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1. New cheese export program a factor in boosting Ontario dairy farmers’ quota

   ... New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island), will be getting a 1.5 per cent quota increase effective April 1. “The (quota) issuance is in ... organization representing farmers living on 12,529 farms. Paul says cheese was exported in the past through export programs ...

   Mary Baxter - Mar 27 2014 - 16:41 - 6 comments

2. Farm employer group ‘delighted’ by Supreme Court ruling

   ... has ruled. The decision , released Friday, elated a group that represents farm employers and disappointed the United Food and ... One undeniable truth is that farms are dangerous places to work, and it is reflected by the WSIB premiums ...

   Mary Baxter - Apr 29 2011 - 16:20 - 4 comments

3. P&H scraps port deal

   ... JIM ALGIE Without dredging, the port of Owen Sound has a limited future in Ontario’s Great Lakes grain trade, Parrish & Heimbecker ... elevator became impractical for ship access, grain from area farms would have to find other paths to market. Outbound grain in Owen ...

   Mary Baxter - Jan 30 2014 - 08:55 - 1 comment

4. Industry churns butter stock solutions

   ... stock surplus is dwindling for now but the country’s industry is having trouble agreeing with how best to prevent future excess ... wrestled with above normal butter stock levels for more than a year and has been unable to agree on a plan to bring them back down. In ... by people in the know---cut quota and get rid of more family farms. Bernie reply ...

   Mary Baxter - Jul 5 2010 - 15:13 - 2 comments

5. Ag reps give Liberal budget a thumbs up

   ... the importance of the entire sector. And that’s a good thing for the industry.” In the past, “agriculture and food has ... on-farm processing or doing value-added businesses on their farms. “The key on that one is that’s a job creator,” he says, noting if ...

   Mary Baxter - May 3 2013 - 16:04 - 8 comments

6. Ontario liberals propose local food legislation

   September 19, 2012 A bill has been in the works since last spring but farm leaders want more ... says the Local Food Act would support a leading provincial industry that annually contributes more than $33 billion to the economy and ... working to create an environment where family scale, diverse farms can coexist alongside larger specialized farming neighbors. The PFO ...

   Mary Baxter - Sep 20 2012 - 07:15 - 13 comments

7. Update: Embattled pork producers await go ahead on federal sow cull

   ... sow cull program are required to keep breeding stock out of a barn for three years. However, they can use the barn as a nursery or as a ... 2007. Hog numbers are also down, with about 13 million on farms in April compared to 14.7 during the same month last year. That marks a ...

   dstoneman - Apr 5 2012 - 14:06 - 0 comments

8. Town hall meeting to highlight livestock woes

   ... John Nyenhuis by BETTER FARMING STAFF A grassroots livestock group in Perth County plans to take pork and beef issues ... Farmers Matter.  The website devoted to the meeting, www.farmersmatter.ca was put on the Internet a few days ago. “We are ...

   dstoneman - Oct 24 2010 - 15:40 - 2 comments

9. Ontario’s agri-food sector is growing

   ... 19, 2015 by SUSAN MANN A committee looking at ways the province could increase the agri-food ... The committee talked about how the industry, including farms and farm suppliers, must unite to support the food processing industry, ...

   Mary Baxter - Nov 19 2015 - 17:07 - 0 comments

10. Farm product prices jump

    March 6, 2012 But be prepared for a slowdown in the rate of increase for grain and oilseed crops, predicts ag ... leaseing back till later and they want to set up dairy farms so they can ship the produce back home without quota. Thats a great way ...

    Mary Baxter - Mar 6 2012 - 17:22 - 3 comments