This column is an opinion by Mark Olson, a farmer and ag-tech company founder near Cremona, Alta. For more information about CBC’s Alberta election 2023 opinion series, visit the My Priority home page.
When we took over the family farm 12 years ago, we realized the solutions to many of the world’s critical challenges — food security, climate change and energy transition — all involve agriculture in temperate regions like Alberta. Agriculture in rural Alberta appeared, at the time, to provide unlimited opportunity.
My 19-year-old son is now deciding his life’s path. While he loves his pickup truck and rural roots, it saddens me
