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1. May 9 field crop report

   ... shape despite large acreages without significant residue cover. Corn requires about 180 CHU to emerge. Corn planted April 16 - 20 is ... been planted to date. Soil potassium levels have slipped in Ontario with estimates that up to 20% of Ontario fields may be below ideal ...

   Mary Baxter - May 15 2012 - 15:41 - 0 comments

2. Programs alleviate farm risk

   November 7, 2010 A fourth Ontario agricultural commodity organization plans to approach governments with ... programs than canda tipping competition in an unfair way. Governments in these situations have every role to play. In addition ...

   Mary Baxter - Nov 8 2010 - 17:26 - 3 comments

3. Budget disappoints tobacco growers

   ... That has tobacco growers steamed, says the chair of the Ontario Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers’ Marketing Board. by ... processing for three years and expanding these deductions to cover machinery for renewable energy generation; the expansion of GST ...

   Mary Baxter - Apr 5 2012 - 12:19 - 1 comment

4. Hunsberger out as chair of hog processing co-op

   ... STAFF One of the prime movers in the establishment of Ontario’s only producer-owned hog slaughter plant has stepped down. Last ... processors. The decision followed an Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal ruling that supported challenges to an earlier ...

   dstoneman - Nov 10 2010 - 17:23 - 5 comments

5. Canadian pork industry readjusts to meet new Russian import requirements

   ... 16, 2013 by SUSAN MANN Ontario pork processor, Quality Meat Packers Limited, is working with the ... It looked tasty. I couldn't finish my lunch. Is there some way that I can know? I used to love roast pork which has become inedible. Peter ...

   Mary Baxter - Jan 16 2013 - 17:32 - 1 comment

6. Research explores ways to hone fertilizer calculations

   ... Reid is a regular contributor to Better Farming magazine. BF   Description (Tag):  fertilizer ...

   Mary Baxter - May 9 2014 - 16:29 - 0 comments

7. Hog Outlook for week ending September 14, 2012

   ... for barrows and gilts slaughtered in August at a record $69.93 per hundred pounds of live weight, breaking the old record of $67.75/cwt set ... in recent weeks. The packer gross margin, which has to cover all costs other than hog purchases, has improved from less than $5 per ...

   Mary Baxter - Sep 15 2012 - 08:24 - 0 comments

8. PKI Breeders Meeting Minutes

   ... the birds would have to be put down. A memo from the Ontario Farm Animal Council was read. It was noted that pigeons must receive ... the accommodations of the hall. Donations were accepted to cover future costs and to help fellow breeders in financial need. Total amount ...

   editor - Jul 1 2008 - 11:18

9. Documents remain secret, reporters barred from latest hearing

   ... by BETTER FARMING STAFF The veil of secrecy surrounding Ontario’s long-running egg case, continued this week, as reporters were ... or Walmart want to buy from Gray, they have no choice. This story would most likely not even exist if the egg industry operated in a free ...

   Mary Baxter - Aug 7 2013 - 14:25 - 1 comment

10. Aid money not what Ontario’s tree fruit growers expected

    ... by BETTER FARMING STAFF Ontario apple and tender fruit growers both say they appreciate the $2 million ... provided about $74 million to Ontario tree fruit growers to cover crop losses this year.  As for the Growing Forward 2 program delivered ...

    Mary Baxter - Jan 10 2013 - 21:15 - 0 comments