U.S. judge rules for Monsanto Sunday, June 3, 2012 An American group called Family Farmers wants Monsanto Company to provide a legally binding covenant not to sue for patent infringement if a field is inadvertently contaminated with pollen from transgenic crops.In February, U.S. District Court Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald ruled for Monsanto, writing that defendants "have never filed a patent infringement suit against a certified organic farm or handling operation over the presence of patented traits in its operations."The Public Patent Foundation, which is funding the farm group's appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, complains that Monsanto "acknowledges filing 144 lawsuits against American family farmers while settling another 700 cases out of court for undisclosed amounts and imposing gag orders on farmers."Buchwald wrote in February that "this average of roughly 13 lawsuits per year is hardly significant when compared to the number of farms in the United States, approximately two million." BF Cancelling the Slots: A catastrophe in the making for a wide swath of Ontario agriculture 'Pink slime' reports weren't new
2025 Election Results Prompt Concern and Reflection Among Prairie Farmers Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Users on Agriville.com weigh-in on the 2025 federal election outcome As news broke on April 28 that Mark Carney’s Liberals had won the 2025 federal election, many western Canadian farmers on Agriville.com shared their reactions. The mood was largely one of disappointment, with... Read this article online
Support IPM With a Bench Sponsorship Tuesday, April 29, 2025 The International Plowing Match & Rural Expo (IPM) Local Committee has launched the Bench Sponsorship Project for the upcoming 2025 event in West Niagara. This initiative invites individuals and businesses to sponsor commemorative benches for $500 each, helping enhance the visitor... Read this article online
New board members for Ontario Pork Friday, April 25, 2025 Ontario Pork, an association representing the 1,898 pork farms that market 5.9 million hogs in the province, has announced its new board lineup for 2025. As a Guelph, Ontario-headquartered organization, Ontario Pork is engaged in the areas of research, government representation,... Read this article online
A Chicken’s Dream: The Perfect Home for Our Feathery Friends! Friday, April 25, 2025 BY: Zahra Sadiq Do you raise chickens on your farm for personal, friends and family use? Don’t you think your feathery friends deserve to live in style? If so, look no further, Roost & Root have plenty of chicken coop models to choose from that you and your chickens will... Read this article online
Ontario ag connections in the NHL playoffs Tuesday, April 22, 2025 The 2025 NHL playoffs are underway, and some of hockey’s biggest names got their start on an Ontario farm or have invested in agriculture since becoming professional athletes. Farms.com went through each of the 16 playoff team rosters to uncover which players have a connection to... Read this article online