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
Ontario Crops Progress with Cool Stress Monday, June 2, 2025 Ontario field crops are progressing despite challenging spring conditions, according to OMAFA's FieldCropNews.com. Winter wheat has reached the heading stage in the southwest, with T3 fungicide applications beginning. Fields in the north and east are at the flag leaf stage. This is a... Read this article online
Be ready for your next flat tire Friday, May 30, 2025 By Braxten Breen Farms.com Intern The Andersen Hitches Rapid Jack is a three-in-one tool - a tire jack -- that can also be used as a post block or a wheel chock. Its main purpose is to help change tires on trailers, and this cool tool is made in the USA. It is an innovative Tire Jack... Read this article online
An Ontario Foodbelt? Two MPPs want to see it happen Friday, May 30, 2025 Ontario has a Greenbelt and a Whitebelt, and if two MPPs are successful with a piece of legislation the province’s future will include a Foodbelt. Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner (Guelph) and independent MPP Bobbi Ann Brady (Haldimand-Norfolk) tabled Bill 21, the Protect Our... Read this article online
Livestock Research Innovation Corporation welcomes new board members Thursday, May 29, 2025 Two new board directors have joined the leadership of Livestock Research Innovation Corporation (LRIC). Mohamad Yaghi with Farm Credit Canada (FCC) and Sonya Fiorini from Burnbrae Farms both fill appointed director positions on the LRIC board. Yaghi replaces Franco Naccarato from Meat and... Read this article online
Did you Know you can Experience IPM 2025 in the Comfort of Your RV? Thursday, May 29, 2025 The International Plowing Match and Rural Expo (IPM) is making a grand return to Niagara this fall for the first time in nearly a century. Visitors can now stay close to the excitement by booking a spot at the official IPM 2025 RV Park. Located just steps away from the main action, the... Read this article online