{"id":9,"date":"2012-07-07T20:55:13","date_gmt":"2012-07-07T20:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/index.php\/published-columns\/"},"modified":"2025-03-22T17:00:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T01:00:24","slug":"published-columns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/index.php\/published-columns\/","title":{"rendered":"Wendy Holm Published Columns 1994 &#8211; 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-405 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WDF.stakeinthepeace.cover_-scaled-e1742691553134-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"391\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WDF.stakeinthepeace.cover_-scaled-e1742691553134-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WDF.stakeinthepeace.cover_-scaled-e1742691553134-855x1024.jpg 855w, https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WDF.stakeinthepeace.cover_-scaled-e1742691553134-768x920.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WDF.stakeinthepeace.cover_-scaled-e1742691553134-1282x1536.jpg 1282w, https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WDF.stakeinthepeace.cover_-scaled-e1742691553134-1709x2048.jpg 1709w, https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WDF.stakeinthepeace.cover_-scaled-e1742691553134-50x60.jpg 50w, https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/WDF.stakeinthepeace.cover_-scaled-e1742691553134.jpg 1886w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>2018<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Dec. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/1174931\/wendy-holm-out-sight-out-mind-connecting-dots-between-site-c-and-wood-buffalo-national\">Out of sight, out of mind? Connecting the dots between Site C and Wood Buffalo National Park<\/a> The Straight<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oct.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/north\/wendy-holms-site-c-1.4859608\">Opponent of Site C dam sharing concerns with northerners<\/a><strong>\u00a0 CBC News \u00b7 <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2017<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Nov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timescolonist.com\/opinion\/op-ed\/comment-the-mysterious-push-to-make-site-c-happen-1.23099760\">The mysterious push to make Site C happen<\/a>.<strong> Times Colonist <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>May 1 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/Opinion- Lies, dam(n) lies, and Canadian milk | Vancouver Sun.pdf\">Lies, dam(n) lies and milk.\u00a0<\/a> Vancouver Sun page 10<\/li>\n<li>May &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/WDF.lies.damn.lies.canadian.milk.pdf\">Lies, dam(n) lies, and Canadian Milk<\/a> Ontario Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<li>Jan &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Stake.in.the.Peace.pdf\">All Canada&#8217;s farmers have a stake in the Peace! <\/a>Western Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2016<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Nov &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Holm.Big.Brown.Eyes.Nov,2016.pdf\">Social media and those big brown eyes<\/a> Western Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<li>Oct 10. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YJZuyUJzBKY\">Wendy Holm on the Site C Dam\u00a0<\/a> Alex Harris.<\/li>\n<li>Oct.<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">. <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/313405686\">Site C, An interview with Wendy Holm\u00a0<\/a> Oct 2016. <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user88693966\">pierre-emmanuel chaillon<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/li>\n<li>Oct &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/ODF.Holm.Diafiltered.Milk.Oct.2016.pdf\"> If you think diafitered milk IS milk, drink a glass of it.\u00a0 <\/a>Ontario Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/WDF.Holm.Cage.Free.May.2016.pdf\">May &#8211; Why did the chicken cross the road? To escape the well-intentioned!\u00a0 a riddle with a warning for dairy farmers&#8230; <\/a>Western Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<li>July 2 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/729456\/wendy-holm-why-all-fuss-over-site-c-dam\">Why all the fuss over the Site C dam?<\/a>\u00a0 The Straight<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/Holm.WDF.Feb.2016.Dos.Papas.pdf\">Feb &#8211; Dos Papas, pero sin papas..\u00a0<\/a> Western Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2015<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/Holm.WDF.Dec.2015.Dear.Justin.pdf\">Dec &#8211; DEAR JUSTIN&#8230;\u00a0<\/a> Western Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/Holm.WDF.Nov.2015.TPP.pdf\">Nov. &#8211; The TPP &#8211; this devil is in the details<\/a>.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Holm.Sept.2015.NewZealand.pdf\">Sep &#8211; The New Zealand Experiment<\/a>.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/WDF.Holm.July2015.Food.pdf\">July &#8211; This fall, make sure &#8220;food&#8221; is on every politician&#8217;s plate.\u00a0<\/a> Western Dairy Farmer\u00a0 <small>BRONZE, The Frank Jacobs Award for Press Column, 2016, Canadian Farm Writers&#8217; Federation<\/small><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.HOLM.May2015.Why.Isnt.Food.Important.pdf\">MAY &#8211; Why isn&#8217;t food important?<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.HOLM.May2015.Why.Isnt.Food.Important.pdf\">\u00a0<\/a> Western Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/OpEd.VanSun.Holm.Apr.25.2015.Damning.indictment.of.process.pdf\">Apr 25, 2015 A damning indictment of process.