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But the good times are already over, says a report from the George Morris Centre as raw material costs increase and competition between grocers stiffens

Exchange rates and a tomato carryover in California keep returns down, and some crop pricing must be resolved at arbitration

Québec couple complains of irregular handling of failure by trustee

Company faces a whopping $900,000 to connect to the power grid

London Swine Conference celebrates 10 years with top industry speakers

Farmer’s medical condition doesn’t exempt him from controversial quota assessment policy, appeal tribunal decides

Changes will affect participants in a new entrant assistance program

Minister overlooks farmers in today’s budget speech

photo: Jim Flaherty

Producers will consider whether to dissolve their organization at their annual meeting next week

“A lot of it is not new, but it’s not a bad thing to have it put in one package,” says Ontario Tender Fruit Producers Marketing Board chair

Crack open a hazelnut and you’ll find a solid business opportunity but expect a long wait for it to be realized. Researchers involved in developing the crop in Ontario estimate it could take up to 10 years to break even and commercialization is in the early stages

photo: Adam Dale

Mary Baxter has won two North American Agricultural Journalists’ awards

photo: Mary Baxter

With no budget, no compensation for landowners and a provincial deficit speeding past $24 billion, ‘you can come to your own conclusions’ as to who will pay for source water protection says Chris Attema

photo: Chris Attema

Ontario experts however say there’s no evidence the widely used herbicide causes problems

photo: Don Huber

Few details of a proposed national system are known but it’s expected to be in place by 2011

Nutrient value varies by source and finding products is a challenge

Company under bankruptcy protection with $14.3 million in debts plans to continue production

Grain Farmers of Ontario consults a lawyer after eastern Ontario producer threatens legal action

Photo: John Vanderspank

Pork producers look east despite warning that exports will eventually be shut out

photo: Wilma Jeffray

The University of Guelph’s breakthrough still faces challenges and there remain more questions than answers about the end use but after more than a decade of research an environmentally friendly pig has been approved by Environment Canada

photo: Curtiss Littlejohn