Nova Scotia dairy producers opt for quota price cap Thursday, August 8, 2013 by SUSAN MANN Nova Scotia will retain its dairy quota price cap after all. At a special meeting on Aug. 2, Nova Scotia dairy producers voted 163 to two in favour of reaffirming support for the quota cap policy and to direct the board of Dairy Farmers of Nova Scotia to rescind its decision to remove the cap. One farmer at the meeting abstained from voting, according to a notice on the Dairy Farmers of Ontario website. The Nova Scotia board had passed a motion on June 27 to remove the policy, which is harmonized with four other Eastern Canadian provinces under a joint milk pooling agreement. The board subsequently rescinded that decision after the special meeting. Under the milk pooling agreement, the provinces – Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island – share revenue from fluid and industrial milk markets and work cooperatively on other matters of mutual interest. The provinces have worked for years to harmonize their polices, including those involving quota, and introduced a harmonized price cap of $25,000 per kilogram in 2009. Graham Lloyd, general counsel and communications director for DFO, says the Ontario dairy board believes “the cap is in the best interests of all producers as a whole and that the (Nova Scotia) decision confirms and reflects that.” BF Strawberry viruses spread by aphids are on the rise Groups turn to province in RR alfalfa fight
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Calhoun super structure ranks among top growing Canadian companies Friday, October 18, 2024 Calhoun Super Structure Ltd. is proud to announce its ranking of No. 342 on The Globe and Mail’s 2024 Report on Business magazine's list of Canada’s Top Growing Companies. This achievement marks the third consecutive year that Calhoun has made this prestigious ranking, which... Read this article online
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OP-ED: Happy Agriculture Week from Minister Flack Thursday, October 10, 2024 Rob Flack, Ontario's minister of farming, agriculture and agribusiness, provided the following message to celebrate Ontario Agriculture Week: Happy Ontario Agriculture Week! Every year during the week before Thanksgiving Monday, we celebrate the 871,000 people across the food supply... Read this article online
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