Province's green energy direction lauded and lambasted Friday, March 27, 2009 © AgMedia Inc.by BETTER FARMING STAFFThe provincial budget released Thursday offers some hefty investment into the development of green energy and Ontario Federation of Agriculture vice-president Don McCabe says farmers are ideally positioned to become a part of this direction, as long as the rules and regulations are in place. “We have all the feedstocks to make this happen,” he says. “We want those investments to come to rural Ontario.”The federation supports the province’s proposed Green Energy Act (http://www.ontariogreenenergyact.ca/about.html). That support doesn’t extend to having solar panels on prime farmland. McCabe says the federation is working with the province to see how one regulation in the proposed Act might protect farmland.McCabe also makes note of the hefty $32.5 billion investment to new infrastructure development, saying a portion should be used to help “bring agriculture further along in our industry.”Finance Minister Dwight Duncan made no mention of funding for environmental goods and services. BF Ontario SPCA seeks more than $168,000 in animal seizure case No help for dealing with deadstock and a looming provincial debt
Tom Green bringing celebrities to his Ont. farm Tuesday, May 12, 2026 A Canadian known for his comedic chops in Hollywood is bringing some friends to his Ontario farm. THE TOM GREEN FARM, starring Tom Green, whose movie credits include Road Trip and Charlie’s Angels, begins airing on May 29 on Crave. The backdrop of the show is Green’s 150-acre farm in... Read this article online
Rising Waters on the Canadian Prairies and Beyond Monday, May 11, 2026 Spring flooding is intensifying across large portions of Canada, placing farms under growing pressure during one of the most important windows of the agricultural year. From the Prairies to Central Canada and into Atlantic regions, saturated soils, elevated rivers, and damaged rural... Read this article online
When Grain Stops Moving Rail and Port Delays Cost Canada Up to $540 Million Monday, May 11, 2026 A new economic analysis commissioned by the Agriculture Transport Coalition has found that just one week of rail and port disruptions during peak export season can cost Canada’s grain sector up to $540 million. The majority of these losses stem from missed export sales that cannot be... Read this article online
Severe May 9 Storm Batters Farms and Rural Infrastructure Across Ontario Monday, May 11, 2026 A fast-moving but powerful storm system swept across large portions of Ontario on Saturday, May 9, 2026, leaving farms and rural communities dealing with damaged infrastructure, delayed fieldwork, and localized crop losses during one of the most important periods of the spring growing... Read this article online
Are we Seeing the Top of the Commodity Markets with Corn Above $5 and Soybeans at $12? Monday, May 11, 2026 Grain markets delivered another volatile yet bullish week as corn climbed above $5 per bushel, soybeans topped $12, wheat traded near $7, and canola approached $750, according to the latest for the week of May 4 to 8, 2026. Experts Farms.com Moe Agostino, chief commodity strategist... Read this article online