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Global News
01-05-2025
- Business
- Global News
Lethbridge Polytechnic researchers aim to reduce food waste
Six years ago, extreme weather, international market closures and skyrocketing expenses left Alberta farmers reeling from significant losses. 'In 2019, we had a very bad year and we all know it,' said Chandra Singh, a research chair with Lethbridge Polytechnic. 'Total losses of all the crops in Alberta alone were about $750 million.' Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "Total losses of all the crops in Alberta alone were about $750 million." He and his team began working to find solutions to very real problems in the agriculture industry. 'We are focusing on three major crops which are prominent in Alberta. All the grain crops here, potato is another main crop — particularly in southern Alberta — and sugar beets are another crop. We are focusing on all three crops on the storage, handling, some of the processing and the quality aspect,' he said. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy While storage might appear as simple as dumping crops in a container, Singh says that mindset is exactly what's causing one-fifth of all Canadian-produced food to go to waste. Story continues below advertisement 'We are working on different sensing technologies for monitoring with our industrial partners. They will improve the monitoring, then (be able to) make better decisions. Also, the automation side, so creating better storage environments,' Singh said. 'For example, in grain bins you want to first dry the grain, then cool it, then monitor and keep it for as long as you need it to be there.' Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "For example, in grain bins you want to first dry the grain, then cool it, then monitor and keep it for as long as you need it to be there." He says some of these solutions could save $75 million every year. 'I'm not saying that you cannot do more, but being realistic, I think that's what the impact should be,' said Singh. It may not seem like it, but finding food efficiencies is crucial for everything from better beer to tastier tomatoes. 'There are so many aspects. There's the soil health, there's the plant health, then there's the agronomy side of things. We work a lot on the seeding rates and dates and all sorts of things,' said Mike Gretzinger, manager of the agronomy program at Farming Smarter. 'Almost any factor that you can think of is going to have an impact on the end result.' Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "Almost any factor that you can think of is going to have an impact on the end result." He says research conducted by his organization ensures farmers are better prepared in the event of a 2019 repeat. Story continues below advertisement 'We can test out things so 500,000 other individual farmers don't have to fail at something. We can test it out and fail at it and give a consensus over what we should be doing instead.'
Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
VT maple sugarmaker discusses possible tariff impacts
EDEN, Vt. (ABC22/FOX44) – With likely just a few weeks left until warmer weather arrives permanently, this sugaring season presented more problems than usual for the folks at Goodrich's Maple Farm. Owner and longtime maple sugarmaker Glenn Goodrich said Thursday afternoon that the main thing causing them issues this sugaring season is the weather, which has been colder and snowier than a typical winter in their neck of the Northeast Kingdom. But, the other factor that could become more prevalent and problematic for them as time passes: The trickle down impacts of tariff decisions made by the Trump Administration. This week, President Trump announced a ten percent blanket tariff on all countries worldwide, and common maple trade partner Canada is among those getting taxed at a higher rate. The administration dealt a 25 percent tariff on our neighbors to the north earlier this year, and Canada has since struck back with reciprocal tariffs against the U.S. When it comes to those effects, Goodrich said he hasn't noticed much of a change at the local level just yet. But when the impacts eventually are felt at their main sugarhouse, he thinks there'll be both negative and positive to talk about. '100 years from now when we're reading about the four years you're talking about, what are we going to read about? Will it be good things or bad things? And we don't know until it's over,' said Goodrich. As for the potential repercussions on the horizon, Goodrich said much of the syrup making equipment they use, and also sell to other sugarmakers, is made in Quebec. He also noted that this is normally the time of year when they're getting ready to purchase new equipment. 'Possibly, new equipment that often gets ordered in the months of April and May could become an issue,' Goodrich said. 'We just don't know yet how bad that's going to be.' But as for the parts they get that are made in the U.S., Goodrich said those manufacturers will benefit from the tariffs, as the country could become more self-reliant. 'It's going to help those manufacturers, the U.S. based manufacturers, because they've been fighting a very unequal exchange rate for quite a long time now,' Goodrich said. 'The Canadian exchange rate is very steep.' Furthermore, Goodrich said Canadian-produced maple syrup that's shipped into the U.S. will now cost more at grocery stores, and he's hoping that will lead to more people buying his product. But at the same time, he acknowledged this could also lead to less people buying maple syrup in general, as anticipated higher grocery bills may lead to people cutting out the nonessentials. 'Maple syrup is a product that people, most people, really enjoy,' Goodrich said. 'But to call it a necessity food, it is not. If our prices go too high, people will make other alternative choices.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
