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1. One licence or two?

   ... production licences will be treated equitably, despite a Grey County producer’s claim that he received his licence two months before ... For example, Martin says he has his birds at 10 different farms across southwestern Ontario and pays those farmers a fee per bird to feed ...

   Mary Baxter - Sep 12 2014 - 16:48 - 5 comments

2. Egg quota sales drop significantly

   ... quota sales over the past five years may show the effect of a relatively new system for leasing production opportunities to willing ... wanted new farmers they have enough quota to start 60 new farms. They all got the quota for nothing and these rich farmers hide behind ...

   Mary Baxter - Dec 5 2014 - 16:38 - 15 comments

3. Canada wide grain grower coalition fighting research cuts

   ... by KRISTIAN PARTINGTON A Canada-wide coalition claiming to represent more than 100,000 grain, oilseed ... the younger farmers with this attitude ended up losing their farms. If I appear to be overly-critical, I have abundant good reason in ...

   dstoneman - Jan 17 2011 - 19:47 - 12 comments

4. Appeal tribunal still silent on why it denied NFU accreditation

   ... available. Tribunal chair Kirk Walstedt says by email a section of the tribunal’s rules of procedure states it is supposed to send ... bulldoze rural Ontario to make room for prairie style mega farms. Then again, perhaps that is giving them too much credit for planning ...

   Mary Baxter - Apr 18 2013 - 18:32 - 8 comments

5. Rural natural gas access touted in throne speech

   ... infrastructure expansion throughout rural Ontario received a boost Thursday when the Ontario government announced in its throne speech it ... get low they can shut you down . NG would be great for farms ,just don't know if I can afford the infrastructure, and I do have a ...

   dstoneman - Jul 3 2014 - 18:03 - 3 comments

6. Officials say more cases of PED in Ontario likely

   ... virus turning up in Ontario than just the one found on a Middlesex County farrow-to-finish operation Wednesday, says Ontario’s chief ... are on the Canadian Swine Health Board website at: www.swinehealth.ca . If PED starts to spread in Ontario, farmers need to ...

   Mary Baxter - Jan 24 2014 - 18:32 - 10 comments

7. Dairy blend price increase takes effect in February

   ... by SUSAN MANN Ontario dairy farmers are getting a 1.94 per cent increase in their blend price effective Feb. 1, 2016. The ... to any other type of farmer in Canada. In 2015 all farms saw borrowing costs fall by 30 basis points, fuel by 40% and grains(feed ...

   Mary Baxter - Dec 18 2015 - 18:13 - 3 comments

8. Group fears feds will chop supply management

   ... to market their grain either on the open market or through a voluntary wheat board. The bill calls for an interim board of directors to be ... by many. Supply management has been great for the family farms of yesterday,but this is today.Many will choose to leave the industry but ...

   Mary Baxter - Oct 20 2011 - 06:31 - 10 comments

9. Sheep on the lam

   April 3, 2012 A flock of sheep scheduled for destruction by the Canadian Food Inspection ... are always unfortunate it is vital that government and industry can work together on the basis of sound science to protect the long ... libertarians. Now I am starting to get it. It is these small farms that are going to be our life line when this capitalist market economy ...

   Mary Baxter - Apr 3 2012 - 19:59 - 11 comments

10. Great Lakes protection bill a ‘possible conflict’ with NMA says ag industry spokesman

    ... Wales says the Great Lakes protection bill will supersede a decision under the Planning Act, local municipal bylaws, municipal official ... all sources of phosphorus, including contributions from farms. But “if the province were to pursue any initiative that affected ...

    Mary Baxter - Feb 20 2015 - 13:50 - 2 comments