The new economic reality is that Canada has too many farms and the recent census shows that Canadian agriculture is gradually moving in the right direction.

Many farmers with limited production capacity do not realize the extent to which global trade has changed the way Canada should position itself within world markets.

In an unexpectedly daring bid, SaskPool recently offered 1.35 of its shares for each of Agricore’s common shares. Although the takeover bid was labelled as “hostile,” – in other words, not sought or welcomed by Agricore – it does indicate …