Town hall meeting proceeds despite ag minister no-show
Organizers call the agriculture-focused event a warm-up for this fall’s provincial election
photo: Wayne Easter and Bob McTavish
Organizers call the agriculture-focused event a warm-up for this fall’s provincial election
photo: Wayne Easter and Bob McTavish
Access to abattoirs and unclear labelling of imported meats top concerns at Ontario Pork’s annual meeting this week
Re: Ritz refuses program change (Better Farming Feb 11, 2011),
Photo: Gerry Ritz
Ritz refuses program change (Better Farming Feb 11, 2011)
photo: Michael Ignatieff
Ontario’s producers are prepared to speak up about the importance of risk management programs, says OFA president
photo: Bette Jean Crews
Expect the new system to become operational by the end of the year, say its organizers
Mandatory, federal requirements for tracking livestock movements are in the works in Canada; in the meantime the federal government has announced funding to help locations that coordinate livestock make tracking system upgrades
Council’s operations depended heavily on federal funding
Ontario cattle producers say any money for the troubled sector is good news but without the details, it’s hard to know how funding for a national research cluster will affect them
A glut of U.S. cherries drove bargains for consumers and now there's a plea to protect Canadian farmers