When it comes to sophisticated estate planning, having a legal will may not be enough for Ontarians. In the past five years, Jim Kibble of Ontario Estate Consulting Solutions Inc. has helped create more than 500 estate plans and is a strong advocate for the creation of two wills per person – one to cover […] Read more
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Why two wills are better than one if you live in Ontario
Having two wills allows isolation of certain assets exempt from probate tax
Using the science of light to reduce food waste, improve meat quality
Waterloo start-up receives expansion support
An Ontario company has just received a funding boost from the federal government for its smart visioning technology. P&P Optica of Waterloo has developed a system that harnesses the power of light to measure chemistry to improve meat quality and safety. The new funding will help promote its automated inspection system to meat processors. Using […] Read more
Grain Farmers of Ontario awards 10 student scholarships
Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) has awarded 10 scholarships to Ontario students through the Grain Farmers of Ontario Legacy Fund Scholarship program. The scholarship encourages the pursuit of higher education in any area of study that will benefit agriculture or agri-food and supports the development of future leaders in these areas. In this inaugural year, […] Read more
Opinion: Cows, oil and elephants
Livestock’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions needs to be put into context
More than 30,000 people met recently in Egypt for the 27th United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP27) to deal with what many consider to be the single biggest challenge facing mankind: climate change. We created this crisis over many decades and there is no quick answer or silver bullet solution. COP27 is one of […] Read more
Ray Robertson wins CFGA Leadership Award
Ray Robertson is the recipient of the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association’s (CFGA) 2022 Leadership Award. Nominated by the Ontario Forage Council (OFC), Robertson is the OFC’s general manager. Since taking over the OFC in 2000, the organization said in a release that Ray has worked to ensure that OFC’s membership, profile and event attendance […] Read more
Registration open for 57th Grey Bruce Farmers Week
Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week (GBFW) is offering both an in-person and online learning experience for farmers in 2023. The annual conference and tradeshow is a 7-day event packed with an informative line-up of speakers. It will be held in-person at the Elmwood Community Centre, or can be livestreamed, between Jan. 4-10, 2023. The conference starts […] Read more
Economist sounds alarm over carbon reporting
Prof draws attention to how policy is affected by ignoring the carbon sequestration value of grain production
Glacier FarmMedia – Agricultural economist Richard Gray says the worldwide carbon accounting system used to plan grain policy is flawed because it fails to properly include how grain stores and releases carbon. The University of Saskatchewan professor told the standing committee on agriculture that every tonne of produced grain removes 1.65 tonnes of carbon dioxide […] Read more
Fertilizers change how bumblebees ‘see’ flowers
Science Notes: Findings suggest the number of bees that visit a flower may be reduced
A new paper in PNAS Nexus, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that fertilizers and pesticides can change the way bees ‘see’ a flower, and this reduces the number of bees that visit a flower. Flowers produce a diverse range of cues and attractants to insects that promote feeding and pollination. Bees use colour, sun and magnetic […] Read more
CSGA reaches affiliation agreement with provincial seed growers’ branches
The Canadian Seed Growers’ Association (CSGA) announced a new affiliation agreement with its regional branches, the Alberta-British Columbia Seed Growers Association, the Saskatchewan Seed Growers’ Association, the Manitoba Seed Growers’ Association, the Ontario Seed Growers’ Association, les Producteurs de semences du Québec and the Maritime CSGA Branch. The affiliation agreement is the first to establish […] Read more
U.S. meat labelling rules need reforms, say consumer advocates
Hormel meat labelling case contests the use of the word ‘natural’
Reuters – Hormel Foods’ labeling of a meat product line as “natural” despite using the same hogs and production methods as its other brands shows the U.S. meat labelling system needs reforms, said consumer advocates in documents released Nov. 14 from a lawsuit the company is close to settling. The false advertising suit, brought in […] Read more
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