After a 41-day strike, workers at the Cargill Dunlop beef processing plant in Guelph will return to work Monday. 960 unionized employees at Cargill Dunlop in Guelph ratified a new collective agreement on Saturday July 6. The workers, represented by Local 175 of the United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW), began strike action after turning […] Read more
Agreement reached at Cargill Dunlop Guelph
Thornloe Cheese has potential buyer
Gay Lea Foods announced it has entered into a letter of intent to sell Thornloe Cheese to Triple ‘A’ Cheese, based in Mississauga. Thornloe Cheese, based in the Temaskaming shores, was Ontario’s first producer of verified-grass-fed butter and cheeses. It was purchased by Gay Lea in 2019 from cattle genetics company EastGen. Gay Lea closed […] Read more
Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Sheep to be updated
The National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) will be updating the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Sheep. The update was initiated by the Canadian Sheep Federation (CSF) and will be guided by NFACC’s Code development process. The NFACC said in a release the Code development process includes a survey, launched at […] Read more
Cargill strike vote to take place Saturday
Striking workers at Cargill’s Dunlop beef processing plant in Guelph have a recommended memorandum of settlement in place and they will vote on the possible deal on Saturday. Beef Farmers of Ontario said on X that it is “encouraged by positive contract discussions at the Cargill, Guelph plant”. Almost 1,000 members of United Food and […] Read more
Ontario beef farmers get cashflow help
Beef farmers in the province are receiving assistance from the provincial and federal governments to assist them with cashflow to help mitigate current market challenges. In a statement from the the Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO). the following is available to Ontario beef farmers: “Our government is committed to strengthening the agriculture and food sector, […] Read more
SPUD Unit to get $330,000 upgrade
Ontario fruit and vegetable growers to benefit
The provincial and federal governments are investing $330,000 in the Superior Plant Upgrading and Distribution (SPUD) unit in New Liskeard.
The provincial and federal governments are investing $330,000 in the Superior Plant Upgrading and Distribution (SPUD) Unit in New Liskeard. The financial boost from the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership will enhance the SPUD Unit’s ability to provide farmers and the agriculture and food industry with increased plant disease testing and healthy plant stock for Ontario’s […] Read morePremier Equipment announces cross-border partnership
Southwestern Ontario-based Premier Equipment and U.S.-based Stotz Equipment, both John Deere organizations, announced they have formed a cross-border partnership. In a release, Premier said it welcomes investment to “continue to strengethen capabilities and position both companies for growth.” The partnership marks an industry-first, common ownership of John Deere dealerships on both sides of the U.S./Canadian […] Read more
Agriculture hall of fame inductees announced
The Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame has announced its 2024 inductees. Bruce Coulman, Michael Eskin, Paul Larmer and Dr. Charles Vincent will be formally inducted Nov. 2 at a ceremony during the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto. “This year’s inductees have made tremendous and lasting contributions to their segment of Canada’s agricultural landscape, improving […] Read more
New faculty boosts field crop entomology expertise
Dr. Jocelyn Smith is Ridgetown’s new Assistant Professor in Field Crop Entomology. The University of Guelph said in a release that Smith will continue to be based out of the Ridgetown Campus, where she has been working as a research scientist since 2019. Smith brings over 15 years of experience in pest and insect resistance […] Read more
Province invests in wetland restoration projects on farms
The Ontario government is investing over $2.8 million in projects led by ALUS Canada to support farmer-led initiatives to restore and enhance wetlands on 70 farms across the province. The funding will support the restoration of approximately 208 acres of wetlands in 11 municipalities and counties in the Great Lakes, St. Lawrence and Ottawa River […] Read more
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