Producers gear up to fight pork board changes
One producer is calling for a plebiscite to determine support of stripping Ontario Pork of its marketing powers and more protest is in the works, says a Perth County producer.
One producer is calling for a plebiscite to determine support of stripping Ontario Pork of its marketing powers and more protest is in the works, says a Perth County producer.
She has the clout to make unknown authors into household names by endorsing their books. But can Chicago-based afternoon talk show host Oprah Winfrey create the same sort of buzz around livestock treatment?
Stumped about how to safely dispose of leftover livestock medicine and medical equipment? An Ontario organization may have an answer.
Despite the plunge in livestock prices, farm product prices overall showed an increase of more than two per cent last December over the same month a year before, states a Statistics Canada report.
OTTAWA - Look up, way up. That's where market cash receipts were headed for much of last year, according to a report released yesterday by Statistics Canada.
Livestock farmers facing negative cash flows may find it difficult to face the reality that they need help. Franklin H. Famme, a Chartered Accountant with Famme and Co. LLP, says now is the time to enlist the help of bankers, rather than viewing them as the enemy. Know your business and know the rules.
Last year marked the second full year that the U.S. border was open to Canadian cattle shipments since 2002 and the outlet for exports finally appears to be having an effect on the size of the country's cattle herd.
In its release yesterday of farm product price index (FPPI) information, StatsCan notes that strong gains in crop prices outstripped livestock prices for the same month.