The Only Plant In The World Still Building Chryslers Is Going To Shut Down For A While
With new tariffs on Canadian-produced vehicles imported to the United States having gone into effect at 12:01 AM April 3, Stellantis has announced that it will be idling factories in Canada and Mexico for several weeks and laying off hundreds of American plant workers as well. This comes on the back of a dire first quarter for the automotive giant. It has been predicted for several weeks that the Trump administration's so-called reciprocal tariffs would be the end of some car models in the U.S. market. They may be dire for the Chrysler brand and its one remaining product, the Windsor, Canada-produced Pacifica van. "Immediate actions we must take include temporarily pausing production at some of our Canadian and Mexican assembly plants, which will have an impact to several of our U.S. powertrain and stamping facilities that support those operations," Stellantis Canada said in a statement to Automotive News Canada. "We will be temporarily pausing production at the Windsor Assembly Plant for two weeks (the weeks of April 7 and 14) with operations resuming the week of April 21." Chrysler has been on the ropes for the last couple of years, with dwindling product lines and corresponding decreased sales volume. As of right now the Chrysler brand produces and sells just the Pacifica, which is built across the Northern border and will be subject to the newly-introduced tariffs. Read more: These New Cars Just Aren't Worth The Money While the plant is currently scheduled for a short two-week shutdown, Stellantis has said that it will continue to evaluate tariffs and the market to determine a long-term plan of action. "Stellantis continues to assess the effects of the recently announced U.S. tariffs on imported vehicles and will continue to engage with the U.S. administration on these policy changes," the company said in a statement. Chrysler shifted over 100,000 Pacificas across 2024, but sales were down 11% over the previous year and continue to trend downward. The van has been sold relatively unchanged since it was introduced in 2017. The pricey van starts at $42,450 in a pre-tariff economy. If the 25% auto tariffs push the Pacifica to an uncompetitive price, or Chrysler can't turn enough profit as a result, it seems entirely possible that Stellantis would cancel the program a few years ahead of schedule. Without the Pacifica on dealer showroom floors, and with no other product to take its place, it seems likely to me that Chrysler won't survive the next couple of fiscal years. Perhaps the company can quickly churn out a badge-engineered American-made model to keep it floating along. It's the uncertainty of these tariffs and how the market will respond that has everyone feeling uneasy, including Stellantis. Want more like this? Join the Jalopnik newsletter to get the latest auto news sent straight to your inbox... Read the original article on Jalopnik.
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump, Canada's Carney agree to hold economic, security negotiations
March 29 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney agreed to negotiate trade and security agreements amid a trade war between the neighboring nations and longtime allies. Trump and Carney spoke on the telephone Friday to address the simmering trade rift between the two nations. "It was an extremely productive call," Trump said Friday in a Truth Social post. "We agree on many things and will be meeting immediately after Canada's upcoming election to work on elements of politics, business and all other factors that will end up being great for both the United States of America and Canada," Trump added. Carney is campaigning to win Canada's federal election on April 28 and the opportunity represent the nation in trade discussions with the Trump administration afterward, he said Friday in a news release. Carney called the conversation with Trump "very constructive" and agreed to initiate "comprehensive negotiations about a new economic and security relationship" if Carney wins in a Canadian snap election on April 28. Carney said his government "will implement retaliatory tariffs to protect Canadian workers and our economy following the announcement of additional U.S. trade actions on April 2," according to the news release. Meanwhile, Canadian King's Privy Council President and International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc and U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will "intensify" their ongoing conversations to address immediate trade concerns, Carney said. Trump on March 6 announced 25% tariffs on Canadian-produced automobiles, auto parts and other goods, including steel and aluminum, and 10% tariffs on Canadian energy products and potash. Trump wants Canada to do more to address the flow of illicit drugs and illegal border crossings from Canada into the United States. He also wants Canada to remove trade barriers, such as tariffs, for American-made goods. Additional U.S. tariffs on Canadian products are scheduled to start on Wednesday as the Trump administration fully implements the president's "America first" trade policy. Carney and the Canadian government announced retaliatory tariffs prior to Friday's phone conversation with Trump. Canadian officials have not, however, announced which tariffs they might impose on U.S. goods next week.
