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Fewer farmers in total, but more young ones Farms are larger and more valuable than in 2011, but profitability is unchanged BY LORRAINE STEVENSON Co-operator staff
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here are fewer Canadian farmers, and those over 55 still outnumber their younger peers, but the latest Census of Agriculture shows a slightly larger number of those 35 and under now farming too. Statistics Canada takes an extensive look at farmers and farm practices every five years, and the
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Manitoba’s carbon tax better for farmers than Ottawa’s: Pallister The premier says farmers are price takers and he doesn’t want a plan that will hurt farmers or the provincial economy BY ALLAN DAWSON Co-operator staff
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anitoba’s carbon tax will be designed either in Manitoba or Ottawa, and Premier Brian Pallister says his version won’t undermine the provincial economy or the competitiveness of Manitoba farmers. However, details of either plan remain. “(O)ur plan is going to be one that works far better for Manitobans,” Pallister said in an interview May 11. “And I think it will definitely work far better for the agricultural community and farm families.” Pallister, who was raised on a farm, and whose Progressive Conservative Party won almost all the province’s farm constituencies in the last election, said he knows Manitoba farmers are price takers who can’t pass on extra costs. “If we are losing profitability in our farm sector by living in… Manitoba, we can’t pull up our land and move,” he said. “So I am concerned about See CARBON TAX on page 6 »
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says a made-in-Manitoba carbon tax will be better for farmers than one imposed by the federal government. photo: dave bedard
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