A leader in Ontario’s agriculture and rural community is one of Canada’s newest Senators. Rob Black, executive director of the Rural Ontario Institute was named one of two new Senators […] Read more
Rural Ontario leader appointed to the Senate
Ontario ethanol plan a boon for corn demand
Doubling ethanol blend in fuel could solidify province's corn market
An Ontario government proposal could dramatically increase the amount of Ontario corn going into ethanol production and bring consistency to the basis price for corn in the province. The government […] Read more
Rural Ontario leader appointed to Senate
A leader in Ontario’s agriculture and rural community is one of Canada’s newest senators. Rob Black, executive director of the Rural Ontario Institute and a former president of 4-H Canada, […] Read more
OMAFRA, University of Guelph renew research partnership
Up to $713 million in agriculture research will be funded at the University of Guelph over the next 10 years through a renewal of the university’s agreement with OMAFRA. The […] Read more
Ontario, U of Guelph renew ag research partnership
Up to $713 million in agriculture research will be funded at the University of Guelph over the next 10 years through a renewal of the university’s agreement with the provincial […] Read more
Ontario, Canada sign $1.5 billion CAP agreement
The Canadian and Ontario governments have signed an agreement that will see $1.5 billion of Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) money available to be spent in the province. Ontario Agriculture Minister […] Read more
Report pegs U.S. dairy support levels
U.S. dairy farmers continue to benefit from broad agriculture supports, a study shows. Dairy Farmers of Canada has had Grey, Clark, Shih and Associates regularly study the effect of U.S. […] Read more
Milk ad awareness beating top brands
Dairy Farmers of Canada has been pushed to better measure the effectiveness its farmer-funded milk promotion
Dairy Farmers of Canada continues to build its ability to measure the success of its marketing campaigns and return on investment after Dairy Farmers of Ontario pulled its promotion funding […] Read more
Mapping profit can drive precision-farming decisions
Precision farming can find the high yield and low yield, high fertility and low fertility areas of a farm, but the missing link has been how that ties to profitability. […] Read more
Dairy farmers get no assurances on NAFTA
Dairy farmers are seeking assurances there would be no more access to Canada’s dairy market in a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement — but Lawrence MacAulay, Canada’s minister of […] Read more
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