Wheat producers in east revolt against their board
‘Reinstatement’ of local director only one of several issues cited
‘Reinstatement’ of local director only one of several issues cited
Less than one third of province’s crop planted with certified seed
Don’t expect to hear the nitty gritty on the grains and oilseed commodity groups’ merger vote until December, says the acting chair of the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission.
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An agricultural economist is among several in the industry who say the decline in grain and oilseed commodity prices is linked to the U.S. financial crisis.
The Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission is to meet with the working group representing corn, soybean and wheat organizations in July to talk about establishing a single grain group for farmers growing those crops.
The unprecedented global rise in fertilizer costs is forcing Canada’s agricultural and agribusiness sectors to re-examine its practices.
Corn, soybean and wheat farmers could be voting by late summer on whether they want one organization – Grain Farmers of Ontario – to represent them.
LONDON - It looks like not all of Ontario's farm community wants to see an audit of the provincial Farm Products Marketing Commission. Delegates to the Ontario Wheat Producers' Marketing Board's (OWPMB) committeemen's meeting held here yesterday opted not to support a resolution calling for the audit.
The province's three main grains and oilseeds groups may be back at the table discussing a merger but there's no word yet on when the groups' membership will vote on the issue.