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1. Heinz plant closure expected to have widespread economic impact

   ... will have a widespread impact on the economy of southwestern Ontario, say members of Ontario's agricultural industry. The H.J. Heinz ... production and safeguard the economic stability of the rural community. “We need to get another processor in to replace this ...

   Mary Baxter - Nov 15 2013 - 17:17 - 1 comment

2. Former ag minister defends pigeon vision

   June 26, 2008 Ernie Hardeman a former Ontario agriculture minister and current Progressive Conservative agriculture ... now that the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food  and Rural Affairs (OMFRA) should step in to help growers who want to start a ...

   editor - Mar 19 2012 - 18:55 - 0 comments

3. Pigeon King comes to court

   ... The purpose of the hearing, in courtroom 103 of the Ontario Court of Justice in Kitchener, is to determine if the Crown’s case ... Busters Now, a non-profit organization, and Better Farming magazine. He says the campaign destroyed the business and the livelihoods of ...

   Mary Baxter - Nov 7 2012 - 11:42

4. New Ontario Animal Health Act looms

   ... of farmers” by BETTER FARMING STAFF Ontario’s proposed Animal Health Act could be approved by early December, if ... Ont. It gets down to truth and respect an there is none for rural Ont. or farmers. reply ...

   Mary Baxter - Apr 10 2012 - 14:10 - 1 comment

5. Pork board restructuring on minds of producers at London meeting

   ... the microphones during a question and answer session at Ontario Pork’s annual meeting on Tuesday had one issue on their mind: ... appealed the order with the Ontario Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal. The Tribunal has stayed the order, scheduled to ...

   Mary Baxter - Apr 10 2012 - 11:33 - 0 comments

6. Farm builder helms Ontario’s construction industry group

   ... at Queen’s Park. Van Bolderen says the Council of Ontario Construction Associations includes all sectors of the construction ... difficult for companies that have to pay their workers and cover other costs, he says. BF Description (Tag):  ...

   Mary Baxter - Apr 2 2015 - 11:26 - 0 comments

7. Farm Succession – What really is involved in Passing on the Farm?

   ... night after this deal gets finalized, you are well on your way to having a successful transition of your farm business. Posted ...

   Mary Baxter - Dec 6 2012 - 16:56 - 0 comments

8. Pigeon King wins parole while victims divvy up PKI scraps

   ... by BETTER FARMING STAFF Ontario’s Pigeon King, whose wings were clipped two years ago following a ... himself but you are right it might be cheaper this way. I think the too good to be true statement is being promoted by private and ...

   Mary Baxter - Dec 16 2015 - 18:41 - 3 comments

9. Report urges greater ties with farmers

   ... in their absence in a mammoth report on the effectiveness of Ontario’s Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan by PAT CURRIE ... become self serving getting their pensions, the hell with rural Ontario, flease it, Professional politicans and premiers. It is time for ...

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

10. Cabbage, broccoli may hold key to spider mite control

    ... sequencing of the spider mite led by University of Western Ontario researchers has identified a potential, biological control based on ... She has found experimental attempts to develop brassica cover crops as a means of controlling soil nematodes in tomato plants. But they ...

    Mary Baxter - Jan 29 2014 - 22:16 - 1 comment