<\/a> OpEd Vancouver Sun<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/WDF.Holm.Jan2015.Tell.Truth.About.SupplyMgmt.pdf\">JAN &#8211; Tell truth about supply management<\/a> Western Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2014<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/WDF.Holm.Dec2014.Tell.Truth.About.SupplyMgmt.pdf\">DEC &#8211; Time to tell the truth about supply management.\u00a0 <\/a>Western Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/WDF.Holm.Global.Consolidation.in.Dairy.Ind.pdf\">Nov &#8211; Global Consolidation of the Dairy Industry<\/a>. Western Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/ODF.Holm.Nov.2014.Senator.Kenny.pdf\">Nov &#8211; Senator Kenny climbs on his horse<\/a>. Ontario Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/ODF.Holm.Oct.2014.Only.in.Canada.pdf\">Oct &#8211; Only in Canada you say?\u00a0 Brilliant<\/a>!. Ontario Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Holm.Oct.2014.Senator.Kenny.pdf\">Oct &#8211; Senator Kenny climbs on his horse<\/a>. Western Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/TCSupply.management.does.not.gouge.consumers.pdf\">Sept 17 &#8211; Supply Management doesn&#8217;t gouge consumers.<\/a>\u00a0 Times Colonist<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/Holm.VanSun.Oped.Sept3.pdf\">Sept 2 &#8211; If we want to eat, we must support our farmers.\u00a0 <\/a>Opinion. Vancouver Sun<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/WDF.Only.in.Canada.pdf\">Sept &#8211; Only in Canada you say? Brilliant! <\/a>Western Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.ca\/HOLM.OF.Aug26.2014.pdf\">Aug 26 Food forever? Or fracking for export? Tough choice!<\/a> Ontario Farmer. Pg 3.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/VSun.Opinion.Why.Site.C.Should.be.Stopped.Holm.pdf\">Jul 28 Why Site C must be stopped<\/a>.\u00a0 Opinion. Vancouver Sun<br \/>\nGOLD O.R. Evans Award for Press Editorial, 2015 Canadian Farm Writers Awards<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.col46.kooeyman.pdf\">July More cows than you can shake a stick at?<\/a> Western Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/WDF.col45.Brandishing.limp.sword.pdf\">June\u00a0 Brandishing a limp, 13 page report and calling for blood.<\/a>\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/WDF.HOLM.col44.Buck.to.be.made.from.it.pdf\">Apr. &#8211; Cause there&#8217;s a buck to be made from it.\u00a0 <\/a>Western Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/OF.Mar25.Cause.there's.a.buck.to.be.made.from.it.pdf\">Mar 25 &#8211; Because there&#8217;s a buck to be made from it.\u00a0 Ontario Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/WDF.col43.puppy.pdf\">Jan.<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/holm.scrivener.jan.2014.pdf\">&#8211; Food, Land and Community.<\/a>\u00a0 The Scrivener.\u00a0 Vol 22. No 4. Winter 2013<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/WDF.col43.puppy.pdf\">Jan &#8211; The choice between a scholrship and a puppy.<\/a> . Western Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2013<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/WDF.col42.DEPI.pdf\">Nov &#8211; DEPI is standing up for supply management<\/a>. Western Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/WDF.col41.cow.wielding.bank.pdf\">Oct &#8211; Let&#8217;s look more closely at this cow-wielding bank.<\/a>\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/WDF.col40.FIPA.pdf\">Sept &#8211; China is eyeing Canada&#8217;s dairy sector. Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/WDF.col39.BACKFIRE.pdf\">July BACKFIRE Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/WDF.col39.Big.Green.Hat.pdf\">Apr.\u00a0 Big Green Hat.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendyholm.com\/WDF.Col37.Challenging.Martha.pdf\">Mar &#8211; Challenging Martha\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/WDF.Col36.Dairyland.pdf\">Jan-Feb Dairyland: Could farmers have saved their co-op?\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2012<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/WDF.Col35.Pulse_.pdf\">Nov-Dec Taking the pulse of your cooperative. Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Holm.Oct.2012.Cooperation.pdf\">Oct &#8211; Co-operation and coordination. Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.col33.Deconstructing.Martha.pdf\">Sept &#8211; Deconstructing Martha.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><br \/>\nGOLD O.R. Evans Award for Press Editorial, 2013 Canadian Farm Writers Awards<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/Holm.WDF.Ju2012.Floaters.pdf\">July\/Aug &#8211; Floating anti-supply management messages.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/Holm.WDF.May.2012.TPP.pdf\">May\/June &#8211; Talking About Supply Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/Holm.WDF.Jan.2012.Elephant.pdf\">Jan &#8211; The elephant in the milking parlour.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2011<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.col29.spin.cycle.pdf\">Oct &#8211; Lulled by the spin-cycle? Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Sept2011.CWB.pdf\">Sept &#8211; Why you should care about CWB vote.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.col25.the.Warrnambool.story.pdf\">July\/Aug &#8211; Tracking farm cooperatives.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Col24.The.Dairyland.Story.pdf\">May &#8211; The Dairyland Story.<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Col24.The.Dairyland.Story.pdf\"> Western Dairy Farmer.\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Col23.appeal.decision.pdf\">\u00a0 <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Col23.appeal.decision.pdf\">April &#8211; Cheese decision backed.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer. <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Mar11.Cooperation.a.love.story.pdf\">March &#8211; Cooperation &#8211; A Love Story.