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1. Been there, done that: The 2014 corn market

   ... to look back 12 months in order to find a model of how this year’s corn market is apt to behave. 14 billion bushels of corn is no longer ... and watching cash prices plummet. On September 20, 2013, Farm Market News reported the cash bid for new crop corn at $3.81/bu. 364 days ...

   Mary Baxter - Sep 19 2014 - 10:21 - 0 comments

2. Processor says no to Enviropig

   ... for food sovereignty and environmental justice. In their letters, Sharrat and Holtslander asked Quebec-based Olymel if it would ... answer to surface and ground water pollution but that good farm management is. McGivern says the real cause of phosphorous pollution ...

   Mary Baxter - Mar 22 2011 - 11:32 - 0 comments

3. Contaminated herbs found on Canadian grocery shelves, report concludes

   ... he added. "The other thing is to make sure at the farm level that wherever composted manure is being used as a fertilizer make ... The action plan report is the first to be published in a four-year, microbiology surveillance plan targeting herbs following outbreaks ...

   Mary Baxter - May 16 2014 - 11:08 - 0 comments

4. Canada’s food policy system overloaded: report

   ... model.” The Centre for Food in Canada is a multi-year Conference Board of Canada initiative supported by approximately 25 ... and therefore, would be strongly-opposed by farmers and farm groups alike. Stephen Thompson, Clinton ON reply ...

   Mary Baxter - Sep 6 2011 - 06:33 - 1 comment

5. Province revamps property re-assessment process

   ... setting." Last year, the province committed to a four-year assessment cycle, Ontario Federation of Agriculture researcher Jason ... landlord collected from us 41,000. She rents out part for farm land and has two building that she claims no value so pays no taxes on the ...

   Mary Baxter - Apr 5 2012 - 12:28 - 1 comment

6. Dairy Commission wants to expand market for Canadian cheese

   ... MANN Growing the market for Canadian cheese is one of four objectives the Canadian Dairy Commission plans to pursue during the next ... forty years of declining primary demand caused by rip-off farm gate prices, still can't figure out that we can have supply management or ...

   Mary Baxter - Jan 29 2015 - 10:44 - 5 comments

7. Beef drop worst since 1940; pig numbers down 10 per cent

   ... eight per cent) and Manitoba (-6.1 per cent). Combined, the four provinces account for 89 per cent of the country’s beef herd. The ... they won't buy beef especially with the disconnect between farm prices and retail prices. John in Eastern Ont reply ...

   editor - Apr 5 2012 - 15:52 - 5 comments

8. Behind the Lines - April 2009

   ... to object legally and the need to preserve farmland, with their shared objective of removing obstacles to green energy. Better ... carefully. For the latest details on this and other breaking farm news, visit our website at www.betterfarming.com BF ...

   WebMaster - Nov 1 2012 - 13:10

9. Truckers association calls for mandatory certification of livestock transporters

   ... new initiative will be based on the coalition’s existing four to six hour certification program that’s offered across Canada in a ... on the truck . What is it about farmers and General Farm orgs always wanting exceptions and exemptions to rules ? ...

   Mary Baxter - May 22 2015 - 18:58 - 2 comments

10. New dairy trade show planned for Stratford

    ... Canada’s Fruit & Veg Tech X-Change show that launched last year in Norfolk County, said he’s been wanting to mount a dairy industry show ... In addition to the trade show displays and workshops, farm visitors can take a close-up look at robot milking operations and other ...

    Mary Baxter - Jun 1 2012 - 06:49 - 1 comment