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Jul 15, 2026
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Canadian farms must keep growing to survive — and farmers and the environment are paying for it
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Caught between powerful input suppliers and dominant grocery chains, Canadian farmers face a structural squeeze that forces them to produce more just to break even. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
Canadian farms must keep growing to survive — and farmers and the environment are paying for it
Published: July 15, 2026 12.37pm EDT
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Farmers are facing a cost squeeze as seeds, fertilizers, machinery and land become more expensive. In Canada, the value of machinery per farm rose from $213 in 1901 (roughly $8,000 in today’s dollars) to more than $278,000 in 2016 — a…
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