Picket protocol alleviates traffic backlog during strike at Ontario Food Terminal Friday, April 22, 2016 by SUSAN MANN Farmers using the Ontario Food Terminal in Toronto are experiencing minimal disruptions due to a strike by employees of one of the tenants. Food Terminal board chair Alison Robertson says it’s the employees of one tenant that are out on strike. A CBC Toronto online news story from April 21 says the business, called Fresh Taste Produce, supplies produce to retailers Metro and Sobey’s. Robertson says the strike is slowing down incoming trucks but everyone is following the picket protocol that has been set up to minimize disruptions. “Everybody is very respectful in following the protocol so it doesn’t hinder people too much,” she says. The Food Terminal is Canada’s largest wholesale fruit and vegetable facility. More than 5,000 Ontario businesses buy produce at the facility. The picket protocol is available on the Food Terminal board website. BF Ontario processing cucumber dealings switch to US dollars Engineered alfalfa seeds 'adds some complexity' to Ontario hay export venture says forage council manager
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March 8 is International Women’s Day Friday, March 6, 2026 Across the United States and Canada, women are taking on increasingly visible roles in agriculture—managing farms, leading ag-tech startups, advancing research, and strengthening the rural economies that feed both nations. Their work reflects a shift in an industry once defined... Read this article online
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AgriStability Program Updated to Include Pasture-Related Feed Costs Beginning in 2026 Monday, March 2, 2026 In case you missed it last week, the Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced that pasture-related feed costs will be added as an allowable expense under AgriStability starting with the 2026 program year. The update addresses rising operational... Read this article online
Bringing more Food and Ingredient Processing Back to Canadian Soil Monday, March 2, 2026 Protein Industries Canada has announced the second cohort of nine companies participating in its Program, an initiative designed to bring more food and ingredient processing back to Canadian soil and expand the nation’s value‑added agriculture sector. The selected companies span the... Read this article online