Canadian farmers are the best in the world at adapting to a tough climate and they’re already producing more food while using less land, water and fuel per bushel
Farmers worry about the environment, but a Prius can't pull an air seeder
This column was originally printed in the Globe and Mail Report on Business on Sept. 12, 2016.
This piece was co-authored by Todd MacKay, Prairie director for the Canadian Taxpayers Federation; and, Robin Speer, executive, director for the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association
The climate matters to farmers – a timely rain or an early frost can be the difference between staying afloat or handing the farm over to the bank after a foreclosure. But farmers are worried that carbon taxes will threaten their way of life without protecting the environment.
