biodiversity, protecting the environment, sequestering carbon and trying to maintain our declining & under-appreciated #grasslands.

"Close to a thousand experts unite behind statement that rejects ‘zealotry’ of plant-based diets and promotes livestock farming": the #DublinDeclaration on the Societal Role of Livestock telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/04/2…

Protein quality (not protein quantity) should be included in LCA (Life Cycle Assessment). “The real environmental impact of meat and dairy products is half of what has been calculated so far if protein quality is considered.” pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36685326/

Yay! It’s May long - said no farmer or rancher.

Retail analyst: ‘The vegan market had been overhyped. The real market is nowhere as big as some people hoped and some people ramped up. Reality is dawning.’ theguardian.com/food/2023/may/…

Today's AM800 Newspoll Question: Should a public inquiry be held into alleged foreign interference in federal elections? Vote here: iheartradio.ca/am800/news-poll

Canadian #grasslands are important ecosystems that are under threat. They provide so many benefits from sequestering carbon to filtering water and fresh air. Cattle ranchers manage and protect much of this native grassland. Help us to help keep these amazing lands intact for all.

Less than half of billions paid out under a corporate subsidy program will ever be recovered, says ISED. $7-billion ‘Strategic Innovation Fund’ was launched 6-years ago on false claim it would create 56,000 jobs. blacklocks.ca/fed-giveaway-w… Dani Keenan #cdnpoli

Nearly 40% of US women, aged 12-21, suffer from iron-deficiency. The most reliable, affordable source of iron in a form that humans can absorb (heme iron)? Beef Young women have been scared away from eating meat and this is the lamentable result. 1/ jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

An Ashamed Greenpeace – The Risk-Monger risk-monger.com/2023/04/23/an-…

I still don't know what lead to "success". But I know what leads to insuccess: a temperament of complaint, the mentality of permanent victimhood, and the collective and individual propensity for lamentation.

Congrats to the Canadian winners at the 2023 #CalgaryStampede. A win here represents many miles travelled, long days of training/competing, untold challenges and sacrifices made in the pursuit of what these athletes love to do. Way to go! We are proud of you. 😊