Ontario is producing more cattle and hogs than it has home-grown corn to feed them, making those sectors uncompetitive on a cost basis, the George Morris Centre observes in a […] Read more
So much Ont. livestock, so little corn: GMC
Restaurants pan proposed dairy price hike
The Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association (CRFA) is crying foul over a proposed increase in Canadian dairy prices. The group said Thursday that Canadian dairy prices are already among the […] Read more
AAFC to track more organic imports
A federal pilot project to track imported organic produce and get a better picture of market potential will expand to 20 new products, the federal agriculture department announced Wednesday. The […] Read more
Loosened variety registration rules proposed
Potato, sunflower, safflower and buckwheat varieties won’t need to meet the same variety registration requirements as other crops under proposed changes to federal regulations on seed. Proposed amendments to the […] Read more
N.B. invites farmers to apply for board seats
New Brunswick residents can now put their names forward to be considered to serve on agriculture-related provincial boards, commissions or agencies. A pilot project, announced Wednesday, allows New Brunswickers to […] Read more
Ont. farm premises registry goes live
OnTrace, the agency spearheading food traceability programs in Ontario, has launched an online, full-scale, provincewide Ontario Agri-food Premises Registry (OAPR). “The launch of the OAPR fulfills OnTrace’s first key mandate, […] Read more
Bayer rolls out new hort-crop insecticide
Bayer CropScience has picked up registration in Canada for Movento, a new foliar insecticide, for use in apple, grape and some vegetable crops. The product, a Group 23 active ingredient […] Read more
Monsanto to charge RR seed fees by bag
Canola growers who buy Roundup Ready seed for 2009 will be charged license fees by the bag, not by the acre. Monsanto Canada announced Friday that it will drop its […] Read more
B.C. BSE case was five-year-old dairy cow
A five-year-old dairy cow from an unnamed region of British Columbia was Canada’s 13th case of BSE, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Friday. Though the animal was born well […] Read more
Senate passes biofuel mandate bill
Canada’s Senate on Thursday passed the federal government’s biofuel bill, giving the government authority to create mandatory minimum renewable fuel content in Canadian gasoline and diesel. The government plans to […] Read more