Farmers not climate change villains, but they are rent seekers
Between The Rows
English - March 17, 2022 15:14 - 36 minutes - 68.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsBusiness News Business News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The federal government is pushing farmers to cut greenhouse gas emissions, but some farmers are frustrated by all the attention on cow burps, fertilizer and diesel fuel. Saskatchewan farmer Kristjan Hebert says agriculture isn’t the cause of climate change, it’s part of the solution. Also, reporter Allan Dawson with the Manitoba Co-operator speaks with Ryan Cardwell, a University of Manitoba agriculture economist, who says farmers may not believe they have political power, but they have moulded government policy in their favour. Hosted by Robert Arnason.