Chipotle's troubles continue Monday, March 7, 2016 Chipotle Mexican Grill, the organic food chain that conventional agriculture loves to hate, is foundering. There's been salmonella in restaurants in Minnesota, E. coli in Washington and Oregon and norovirus in Los Angeles and Boston.On Jan. 6, Chipotle came under criminal investigation in Los Angeles for norovirus. On Feb. 8, it shut down all restaurants for part of a day for a company-wide meeting to discuss food safety. On top of it all, founder and CEO Steve Ells is one of the highest-paid CEOs around, making $25 million in 2013 and $28.9 million in 2014, more than 1,000 times what a median worker makes. Will he take a pay cut in 2015, just as his shareholders did as stock fell 30 per cent? "Anything even approaching those figures for 2015 would be scandalous," noted a Denver Post editorial in December. BF GTA West highway in limbo and so are farmers Metabolic diagnoses in a minute?
RAM Rodeo Championship Finals Coming to Ancaster After Ontario-Wide Tour Monday, October 5, 2026 Ontario's rodeo season is heading toward its biggest event of the year. The RAM Rodeo Tour Championship Finals will take place Oct. 16-18 at the Ancaster Fairgrounds, bringing together the top cowboys and cowgirls who have spent the season competing across Ontario for a chance to earn... Read this article online
Protect the Foodbelt Barn Mural Raises Awareness of Ontario Farmland Loss Monday, October 5, 2026 Motorists travelling along Highway 6 south of Fergus are hard-pressed to miss a new message painted across the side of a farm building. Stretching nearly 50 feet across a barn, the Protect the Foodbelt mural has become one of Ontario agriculture's newest visual reminders of the importance... Read this article online
International Plowing Match 2026 Draws Largest Crowd Since Pandemic Return Saturday, October 3, 2026 The 2026 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo (IPM) has delivered its strongest attendance performance since the event returned following the COVID-19 pandemic, welcoming 71,330 visitors to Bruce County over five days. Held from September 22 to 26 near Walkerton, the event... Read this article online
MS Schippers unveils autonomous barn-cleaning robot Friday, October 2, 2026 The MS Smart Cleaning Robot offers three phases on one device for barn cleaning: combining high-pressure washing, chemical foam soaking, and disinfection in a single autonomous pass. A Dutch agricultural technology company is introducing an automated cleaning system designed to reduce labour... Read this article online
Canada's Productivity Mega Deduction Could Fuel New Farm and Ag-Tech Investment Friday, October 2, 2026 Canada's agriculture sector, food processors, equipment manufacturers, and ag-tech companies could soon benefit from a major new federal tax incentive designed to accelerate investment and economic growth. During a visit to Allan Equipment Manufacturing Ltd. in Charlottetown, Prince... Read this article online