Whew!!!! Olymel pork plant strike ends Monday, April 6, 2015 by BETTER FARMING STAFFThe two-week-long strike by workers at the Olymel plant in Vallée-Jonction Quebec is over and slaughter of pigs there is expected to be ramped up over the next week, says Patrick O’Neil, division manager for the marketing division of Ontario Pork.According to a statement issued by Olymel’s president Rejean Nadeau on Saturday, a six-year agreement with workers was reached on April 1. The plant remained closed Monday because of the Easter holiday in Quebec.The Vallée-Jonction plant, with a two-shift capacity of 35,000 hogs a week, is critical to Ontario pork producers who ship about 23,000 hogs there every week. To this point, the marketing division has been shipping a few pigs to other plants in Quebec, but mostly to the United States. BF Ontario veterinarians skeptical of product billed as a cure for PED Why do Danish pig farms out-produce Ontario's?
Smart Sensors Drive PEI Farm Productivity Wednesday, March 25, 2026 The P.E.I. Federation of Agriculture (PEIFA) announced support from the Government of Canada and the Government of Prince Edward Island forAgIntel, a precision agriculture platform designed by farmers for farmers.AgIntelautomates data collection, analysis, and management, helping farmers... Read this article online
Bruce Burrows Leads Grain Growers Canada Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Grain Growers of Canada has announced the appointment of Bruce Burrows as its new Executive Director, effective April 1, 2026. With more than four decades of experience, Burrows brings strong leadership and deep knowledge of policy, transportation, and industry relations to the... Read this article online
AAFC releases 2026-27 Departmental Plan Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada released its plans, priorities, and spending allotments for the next three years. The plan identifies multiple key priorities for 2026-27 and beyond. They are: Building sector capacity, growth and competitiveness Climate change and the... Read this article online
Canadian farmland values up almost 10 per cent in 2025 Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Canadian farmland values increased by nearly 10 per cent in 2025. Farm Credit Canada’s Farmland Values Report shows overall farmland prices in Canada rose by 9.3 per cent last year – the same rate as they did in 2024. “My assessment would be that supply of available farmland is tight,”... Read this article online
Lynch siblings named OYF winners for Saskatchewan Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Jordan Lynch and Chansi Bourkehave been named the regional winners of Saskatchewan’s Outstanding Young Farmers competition. The announcement was made during Canada’s Farm Show on March 19, 2026. The siblings will nowrepresentSaskatchewan at the national competition in Vancouver, British... Read this article online