New tobacco board can sue cigarette makers
Farm Products Marketing Commission appointments to run flue board for 18 months. Former chair says rapid transition was ‘not professional’
Photo: Fred Neukamm
Farm Products Marketing Commission appointments to run flue board for 18 months. Former chair says rapid transition was ‘not professional’
Photo: Fred Neukamm
Temporary ‘safety sleeve’ may be added to cover transition costs to open marketing
The provincial Liberals are gearing up to develop their budget for next year and with tough economic times ahead, general farm groups are urging them to consider maintaining and supporting rather than cutting insurance programs such as the grain and oilseeds risk management program.
Ontario Federation of Agriculture president Geri Kamenz, 47, Spencerville, will not run for a third term as leader of the province’s largest farm advocacy group.
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) is asking Ontario’s government and veterinary colleges to provide monetary and lifestyle incentives for vet students that would encourage commitments to large animal practice.
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.
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.
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.
Two municipalities that offered their farmers tax relief during tough times are axing their programs. This month, the Municipality of Huron East in Huron County ended a voluntary program introduced four years ago that allowed farmers to defer paying property taxes until the end of September without incurring interest penalties.