Farm & Food Care Ontario (FFCO) gets a $597,000, three-year funding agreement from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA) to enhance and expand consumer outreach and farmer and agri-business training.
Farm and Food Care Ontario gets $597,000 in program funding
Provincial funding will support six public outreach initiatives
The Weight of water and words
Revisiting Walkerton: misinformation and a quarter century of blame
The Walkerton Water Crisis is an example of our responsibility as journalists to provide accurate information in our coverage and to dedicate equal passion and commitment to clarifying misinformation.
Bill 5 passes despite opposition delay tactics
Premier and Deputy Premier not in attendance for vote
Ontario’s contentious Bill 5 passed its third reading by a vote of 71-44, despite the opposition’s efforts to delay its progress.
Wilmot Orchard preserved for a millennium
Working with Ontario Farmland Trust, the farm has an 999 year easement to ensure it remains protected from urban development
Wilmot Orchards worked with Ontario Farmland Trust to put the farm into a 999-year easement, ensuring it remains agricultural land.
AgSights scaling bioLinks platform
Company says software suits producers selling at farmers’ markets as well and small to medium-sized businesses
AgSight’s bioLinks platform is now ready to take on new clients after being successfully trialled by users such as Chatham-area Buis Beef.
Beef barn design becoming more versatile
Producers should consider both current and future needs for new builds
Beef barn design geared to all stages of cattle management is beginning to dominate new builds in Ontario.
Ontario MP’s anti-TFWP petition stirs concerns
A Conservative MP in Ontario has started a petition to end the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
Walkerton: A lesson in crisis management
Stan Eby and Mike McMorris reflect on how they helped handle the crisis 25 years ago
In May 2000, there was no agricultural roadmap to defend against allegations that a beef producer caused the Walkerton water crisis.
‘It still hurts. You never forget.’
Dave and Carolyn Biesenthal reflect on the Walkerton water crisis 25 years later
Dave and Carolyn Biesenthal reflect on how it felt to be accused of water contamination, the cause of the Walkerton Water Crisis.
Ford’s controversial Bill 5 under fire for weakening safeguards
OFA optimistic farmland protection could be triggered under special economic zone criteria
Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s controversial Bill 5 under fire for weakening public input and environmental safeguards. OFA optimistic farmland protection could be triggered under special economic zone criteria
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