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farm<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2010<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Nov10.Chocolate.Milk.pdf\">Nov\/Dec &#8211; Will the real chocolate milk please stand up?\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><br \/>\n<small>GOLD, The Frank Jacobs Award for Press Column, 2011, Canadian Farm Writers&#8217; Federation<\/small><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/HOLM.WDF.chocolate.milk.pdf\">Above with more graphics and pictures<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/Ont.Farmer.Holm.Oct19.2010.pdf\">Oct 19 &#8211; Flexible credit lenders needed for agriculture&#8217;s prosperity. Ontario Farmer. Business Section. Page 1.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.sep2010.european.opions.pdf\">Sep\/Oct &#8211; New European options.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/ODF.june2010.David.goliath.pdf\">June 2010 &#8211; David, Goliath and the cheese wars.\u00a0 Ontario Dairy Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Col21.David.and.Goliath.pdf\">May\/Jun David, Goliath and the cheese wars.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/HOLM.ecollo.Jan2010.pdf\">Jan 18 &#8211;\u00a0 Bill Gates and the Green Revolution do Africa.\u00a0 ecollo.com\u00a0 <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Jan2010.pdf\">Jan\/Feb &#8211; The Real Cheese.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2009<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.col19.cheese.pdf\">Nov\/Dec &#8211; Cheese by any other name just isn&#8217;t\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer.\u00a0 <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/Holm.Op-Ed.VanSun.Oct2009.southlands.pdf\">Oct 23 &#8211; Tsawwassen land should remain agricultural.\u00a0 Vancouver Sun Op-Ed.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/Holm.Op-Ed.VanSun.Oct2009.cheese.pdf\">Oct 17 &#8211; Court ruling is good news for cheese connoisseurs.\u00a0 Vancouver Sun <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/HOGWASH.pdf\">Sep\/Oct &#8211; HOGWASH!\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.mindsnacks.pdf\">Jul\/Aug &#8211; Mindsnacks to chew on&#8230;\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Holm.the.grower.and.water.2009.pdf\">May\/June &#8211; The Grower and Water &#8211; Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/HOLM.WDF.Jan09.Cheese.pdf\">Jan\/Feb &#8211; This cheese we eat.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2008<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/Canadian.cheese.pdf\">Dec 13 &#8211; Canadian cheese should be made from Canadian milk.\u00a0 Vancouver Sun Op-Ed.<\/a><br \/>\n<small><small>BRONZE The O.R. Evans Award for Press Editorial, 2009, Canadian Farm Writers&#8217; Federation<\/small><\/small><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/Cheese.Standards.Nov.7.2008.pdf\">Nov 7 &#8211; Producers welcome milk protein changes.\u00a0 AgriExpress.\u00a0 Farm Credit Corporation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Nov2008.Undercut.pdf\">Nov\/Dec &#8211; Undercut.\u00a0 Surviving the Domino Effect.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Nov2008.Beware.pdf\">Nov\/Dec &#8211; <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Nov2008.Beware.pdf\">Beware a Conservative majority.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Nov2008.Beware.pdf\"> (Reprinted.).<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/Holm.VanSun.OpEd.Nov4.2008.pdf\">Nov 4 &#8211; Save the Farm: A community rallies around a UBC treasure.\u00a0 Vancouver Sun Op-Ed.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/Holm.VanSun.OpEd.Sept23.2008.pdf\">Sept 23 &#8211; Tipping Point &#8211; The Garden City Lands.\u00a0 Vancouver Sun Op-Ed.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Sep2008.cuba.catch.up.pdf\">Sep\/Oct &#8211; Cuba:\u00a0 Enhancing Cuba&#8217;s Production.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Sep2008.Doha.pdf\">Sep\/Oct &#8211; Doha:\u00a0 Take no solace in round collapse.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.July2008.Confessions.pdf\">July\/Aug &#8211; Confessions of an Economist.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.MAR2008.sharp.stick.pdf\">Mar\/Apr &#8211; Limp carrot, sharper stick.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer,<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/Toasting%20Fidel.pdf\">Feb &#8211; Toasting Fidel&#8230; Straight Goods.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Jan2008.Students.pdf\">Jan\/Feb &#8211; Do you know a deserving student?\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2007<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/RV.Dec2007.Ghosts.pdf\">Dec &#8211; The ghost of farming future.\u00a0 Rural Voice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/Grower.Nov2007.Water.pdf\">Nov &#8211; Consider this:\u00a0 Who&#8217;s getting our water? The Grower<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Dec2007.borders.pdf\">Nov\/Dec &#8211; Dairy without borders.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.OCT2007.Beware.pdf\">Sept\/Oct &#8211; Beware a Conservative majority.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><br \/>\n<small>GOLD, The Frank Jacobs Award for Press Column, 2008, Canadian Farm Writers&#8217; Federation<\/small><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.July2007.Award.pdf\">July\/Aug &#8211; International co-operation bestows accolades on dairy efforts.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farme<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.July2007.Award.pdf\">r<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.July2007.Cuba.pdf\">July\/Aug-\u00a0 Ontario Dairy Farmers Abroad-Sustainable Dairy Circles in Cuba. Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.July2007.Water.pdf\">July\/Aug &#8211; Water wars simmer.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.MayJune07.HOLM.pdf\">May\/Jun &#8211;\u00a0 <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.MayJune07.HOLM.pdf\">Long live the Pedestals &#8211; down with the King.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/RV.MAY07.pdf\">May &#8211; <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/RV.MAY07.pdf\">Ontario dairy farmers helping in Cuba.\u00a0 Rural Voice.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.March2007.pdf\">Mar\/Apr &#8211; Canadian farmers triple dairy production at a Cuban cooperative.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/Rumplestiltskin.pdf\">Jan\/Feb\u00a0 -The Rumpelstiltskin Project:\u00a0 Sewage to Milk, Bayamo.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2006<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/RV.Holm.Dec06.pdf\">Dec &#8211; <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/RV.Holm.Dec06.pdf\">Attack on western grain farmers an attack on all farmers.\u00a0 Rural Voice.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Holm.Dec06.pdf\">Nov\/Dec\u00a0 &#8211; <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.Holm.Dec06.pdf\">The Cuban boot project and other tales.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/CAF.the_big_fib.pdf\">Sep &#8211; The big fib.\u00a0 Opinion.\u00a0 Page 6.\u00a0 Central Alberta Farmer.\u00a0 <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/Red%20herrings.pdf\">Aug 16 &#8211; Red herrings and other fishy stuff.\u00a0 (unpublished.)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col22.the_big_lie.pdf\">Aug 10 &#8211; The big lie.\u00a0 <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col22.the_big_lie.pdf\">Submitted as Opinion.\u00a0 The Western Producer (<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col22.the_big_lie.pdf\">unpublished).<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col21.UN_Forum.pdf\">Jul 13 &#8211; UN forum didn&#8217;t meet potential.\u00a0 Opinion.\u00a0 The Western Producer.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col20.BSE_Testing.pdf\">Jun 8 &#8211; Testing: let the market decide.\u00a0 Opinon, The Western Producer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col19.troubled_water.pdf\">May 11 &#8211; Water or oil?\u00a0 Troubling trends.\u00a0 <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col19.troubled_water.pdf\"> Opinion, The Western Producer<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col18.public_trust.pdf\">Apr 13 &#8211; Safety Nets, CWB a matter of public trust.\u00a0 <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col18.public_trust.pdf\"> Opinion, The Western Producer.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col17.CWB2.pdf\">Mar 9 &#8211; Code for disaster, part two.\u00a0 Opinion, The Western Producer.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col16.CWB.pdf\">Feb 9 &#8211; Dual desk is code for disaster.\u00a0 Opinion, The Western Producer.<\/a><br \/>\n<small>BRONZE, The Frank Jacobs Award for Press Column, 2006, Canadian Farm Writers&#8217; Federation<\/small><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col15.election.pdf\">Jan 12 &#8211; Farm issues noticed in election.\u00a0 Opinion, The Western Producer.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2005<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/HN.col3.little_proj_that_could.pdf\">Dec &#8211; The little project that could &#8211; a Christmas story.\u00a0 B.C. Holstein News.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col14.water.pdf\">Dec 8 &#8211; Trading water &#8211; the answer is no.\u00a0 Opinion.\u00a0 The Western Producer.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col13.softwood_sand.pdf\">Nov 10 &#8211; Pass the softwood sandwich?\u00a0 Opinion.\u00a0 The Western Producer.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col12.lipstick.pdf\">Oct13 &#8211; When the landman wears lipstick.\u00a0 Opinion.\u00a0 The Western Producer.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col11.cargill.pdf\">Sep 8 &#8211; Cargill&#8217;s dominance a concern.\u00a0 Opinion.\u00a0 The Western Producer.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col10.two-step.pdf\">Jul 14- Side-step, two-step carries on.\u00a0 Opinion.\u00a0 The Western Producer. <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.col2.farmers_daughter.pdf\">Jul\/Aug &#8211; <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.col2.farmers_daughter.pdf\">Did you hear the one about the farmer&#8217;s daughter?\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col9.here_we_go_again.pdf\">Jun 9 &#8211; Here we go again on BSE file.\u00a0 Opinion.\u00a0 The Western Producer.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col8.water.pdf\">May 12\u00a0 The taking and return of Canada&#8217;s water.\u00a0 Opinion.\u00a0 The Western Producer.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WDF.col1.roar.pdf\">May\/Jun\u00a0 Teaching our bovines to roar.\u00a0 Western Dairy Farmer.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col7.hypocrisy.pdf\">Apr 14 &#8211; Hypocrisy and opportunity.\u00a0 Opinion.\u00a0 The Western Producer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col6.surprised.pdf\">Mar 10 &#8211; Border issue: are we surprised?\u00a0 Opinion, The Western Producer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col5.one.voice.pdf\">Feb 10 &#8211; Farmers must speak in one voice.\u00a0 Opinion, The Western Producer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col4.comes.around.pdf\">Jan 6 &#8211; What goes around comes around.