USA Today
10-03-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
Trump adviser alleges secret fentanyl labs to justify Canada tariffs. Invade!
Trump adviser alleges secret fentanyl labs to justify Canada tariffs. Invade! | Opinion I remain in good spirits, even though we have yet to discover a vast conspiracy to push fentanyl into America. In fact, we have rarely advanced more than 100 yards without running into a Tim Hortons. Show Caption Hide Caption US products pulled from Ontario liquor stores in response to Trump tariffs Thousands of American alcohol products were removed from government-operated liquor stores across Ontario, Canada in response to new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. My dearest Martha: I write to you today from the outskirts of Montreal, where our beloved President Donald Trump's war on Canadian aggression has come to a standstill amid heavy moose-launched missile fire. I hope this note finds you and the children well and safe from any accidental exposure to hockey propaganda. I am alive and continuing the fight, though I miss you all terribly and grow weary of the sickly sweet smell of maple-syrup traps, which at times seem to outnumber the brigades of attack-beavers these damn northerners unleash daily upon our ranks. I remain a firm believer in our mission. We came to stop the flow of fentanyl into our country, though I do recall Marie-Eve Breton, a spokeswoman for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, telling The New York Times: 'There is limited to no evidence or data from law enforcement agencies in the U.S. or Canada to support the claim that Canadian-produced fentanyl is an increasing threat to the U.S.' Opinion: Don't worry about eggs or a Trump recession. The billionaires will be just fine. To me, that sounded exactly like what a Canadian eager to flood America with fentanyl would say. So I ignored the fact that opioids had killed nearly 50,000 Canadians since 2016, and I ignored it when Canadian Public Safety Minister David McGuinty said: 'At some points of time in Canada, based on per capita population, there are more Canadians dying from fentanyl than there are Americans dying from fentanyl, a point that we made very clear to the White House.' Those slippery, murderous Canadian hosers. Naturally, Martha, given the choice between believing our longtime allies in Canada and statistical evidence or believing the man who convinced me that, contrary to all evidence, the 2020 presidential election was stolen, I naturally chose Trump. After all, he was the one bold enough to slap painful tariffs on Canada in response to the almost nonexistent problem of opioids entering the United States through Canada. I recall Trump's economic adviser Kevin Hassett saying, 'We launched a drug war, not a trade war,' while also alleging, without presenting any evidence, the existence of secret Canadian fentanyl labs. I can't imagine a country like ours would ever predicate the invasion of another country on a false accusation that secretive laboratories were being used to manufacture something deadly. Opinion: Canada's Liberal Party looked doomed. Then Trump's tariff war revived it. I recall how deeply offended I felt when Mark Carney became Canada's prime minister and scoffed at the idea of his nation becoming America's 51st state, saying on Sunday that Canada 'never, ever, will be part of America in any way, shape or form.' Martha, you know as well as I what an honor it would be for any country to be annexed by us. I could never forgive that slight. No, Martha, this invasion was just and good. I joined to protect you and the children and all Americans from these evil yet remarkably nice foreigners. And don't worry about me. I remain in good spirits, even though we have yet to discover a vast conspiracy to push fentanyl into America. In fact, we have rarely advanced more than 100 yards without running into a Tim Hortons, where the staff offers us free maple cream doughnuts because they feel sorry for us. (Martha, they are SO dastardly nice, I can only imagine they are trying to trick us into using fentanyl.) I hear about the protests by liberals and other Canadian sympathizers in America. I hear of how they shout and cry that President Trump only invaded Canada because he's a 'fascist' or 'wanted to impress Vladimir Putin' or 'hoped to build a casino in Saskatchewan.' I don't allow such nonsense to bother me, my love, and I hope you don't either. I am here, with my fellow soldiers, to save America from the scourge of Canadian humility (and also maybe fentanyl) and to make America great again by making Canada America. I think. Give my love to the children, and keep teaching them to hate Nickelback. I miss you all dearly. Apologies for the sticky syrup stains on this parchment. As God is my witness, I shall never eat pancakes again. Sincerely, — Your beloved husband, Clyde Follow USA TODAY columnist Rex Huppke on Bluesky at @ and on Facebook at
