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1. Farmers struggle to expand Ontario beef herd

   ... Lucknow-area cow-calf operator Elliott Miller said his 80-cow herd wouldn’t likely be where it is without the help of a neighbouring ... parents do in seeing that new-born calf or harvesting that crop,” Pallister said, describing “the things that really turn the parents ...

   Mary Baxter - Jan 7 2016 - 18:07 - 0 comments

2. Greenhouse wastewater discharges provoke legislation debate

   ... necessary to reduce its impact on the environment. That’s why the association formally requested in January that the greenhouse sector be ... use of proper systems to match fertilizer applications with crop requirements. The greenhouse association’s board also approved a policy ...

   Mary Baxter - May 18 2012 - 12:20 - 1 comment

3. Grain Farmers unfazed by court ruling

   ... Court case was focused on obtaining an interpretation of why the organization wanted a stay. That interpretation, he said, is “the ... seed but many are not yet finished harvesting this year’s crop, and the pressure is on to order seed for next year’s growing season. ...

   Mary Baxter - Nov 4 2015 - 06:09 - 3 comments

4. Sparks fly over Huron County severance

   ... means our province does not support agriculture anymore so why is the OFA trying to keep something no one really wants? A residential ... from they got their money.If you are lucky and got a good crop there,s alot of people in the end made alot of money off all the food the ...

   Mary Baxter - May 19 2011 - 18:31 - 9 comments

5. Environmental Protection Agency rules ethanol is green

   ... about corn ethanol’s impact on indirect land use — the crop’s potential to displace food-based agricultural production and trigger ... conclusions regarding the pig people's problems and why they are up a tree when they blame corn prices. Get off your ass and ...

   editor - Apr 10 2012 - 15:19 - 5 comments

6. Review of land use plans prioritizes protection of agricultural land

   ... In the last decade, provincial land use planning policies have started to reduce urban sprawl and increasingly put a spotlight on the ... systems along with prime farmland, rural areas and specialty crop areas. BF   Description (Tag):  land use ...

   Mary Baxter - Dec 10 2015 - 09:29 - 0 comments

7. Ontario farm groups finalize long-term vision for agriculture

   ... sell . That would be like an organic farmer selling his crop at the same price as GMO crops . reply ... reply Then why does Ontario Pork and Canadian Pork Council continue to sit on the fence ...

   Mary Baxter - Jul 5 2013 - 12:24 - 26 comments

8. Couple withdraws land severance application

   ... is scheduled to close because of declining enrolment. Why should agriculture for a just a few farmers being more important than ... using for our horses and our neighbor, a dairy farmer and crop farmer, would very much like to buy it and farm it so it does not go to ...

   Mary Baxter - Oct 27 2011 - 13:59 - 7 comments

9. Coalition aims to turn acknowledgment into a commitment

   ... production insurance to help maintain reference margins. A crop farmer gets production insurance and this is added back as eligible income ... from the cows. And they call this a whole farm program. Why bother with all the meetings. If you owe the government money, don't bother ...

   dstoneman - Jul 15 2010 - 16:37 - 15 comments

10. Canadian apple growers raise concerns over genetically engineered varieties

    ... product. By way of contrast, genetic modification used for crop protection, such as enabling corn to withstand the application of a ... will be the death of civilization as we know it! (Sigh!) Why do l have this nauseating feeling the same people so much against GMO are ...

    Mary Baxter - Mar 25 2015 - 09:52 - 52 comments