\u00a0 Opinion, The Western Producer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2004 <em><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">(Jan &#8211; May published in Country Life in BC)<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col3.taking_stock.pdf\">Dec 2 &#8211; Winter is a good time for taking stock.\u00a0 Opinion, The Western Producer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/HN.col1.sharing_secrets.pdf\">Dec\u00a0 Sharing Secrets&#8230;\u00a0 Three Canadian Dairy Farmers Bound for Cuba.\u00a0 BC Holstein News.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col2.open_sesame.pdf\">Nov. 4 &#8211; Open Sesame?\u00a0 Waiting at border.\u00a0 (Opinion, The Western Producer)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col1.NAFTA_BAT.pdf\">Oct 7 &#8211; BSE:\u00a0 It&#8217;s Ottawa&#8217;s turn to act.\u00a0 (Opinion, The Western Producer<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/WP.col2.open_sesame.pdf\">)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/bcfg.plain.and.simple.pdf\">Sep &#8211; Plain and Simple Stuff (BC Fruit Grower)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/OpEd.Anti-American.pdf\">Sep 9 &#8211; Anti American or pro-Canadian?\u00a0 (Opinion, The Western Producer)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/GJ.Col2.Tractor2.pdf\">Aug &#8211; Building a Better Tractor, Part II of II.\u00a0 (Growers&#8217; Journal)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/op-ed_wp_minority_gov%27t.pdf\">Jul 29 &#8211; Minority government good for ag.\u00a0 (Opinion, The Western Producer)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col1.GJ.tractor.pdf\">Jun &#8211; Building a better tractor.\u00a0 Part I of II.\u00a0 (Growers&#8217; Journal)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/art.COG.Water.NAFTA.pdf\">Jun &#8211; Water and NAFTA:\u00a0 The politics of change (Canadian Organic Growers)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/art.GJ.respect.not.option.pdf\">Jun &#8211; Respect is not an option.\u00a0 (Growers&#8217; Journal)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col124.barn.flies.to.cow.pies.pdf\">Jun &#8211; Like Barn Flies to Cow Pies (Quebec Farmers&#8217; Advocate)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col123.worried_to_death.pdf\">May &#8211; Farmers are worried to death&#8230; <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col122.doorstep.pdf\">Apr &#8211; A matter of faith, and professionalism. <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col121.frewn.pdf\">Mar &#8211; Water and NAFTA, a sweetheart message from Canada&#8217;s farmers.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col120.farmers_wo_borders.pdf\">Feb &#8211; Farmers without borders.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col119.speller.pdf\">Jan &#8211; Looking the future in the eye.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2003 <em><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">(Columnist, Country Life in BC)<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col118.empowerment_gap.pdf\">Dec &#8211; The empowerment gap.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col117.mad_sad_glad_cows.pdf\">Nov &#8211; Mad cows, sad cows, glad cows.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col116.slam_dunk.pdf\">Oct &#8211; Slam Dunk!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/fiw.col5.BSE1.pdf\">Sep 25 &#8211; Using NAFTA to open the border is a &#8220;slam dunk&#8221; (Farmers&#8217; Independent Weekly)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/fiw.col6.BSE2.pdf\">Sep 11 &#8211; NAFTA should be invoked to open border (Farmers&#8217; Independent Weekly)<\/a><br \/>\n<small><small>(SILVER, The O.R. Evans Award for Press Editorial, 2004, Canadian Farm Writers&#8217; Federation)<\/small><\/small><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col115.payin_for_politics.pdf\">Sep &#8211; Payin&#8217; for politics.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col114.mad_cows_red_sugar.pdf\">Aug &#8211; Mad cows and red sugar.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col113.canary_in_mine.pdf\">Jul &#8211; Canary in the mine.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col112.fishin_for_trouble.pdf\">Jun &#8211; Fishin&#8217; for trouble.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col111.losing_ground.pdf\">May &#8211; Losing Ground. (Reprinted as Question gives farmers pause, <\/a><a>Op-Ed. <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col111.losing_ground.pdf\">Western Producer, June 5)<\/a><br \/>\n<small>(GOLD, The Frank Jacobs Award for Press Column, 2003, Canadian Farm Writers&#8217; Federation)<\/small><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col110.can%20_you_help.pdf\">Apr &#8211; For Canada and for Canada&#8217;s communities&#8230; Can you help?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col109.valentine%27s_day.pdf\">Mar &#8211; Rarely has Valentine&#8217;s Day been so sweet.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/fiw.col4.vandongen.pdf\">Feb 13 &#8211; B.C. loses its ag minister (Farmers&#8217; Independent Weekly, Manitoba)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col108.table_1000_legs.pdf\">Feb &#8211; Table with 1000 legs.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col107.cuban_roots.pdf\"><small><small>Jan &#8211; Cuban roots &#8211; Canadian soul.<\/small><\/small><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2002 <em><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">(Columnist, Country Life in BC)<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col106.mind_candy.pdf\">Dec &#8211; Mind candy for empowerment.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col105.chill_in_the_air.pdf\">Nov &#8211; A chill in the air.