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1. Behind the Lines - April 2009

   ... Union des Producteurs Agricole another; parts of the program have been a mystery for most Ontario Producers. ASRA is also coming under ... in the past century. Can you believe that a century ago soybeans were used for green manure and were so rare that they weren’t included in the 1910 U.S. crop census?   ROBERT IRWIN ...

   WebMaster - Nov 1 2012 - 13:10

2. Consultations begin on new national agricultural policies

   ... stakeholders, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada spokesman James Watson says by email. “The online questionnaire focuses on the ... Horticultural Council suggests that for crops without crop insurance, the government considers implementing a self-directed ...

   Mary Baxter - May 17 2016 - 18:05 - 2 comments

3. Farmland preservation critical in Ontario says OFA

   ... operations” such as equipment dealers, seed dealers, crop input suppliers, and veterinarians. Farmers also need good design of ... Federation of Ontario president Lorne Small questions why four separate plans are needed. “There’s duplication of administration ...

   Mary Baxter - Mar 10 2015 - 12:34 - 6 comments

4. Are some big players about to leave the commodities market?

   ... their decision making seems to be connected to events in the field. My standard answer has always been how the volume and liquidity that the ... substantially, and the prospects for a better American crop this year look good. People are already having trouble finding reasons to ...

   Mary Baxter - Jul 30 2013 - 16:25 - 0 comments

5. Report urges greater ties with farmers

   ... across south central Ontario northeast of Toronto. It did not include adjoining farms or those that straddle the study area boundary, ... to replace the dwindling (5-15 producing much of the ORM crop) farmers of the ORM with the average age of farmers being 60+ without ...

   Mary Baxter - Mar 11 2011 - 15:51 - 4 comments

6. Quota exemption for Ontario’s small chicken farmers

   ... we please. I run up against the 'brick wall' everytime. Why is this sector of the livestock industry protected and not others ??? ... buying trucked-in feed. I can't find anybody interested in crop sharing. All that the local feed suppliers have is 25 kg bags. After ...

   Mary Baxter - Apr 5 2012 - 15:36 - 70 comments

7. Ontario’s Tories roll out rural strategy

   ... people who have no job to go to in the province of Ontario, why would you toss another 65,000 out of work by closing down the race track ... it more efficient and save farmers money. (Agricorp runs crop insurance and other programs for Ontario’s farmers) •    Support ...

   Mary Baxter - Mar 14 2013 - 19:24 - 1 comment

8. Cattle outlook for the week ending November 7, 2014

   ... The December live cattle futures contract closed at $166.80/cwt today, up 75 cents for the week. February fed cattle settled at ... $390.40 per ton, up just $1.40 from last week. The November Crop Production report released on Monday will provide a revised look at the ...

   Mary Baxter - Nov 7 2014 - 18:00 - 0 comments

9. Ho-ho-ho: Canadian Christmas tree sales are growing

   ... Brunswick. Brennan says there are a number of reasons why growers are seeing an upturn: younger parents who grew up with natural ... his farm is so big and it takes 10 years to rotate his crop. He says grinding machinery introduced several years ago now allows him to ...

   Mary Baxter - Dec 19 2014 - 15:22 - 0 comments

10. Big farms invest more, think longer-term

    ... pay out to hog farmers during years when those operations did not do well. Hog operations, he said, tend to be larger. Farmers with ... Just cut all direct to farmer payments period, including crop insurance, RMP, advance payment, etc. The smaller (<250 K gross) would be ...

    Mary Baxter - Mar 13 2013 - 20:30 - 2 comments