Farmers rally to oppose solar power on prime farmland
St Eugene farmer Shawn Wylie addresses crowd
St Eugene farmer Shawn Wylie addresses crowd
The process is working, says OFA president
Process ‘rammed down their throats’ say producers
Trenton area fruit grower Bette Jean Crews was acclaimed president at the Ontario Federation of Agriculture annual convention in Toronto this week.
Photo: Bette Jean Crews
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.
It may take more gentle prodding to get Ontario produce on every dinner plate in the province but it’s clear eat local have still become two popular buzz words over the summer of 2008.
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.
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.
The province is making plans to amend the property re-assessment process, just in time for a two-year hiatus to end.
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.