You can tell every five to 10 years that the American milk situation is getting particularly dire, when they start having more discussions about supply management. American dairy farms are […] Read more
Editorial: U.S. ponders its dairy future
More changes coming to processing vegetable marketing
Agriculture Minister Hardeman directing changes including more open marketing
Ontario’s processing vegetable growers thought they were seeing a return to some semblance of normalcy in their organization and the way their products are marketed. But the provincial government and […] Read more
Focus on local boosts wheat usage by processor
Grain farmers invested in helping Griffith Foods grow its demand for Ontario wheat
A major supplier to the food industry has dramatically increased its use of Ontario wheat over the past 30 years to the point that it now almost exclusively buys locally. […] Read more
Dairy partnership finalized, called Lactanet
Partnership brings together CanWest DHI, Valacta and Canadian Dairy Network
Canada’s new dairy information organization has a name and will be in effect as of June 3. Lactanet was formed out of a partnership that includes CanWest DHI and Valacta […] Read more
OMAFRA takes a large cut in Ontario budget
Investments made in broadband internet, focus put on reducing deficit
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) was budgeted for a cut of more than $200 million by 2020 in the recent provincial budget. The first budget […] Read more
Stemming the hard red wheat decline
Hard red wheat is only about seven per cent of the Ontario market, but buyers are clear: they want more
Ontario wheat buyers are looking to reverse the significant decline in hard red wheat acres in the province, with better offers and the long-term potential of an identity-preserved system for […] Read more
Building happiness
Simple actions can have exceptional outcomes on one’s outlook on life
Happiness can be built, tied inextricably to gratitude and practice, says a researcher who has made her career around encouraging people to build attitudes and structures that make them happier. […] Read more
Social conversation tool shows importance of timely discussions
The tool identified times that the agriculture sector should be more engaged in online conversations
A new study provides further understanding into the tides of public opinion around Canadian food, how it’s grown, and the relationship consumers want with farmers and those that process their […] Read more
Province hears from farmers on carbon tax
There’s little enthusiasm from the premier on a high speed rail proposal
The provincial Conservative government is continuing its push to negate the federal carbon tax. Premier Doug Ford, Rod Phillips, minister of environment, conservation and parks and Ernie Hardeman, minister of […] Read more
Editorial: High speed investments
My fist-pump moment when we were deciding whether or not to buy our small farm 10 years ago had nothing to do with the state of the house, or soil […] Read more