Ritz refuses program change
Farm business risk management programs will remain untouched until Canada’s next agricultural policy takes effect says the federal agriculture minister
photo: Gerry Ritz
Farm business risk management programs will remain untouched until Canada’s next agricultural policy takes effect says the federal agriculture minister
photo: Gerry Ritz
Expect the new system to become operational by the end of the year, say its organizers
An eastern Ontario processing plant plans to grow annual sales with expansion
So does Ontario’s minister of agriculture, who plans to push the issue at this week’s provincial-federal-territorial agriculture ministers’ meeting
photo: Carol Mitchell
Citing dwindling number of beef buyers, Grey-Bruce feeder coops argue farmers shouldn’t have to enforce financial protection rules
Newly appointed committee faces challenges as hog marketing takes a new turn in Ontario
'We never expected that finding,' says the Ontario lead on a study that looked at the industry’s performance
photo: Martin Gooch
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
Farms were monitored for: ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, particulate matter and volatile organic compounds
Ontario turkey farmers and processors disagree on live bird prices