Ontario local food bill introduced Wednesday, October 3, 2012 by SUSAN MANNA $10 shift from Ontarians’ existing weekly grocery purchases to local provincial food products is all it would take to generate an extra $2.4 billion in economic activity and create 10,000 new jobs.That’s the challenge Premier Dalton McGuinty issued to Ontarians today at the Premier’s Summit on Agri-Food Innovation in Toronto – to shift $10 from their weekly grocery budget to local products from imported. At the same time, Ontario Agriculture Minister Ted McMeekin introduced a local food bill in the Ontario Legislature today to boost Ontario farm product sales.McMeekin says the proposed legislation is an important initiative. It’s “designed to acknowledge the blessing we have in this country with an agri-food sector that produces the best tasting and arguable the safest food in the world.”The proposed bill would also create opportunities for “us to have discussions about how we can enhance the willingness of Ontarians to be engaged in buying more local food.” It would promote food grown and made in Ontario, and develop goals around production, processing, distribution, sales and marketing of Ontario food. BF Controversial bean vote will proceed Ontario officials scout for traces of Alberta contaminated beef
Bushel Plus rebrands to BranValt for global harvest-tech growth Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Bushel Plus Ltd., a well‑known name in harvest optimization tools and training, is preparing for a major brand transformation as it shifts to a new global identity: BranValt. The company recently announced that the transition will officially take effect in July 2026, marking a... Read this article online
Canada Negotiates Tariff Reductions on Canola Seed by China Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Mark Carney has concluded his visit to Beijing for high-level meetings with Chinese leaders, including Xi Jinping. The visit marked the first trip to China by a Canadian prime minister since 2017 and resulted in a joint statement outlining a new strategic partnership between the two countries.... Read this article online
Ontario Pig Producer Disease Advisory -- PED and PDCoV Risks Rising This Winter Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) and Porcine Deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) continue to pose significant risks to swine operations across the industry. Both viruses are highly infectious, spread easily through manure, contaminated equipment, transport vehicles, and human movement, and can have... Read this article online
Ag Minister Launches National Consultations to Shape the Next Agricultural Policy Framework Tuesday, January 20, 2026 As Canada begins charting its next decade of agricultural policy, the Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri Food, officially launched national consultations on the development of the Next Policy Framework (NPF)—the federal, provincial, and territorial agreement that... Read this article online
Syngenta introduces new soybean seed treatment Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Soybean farmers have a new crop protection product available to them for the 2026 growing season. Syngenta recently introduced Victrato Complete, its new fungicide and nematicide seed treatment. “It’s the only fungicide and nematicide seed treatment with five active ingredients that’ll... Read this article online