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How will regulation influence commercial viability of autonomous equipment in US production agriculture?
Featured Article Jordan Shockley, Corresponding Author jordan.shockley@uky.edu Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA Correspondence Jordan Shockley, Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40546, USA.
Letter: Limit rambling New West politicians? Yes please
Home Opinion Should New Westminster politicians have time limits for how long they speak at public meetings? Some say yes. Is a stopwatch in their future? Pixababy image Editor: Re: Should there be time limits on how long New West politicians speak? Record, July 17 article continues below Trending Stories I totally support the concept of placing limits on the time any city councillor can speak on any matter.
An economic feasibility assessment of autonomous field machinery in grain crop production
Article First Online: 02 February 2019 3 Downloads Abstract A multi-faceted whole farm planning model is developed to compare conventional and autonomous machinery for grain crop production under various benefit, farm size, suitable field day risk aversion, and grain price scenarios. Results suggest that autonomous machinery can be an economically viable alternative to conventional manned machinery if the establishment of intelligent controls is cost effective.
LETTERS: Burnaby shouldn't fear rental housing
Dear Editor: Re: Will new rules save Metrotown rentals? Burnaby NOW, May 4. I applaud the provincial government for taking some action to attempt to address the sorry state of housing in B.C. Will Burnaby council have the courage to address the issue now that another of its many excuses are being removed? I have for too long heard that Burnaby is powerless because every issue is the responsibility of some other level of government. More is needed than just zoning a few areas for rental units.
LETTERS: Burnaby needs to protect the interests of its citizens
Dear Editor: Re: Three more towers proposed for Metrotown, Burnaby NOW, April 11. Development is inevitable, and I in no way oppose it. However, it is up to the City of Burnaby and its elected officials to ensure that when development occurs the interests of all citizens in Burnaby are protected. That is the missing piece in developments across Burnaby. Over 200 suites will be eliminated in this development.
LETTERS: Airbnb, Uber are not serving us well
Dear Editor: Re: Burnaby home now an Airbnb hotel, Burnaby NOW, March 23. I don’t want to come across as one of those old out-of-touch guys (although in some cases I may be), but Airbnb and outfits like Uber and Lyft aren’t the tech-based wonderful services and “disruptors” that they claim to be. All of these new gig economy outfits follow the same path.
LETTERS: Obstructionism’ solves nothing in pipeline case
Dear Editor: Re: Alberta boycotts B.C. wine in pipeline dispute, Burnaby NOW online, Feb. 7. Now that Alberta has taken another step to protect its interests, howls of rage are already swamping social media and news sources in B.C. Give your head a shake, people. What did you expect Alberta to do? Roll over and beg for more? The B.C. NDP and Burnaby’s city council have clearly stated their opposition to any expansion of any oil pipelines.
LETTERS: Churches shouldn’t get property tax exemption
Dear Editor: Re: Churches battle over right to divvy up property, Burnaby NOW, Jan. 10. While I don’t really have a position on the specific dispute in this issue, I do have a concern. Through their tax-exempt status, churches across Canada avoid taxation on their activities.
LETTERS: How many pipeline protesters are there, really?
Re: More pop-up pipeline protests planned, Burnaby NOW, Dec. 15. I appreciate that some people are opposed to the Kinder Morgan pipeline plan and that protests will take place. However, your coverage does not say how many protesters there actually were at this event. All too often I see news reports on TV about one protest or another where a handful of people are protesting and are outnumbered by the news media covering them. It is not enough for news media to just cover an event.
LETTERS: Tree cutting is necessary in an urban environment
Dear Editor: Sad as it can be to watch any tree being cut down, sometimes it has to happen. This is true of any urban area – even Burnaby, with its wealth of healthy, large older trees providing shade and quiet passageways for area residents. However, this is an urban environment and growth and change is inevitable. My heart goes out to residents of Forest Grove who are losing some trees, but their wrath is misplaced.
LETTERS: Get health benefits out of private hands
Dear Editor: The Pacific Blue Cross dispute has to end. I place the blame entirely on “management” in this issue, aided and abetted by the union members serving as directors on the PBC board of directors. We need to put a stop to corporations attempting to reduce salaries and benefits to the lowest common denominator.
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