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1. 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

2. Farm groups anticipate border changes will reduce some costs

   ... of Agriculture president Ron Bonnett says the plans contain a number of measures they’ve been requesting for several years, including ... is getting screwed up here doesn,t matter if its for the farms or the household.It only helps the big companies make more money for ...

   Mary Baxter - Dec 8 2011 - 18:20 - 3 comments

3. 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

4. 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

5. I side with single desk selling

   ...   Letter To The Editor: I disagree that a marketing board gets in the way as some have claimed, says the president of ... the industry lowered slaughter house wages and drove family farms out. there use to be 6 packers on marion street there is none in winnipeg ...

   dstoneman - Apr 11 2012 - 15:53 - 8 comments

6. Ontario’s growers cope with frost damage

   ... under the crop insurance program and the program provides a reseeding benefit to cover the costs of replanting a crop. The cold ... again. Look into eastern and central Ontario, where some farms lost every crop they had, corn, soys, alfalfa, winter wheat, barley, all ...

   Mary Baxter - May 30 2015 - 13:52 - 2 comments

7. 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

8. 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

9. Hunger striker eases back slowly into routine

   ... says it was easy to give up food to reach his goal of a meeting with Ontario’s premier by SUSAN MANN ... market. Eggs and meat chickens are sold by dozens of small farms in Ontario. Most dairy farmers drink their own unpasturized milk,farmers ...

   Mary Baxter - Nov 9 2011 - 17:06 - 5 comments

10. 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