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1. Behind the Lines - April 2009

   ... website says we have 2,800 producers, producing about 5.3 million hogs. It’s been a while since Ontario’s industry was larger ... 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

   ... over 2,000 farmers already” as part of another survey sent out to farmers and national farm organizations. Government officials have ... 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

   ... “It’s very easy for municipalities to keep going out but in some cases we need to go up,” he notes, adding the federation ... operations” such as equipment dealers, seed dealers, crop input suppliers, and veterinarians. Farmers also need good design of ...

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

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

   ... of commodity trading. Such a ruling to take deposit banks out of commodities would eliminate players like JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley ... 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

   ... 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 ... It is time for our politicans have term limits. It takes a life time to get the experience to see our sick disgusting MP system. ...

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

6. Quota exemption for Ontario’s small chicken farmers

   ... 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 ... occupation hmmmm a long time ago! I have been waiting all my life to be able to farm (39 yrs) and thanks to all these large operators and ...

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

7. Ontario’s Tories roll out rural strategy

   ... the province of Ontario, why would you toss another 65,000 out of work by closing down the race track slots.” Anthony MacDonald says ... 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

   ... and spray under the trees,” says Brennan. “They are out there from the early part of June until the snow flies – pruning their ... 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

    ... Good examples in recent years are programs that might pay out to hog farmers during years when those operations did not do well. Hog ... 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