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/fiw.col3.SM_under_fire.pdf\">Oct 31 &#8211; Supply Management Under Fire (Farmers&#8217; Independent Weekly, Manitoba)<\/a><br \/>\n<small><small>(BRONZE, The O.R. Evans Award for Press Editorial, 2003, Canadian Farm Writers&#8217; Federation)<\/small><\/small><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/art.invisible%20hand.pdf\">Oct &#8211;\u00a0 The invisible hand is strangling the market to death. (Article)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col104.grand_turk.pdf\">Oct &#8211; A lesson in contrasts.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col103.the_sting.pdf\">Sep &#8211; The sting!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/fiw.col2.IFOAM.pdf\">Aug 29 &#8211; Organic farm thrives in Fraser Delta (Farmers&#8217; Independent Weekly, Manitoba)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col102.prairie_drought.pdf\">Aug &#8211; Prairie drought; Canadian crisis?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col101.aspers.pdf\">Jul &#8211; Now is the time to stand up and be counted<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/fiw.col1.report_fm_bc.pdf\">Jun 13\u00a0 &#8211; Diversity: agriculture&#8217;s hallmark (Farmers&#8217; Independent Weekly, Manitob<\/a>a)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col100.farmers_leaving_land.pdf\">Jun &#8211; Watering the grassroots.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col99.one_voice.pdf\">May &#8211; One voice: and that&#8217;s what made the difference.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col98.revolution.pdf\">Apr &#8211; High time for a revolution.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col97.dancing_with_fidel.pdf\">Mar &#8211; Dancing with Fidel.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col96.alr.pdf\">Feb &#8211; For the record.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col95.alr_fired.pdf\">Jan &#8211; New Era dumps Land Reserve commissioners.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2001\u00a0 <em><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">(Columnist, Country Life in BC)<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/art.primer.pdf\">Dec &#8211; A primer on water policy and trade issues. (Article)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col94.10_excellent_reasons.pdf\">Dec &#8211; Ten excellent reasons to go to Cuba this winter.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col93.passion.pdf\">Nov &#8211; Passion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col92.preserving_indep.pdf\">Oct &#8211; Preserving independence.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col91.sea_change.pdf\">Sep &#8211; Sea change.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col90.taking_of_canada%27s_h2o.pdf\">Aug &#8211; The taking of Canada&#8217;s water &#8211; the final chapter.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col89.picnic.pdf\">Jul &#8211; Food for thought.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col88.bill_c-6.pdf\">Jun &#8211; Going from bad to worse with our water.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col87.trade_to_capture.pdf\">May &#8211; When trade becomes capture.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col86.election-10%20pts.pdf\">Apr &#8211; 10 points to raise with political wanna-be&#8217;s.(Reprinted as To Politicians seeking farm vote.\u00a0 Op-Ed. Western Producer, April 19)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col85.delta.pdf\">Mar &#8211; Where is the leadership when the future of farming is on the line.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col84.vara_to_stgo.pdf\">Feb &#8211; Making connections in Cuba.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col83.new_year.pdf\">Jan &#8211; Reflections at the millennium.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2000\u00a0 <em><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">(<em><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Columnist, Country Life in BC<\/span><\/em>)<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col82.el_vapor.pdf\">Dec &#8211; Stories from the back roads of Cuba.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col81.this_election.pdf\">Nov &#8211; Time to vote based on farm issues.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col80.10_reasons_to_go.pdf\">Oct &#8211; &#8220;The experience of a lifetime.&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col79.delta_dcc%27s.pdf\">Sep &#8211; Delta &#8211; canary in a coal mine for B.C. agriculture.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col78.land_for_the_taking.pdf\">Aug &#8211; Where is respect for farmers&#8217; rights?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col77.emperor%27s_new_clothes.pdf\">Jul &#8211; The emperor&#8217;s new clothes.\u00a0 (Reprinted in part as Play hardball to protect water, Op-Ed. Western Producer, August 10)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col76.getting_respect.pdf\">Jun &#8211; Getting Resepect.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col75.women_in_washroom.pdf\">May &#8211; Stewardship &#8211; unvalued by the market, of real value to society.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col74.reena_virk.pdf\">Apr &#8211; Hope springs eternal even from the most cynical of bones.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col73.postcards.pdf\">Mar &#8211; Postcards from Cuba.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col72little_red_hen_2.pdf\">Feb &#8211; What the Little Red Hen finally found out.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col71.little_red_hen.pdf\">Jan &#8211; A barnyard conversation with the Little Red Hen.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1999\u00a0 <em><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">(Columnist, Country Life in BC)<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col70.sowing_the_wind.pdf\">Dec &#8211; The erosion of public policy support for agriculture.