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1. New chairman for Apple Growers board

   ... chair, Stevens says he plans to focus on getting the apple industry to work together, including growers, marketers and retailers, to fill ... the Chemtura Golden Apple Award, which is given each year to a grower who has made outstanding contributions to the provincial apple ...

   Mary Baxter - Dec 17 2013 - 17:45 - 0 comments

2. Levy to stimulate wheat research likely to spark debate too

   ... was first raised at the board’s meeting in Stratford last year. “There’s certainly a valid argument on both sides,” he says, ... dollars.” On the other side of the coin is the seed industry. If it can’t sell enough to justify investment in research, then ...

   Mary Baxter - Apr 5 2012 - 15:42 - 2 comments

3. More sheep milk coming soon

   ... products: yogurt, cheese, fluid milk and, since last year, ice cream. Those who are interested in the products include “foodies” ... a lot of interest from retailers. He calls the province’s industry “embryonic” and estimates there’s room for about 100 to 200 more ...

   Mary Baxter - Jun 24 2011 - 08:47 - 1 comment

4. Behind the Lines - June 2008

   ... and less backfat. Generations of Ontario’s conventional pork producers have striven to improve on those goals. Along the way, they have ... and that Norway is to follow suit in January of next year. Dutch retailers and fast food outlets have announced that, beginning in ...

   WebMaster - Nov 1 2012 - 13:10

5. Long road to COOL resolution

   ... a week, says Martin Rice, executive director of the Canadian Pork Council. Feeder exports to the United States have dropped 40 per cent ... resolve the situation. If not, it could take at least a year to obtain a ruling and the federal government has yet to launch a formal ...

   Mary Baxter - Apr 10 2012 - 11:41 - 0 comments

6. Ontario farms taxed at industrial rates?

   ... Gordon and Lynda Lorentz’s alfalfa pelleting plant site as industry, it can classify and tax almost any farming activity accordingly. ... ago, and argue about "principles of fundamental justice" when it comes to what their competitors pay in property taxes. I've ...

   editor - Feb 19 2011 - 08:10 - 4 comments

7. Waste storage in former turkey barns gains provincial support

   ... Here are some of my issues that I hope will be considered when the MOE completes their technical review for this Certificate of ... waste. And it has no place in an ancient turkey barn. Industry should be building modern facilities for the management of their ...

   Mary Baxter - Apr 28 2010 - 13:44 - 3 comments

8. Producers respond to pork board changes

   ... Marketing Commission's decision to dismantle Ontario Pork's single desk selling system while others say the move will pit farmer ... Hog Industry Advisory Committee.” Buchanan doesn’t know when this committee last held a meaningful meeting. It was chaired by recently ...

   Mary Baxter - Apr 5 2012 - 15:12 - 0 comments

9. Farm groups seek greater clarity in provincial waste reduction bill

   ... are clarified. The federation spearheaded the agricultural industry’s coordinated response to the bill by forming the Ontario ... market opportunities. But “there’s a reality check here. When was the last time you bought something and it went down in price?” he ...

   Mary Baxter - Sep 27 2013 - 15:44 - 3 comments

10. Ontario beef industry assesses fallout from processor's suspension

    ... the E. coli issues.” CFIA’s response started Sept. 4 when it first detected through agency testing E. coli 0157:H7 in products ...

    Mary Baxter - Sep 29 2012 - 08:47 - 2 comments