New deadstock legislation in the works
They knew about the consultations. But a recent posting of the two proposed deadstock regulations on the provincial agricultural ministry’s website comes as a surprise to many in the farm community.
They knew about the consultations. But a recent posting of the two proposed deadstock regulations on the provincial agricultural ministry’s website comes as a surprise to many in the farm community.
Farm builders and Ontario government officials want the federal organization that writes Canada’s building codes to update the farm building code. But a lack of interest in the issue from provincial governments elsewhere in Canada is slowing the process.
There’s “nothing scary” for agriculture in the province’s budget brought down in Queen’s Park on Tuesday, said a researcher for the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, the province’s largest farm group. “Base funding” has actually increased to $945.6 million from $876 million budgeted last year, said Jason Bent. The budget document said OMAFRA expenditures are expected to total more than $1.2 billion in the 2007-08 fiscal year, which starts Apr. 1.
The province is making plans to amend the property re-assessment process, just in time for a two-year hiatus to end.
There’s “nothing scary” for agriculture in the province’s budget brought down in Queen’s Park on Tuesday, said a researcher for the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, the province’s largest farm group. “Base funding” has actually increased to $945.6 million from $876 million budgeted last year, said Jason Bent. The budget document said OMAFRA expenditures are expected to total more than $1.2 billion in the 2007-08 fiscal year, which starts Apr. 1.
A posting on the province’s environmental registry says that “Ontarians have come to cherish the Greenbelt.” “Cherish” isn’t the word that Sunderland farmer Bruce Pearse uses to describe his feelings about having his property caught up in the Greenbelt designation.
After a debate that president Geri Kamenz called “full and robust,” delegates to a special annual general meeting of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) on Wednesday agreed to ask the province to increase the farm business registration fee by $45.
Tough to find a vet to treat your livestock? You aren't imagining it, says Dr. Deb Stark, head veterinarian for Ontario.
Ontario Revenue Minister Duncan Stewart must still define agriculture in regulations if farmers are to get a fair tax shake when it comes to value added activities, says an Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) executive member.