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col69.taking_of_canada%27s_water.pdf\">Nov &#8211; Laid low &#8211; the taking of Canada&#8217;s water.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col68.cuba_phase_three.pdf\">Oct &#8211; Reaping the rewards of co-operation.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col67.till_the_cows.pdf\">Sep &#8211; Till the cows come home.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col66.living_sabatically.pdf\">Aug &#8211; The year of living sabatically.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col65.six_questions.pdf\">Jul &#8211; Questions for a lazy summer afternoon.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col64.bs+horsefeathers.pdf\">Jun &#8211; Plugging the leak on NAFTA myths.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col63.global_cottage.pdf\">May &#8211; The Global Cottage and other tales.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col62.chain_saws.pdf\">Apr &#8211; The rites and the signs of spring.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col61.cuba_frontier.pdf\">Mar &#8211; Cuban ag reforms boost food production.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col60.sustaining_momentum.pdf\">Feb &#8211; Sustaining momentum&#8230; tale of a tourist.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col59.fridge_list.pdf\">Jan &#8211; Fridge list for the coming year and beyond. <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1998\u00a0 <em><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">(Columnist, Country Life in BC)<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col58.blacklisting.pdf\">Dec &#8211; Blacklisting, and how it affects us all.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col57.farmers_int.pdf\">Nov &#8211; Provincial Interest Report a winner but&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col56.fall_preserves.pdf\">Oct &#8211; Fall preserves &#8211; a small harvest of ideas.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col55.blowin%27_smoke.pdf\">Sep &#8211; Blowing smoke &#8211; the hype on hemp.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col54.falling_for_cuba.pdf\">Aug &#8211; Falling in love with Cuba &#8211; how about an exchange?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col53.sun-warmed_earthy.pdf\">Jul &#8211; A sun-warmed, earthy little column for July.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col52.one_potato_two.pdf\">Jun &#8211; One potato, two potatoes: the new ag economics.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col51.economic_orgasims.pdf\">May &#8211; It all depends on which formula you use.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/art.horsefeathers.pdf\">Apr\u00a0 &#8211; Six Mile Ranch Scandal refuses to go away. (feature)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col50.dear_name.pdf\">Apr &#8211; What&#8217;s in a name when it&#8217;s (Dear &lt;&lt;Name&gt;&gt;:)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col49.ides_of_march.pdf\">Mar &#8211; Farmers must &#8220;Beware the Ides of March&#8221;.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col48.valentine_fm_vict.pdf\">Feb &#8211; Sweetheart issue for the farm community.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col47.good_guys.pdf\">Jan &#8211; For once, let&#8217;s hear it for the good guys!<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1997\u00a0 <em><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">(Columnist, Country Life in BC)<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col46.lett-uce_dance.pdf\">Dec &#8211; Lett-uce dance?\u00a0 or CITT this one out?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col45.proud_history_cl.pdf\">Dec &#8211; The proud history of Country Life in BC. (feature)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col44.tiny_feet.pdf\">Nov &#8211; Eating ties all of us to the land, but whose?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col43.quayle.pdf\">Oct &#8211; Moura Quayle, new Dean of agriculture, talks to Wendy Holm. <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col42.alcan.pdf\">Sep &#8211; Paleolithic economics &#8211; time for new stone age.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col41.dear_catherine.pdf\">Aug &#8211; Dear Catherine -Open letter to BC agriculture&#8217;s brand new Deputy Minister.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col40.wimper.pdf\">Jul &#8211; Not with a bang but with a wimper.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col39.wickens.pdf\">Jun &#8211; Stand Up, Wayne!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col38.undersigned.pdf\">May &#8211; We the undersigned.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col37.satshow.pdf\">Apr &#8211; Dear sundayshow@vancouver.cbc.ca<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col36.six_citizen.pdf\">Mar &#8211; Why are they planting all those potatoes?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col35.water_and_alr.pdf\">Feb &#8211; Water &#8211; the other half of the ALR covenants.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col34.maternalism.pdf\">Jan &#8211; Maybe its time for a maternalistic approach.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1996\u00a0 <em><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">(Columnist, Country Life in BC)<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col33.good_idea.pdf\">Dec &#8211; Give BC farming a super present.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col32.canoe.pdf\">Nov &#8211; Three things Canadians can do in a canoe.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col31.import_of_frank.pdf\">Oct &#8211; Fair public comment on issues of importance.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col30.save_on_food.pdf\">Sep &#8211; Just what is that SAVE-ON FOOD ad saying?