'Natural' beef farm goes corporate Thursday, April 4, 2013 Beretta Farms, the organic and natural product beef operation that struggled when located in Huron County, and flourished when it moved to the Toronto area in time to cash in on the "buy local" scene, has been purchased by One Earth Farms, a subsidiary of Sprott Resource Corp. Beretta Farms founder Mike Beretta in turn became the chief operating officer of One Earth, which operates "a series of cattle and grain/oilseed farms across the Prairie provinces of Canada to support the One Earth Farms' goal of ensuring absolute food traceability from the farm to the consumers' fork," according to a Sprott announcement. Sprott, which describes itself as a natural resources company, trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange. In the announcement, Mike Beretta and his wife Cynthia expect to remain closely associated with the farm, located in rolling grasslands in King Township north of the city. BF Behind the Lines - April 2013 Passing thoughts on passing on horse meat
Wet Spring Delays Ontario Field Crop Progress Sunday, May 31, 2026 Persistent rainfall across Ontario through late May temporarily stalled fieldwork, but improving weather conditions are now helping farmers regain momentum, according to the latest Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA) Field Crop News report released May... Read this article online
Sunrise Farms Expanding National Footprint in Ontario Sunday, May 31, 2026 British Columbia-based poultry producer Sunrise Farms is building a new $100 million processing plant in Woodstock, Ontario, the development be for a 155,000-square-foot facility. Sunrise Farms is a large Canadian poultry processor based in British Columbia that acquired Sargent Farms... Read this article online
Saskatchewan Startup Unveils Portable Device to Detect Crop Diseases in the Field Friday, May 29, 2026 With global crop losses from pests and diseases reaching as high as 40 percent annually, a Saskatchewan-based startup is working to equip farmers with faster, more practical tools to protect their yields. PathoScan Technologies, founded in Saskatoon, has developed a portable... Read this article online
Falling Behind on Direct Alcohol Shipping Deadline Friday, May 29, 2026 Canada’s small alcohol producers are growing increasingly frustrated as a promised timeline for direct-to-consumer (DTC) alcohol shipping reforms approaches with little visible progress. The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is calling out federal and provincial... Read this article online
Rural Canada Is Critical to Trade, Food Security and Economic Recovery Friday, May 29, 2026 Canada is facing global instability, affordability pressures and growing urgency to rebuild its economic foundations. Rural Canada is one of the country’s most important economic assets. Although only about 16% to 18% of Canadians live in rural communities, leaders say those regions... Read this article online