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col29.philosophic_pie.pdf\">Aug &#8211; Food for thought &#8211; an afternoon picnic for a hot August.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col28.zirnhelt.pdf\">Jul &#8211; Well Corky &#8211; what dance steps do we need to teach you?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col27.frank.pdf\">Jun &#8211; A window of opportunity for farmers&#8217; message.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col26.magnolias.pdf\">May &#8211; Where chicken farms are as common as magnolias.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col25.pos_externalities.pdf\">Apr &#8211; poz&#8217;e tive eks&#8217;tern al&#8217; etes.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col24.at_the_post.pdf\">Mar &#8211; Politicians already in that &#8220;high-twitchiness&#8221; mode.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col23.ho_ho_ho.pdf\">Feb &#8211; It&#8217;s the valley of the jolly (ho, ho, ho) green giant.\u00a0 Not.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col22.round_tables.pdf\">Jan &#8211; On round tables, square pegs and&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1995\u00a0 <em><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">(Columnist, Country Life in BC)<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col21.lobbying_skills.pdf\">Dec &#8211; Time to update lobbying skills for the &#8217;90&#8217;s.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col20.door_two.pdf\">Nov &#8211; All-Aboard! for a last trip in the Time-O-Rama.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col19.projects.pdf\">Oct &#8211; The Holm Stretch &#8211; ensure farmers get their share of Treaty benefits.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col18.green_stamps.pdf\">Sep &#8211; Green stamps?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col17.dare_to_be.pdf\">Aug &#8211; Dare to be&#8230; A soliloquy to the CITT.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col16.all_aboard.pdf\">Jul &#8211; All aboard! &#8211; we&#8217;re pulling away pretty quick.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col15.yenta.pdf\">Jun &#8211; Oh!\u00a0 For a yenta &#8211; matchmaking takes a lot of work.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col14.treaty_negotiations.pdf\">May &#8211; Treaty negotiations &#8211; is all Crown land created equal?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col13.columbia_treaty.pdf\">Apr &#8211; Questions on the Columbia Treaty downstream benefit.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col12.small_potatoes.pdf\">Mar -This is not just small potatoes.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/art.poplar.pdf\">Feb &#8211; Fast growing poplars could be worthwhile new ag crop. (Article)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col11.adam_and_eve.pdf\">Feb &#8211; ADAM meets EVE&#8230; a strategic romance.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col10.dear_ndp_caucus.pdf\">Jan &#8211; Dear New Democratic Party.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>1994\u00a0 <em><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">(Columnist, Country Life in BC)<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col9.green_door.pdf\">Dec &#8211; Which door you choose makes all the difference.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col08.year_is_2030.pdf\">Nov &#8211; It is 2030 A.D&#8230;. urban sprawl buries farmland.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col07.border_collies.pdf\">Oct &#8211; In search of border collies&#8230; in human guise.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col06.what_farmers_want.pdf\">Sep &#8211; What do these farmers want anyway?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col05.lament.pdf\">Aug &#8211; Lament for a Nation Part II: the taking of Canada&#8217;s water.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col04.dear_larry.pdf\">Jun &#8211; Open letter to Larry Martin on ag potential.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col03.ag%27s_social_potential.pdf\">May &#8211; Agriculture&#8217;s social potential needs consideration.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Apr &#8211; Co-ops are farmers best hope in post GATT<br \/>\n(this column has gone missing &#8211; if anyone has, would love a copy!)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theholmteam.ca\/col01.farm_policy.pdf\">Mar &#8211; Leaving decisions to US no way to make farm policy.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><big><big><big>2018<\/big><\/big><\/big><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\tDec.<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straight.com\/news\/1174931\/wendy-holm-out-sight-out-mind-connecting-dots-between-site-c-and-wood-buffalo-national\">Out of sight, out of mind? Connecting the dots between Site C and Wood Buffalo National Park<\/a> The Straight<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t<strong>Oct.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/north\/wendy-holms-site-c-1.4859608\">Opponent of Site C dam sharing concerns with northerners<\/a><strong>&nbsp; CBC News &middot; <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><big><big><big>2017<\/big><\/big><\/big><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/index.php\/published-columns\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Wendy Holm Published Columns 1994 &#8211; 2018<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,97],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-columns-and-opinions","category-published-columns"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":538,"href":"https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theholmteam.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}