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Craig McLaughlin, Beef Farmer of Ontario president, explains the proposed $1.50 check-off increase to beef producers during Beef Day at the Grey Bruce Farmers Week on Jan. 8, 2025.
Livestock

Inflation pressure prompts proposed Beef Farmers of Ontario check-off increase

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Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) members will vote on a $1.50 check-off increase in February at the annual general meeting. Inflation, maintaining current services and aligning Ontario’s support of national groups with other provinces are the catalysts for the increase, explained Craig McLaughlin, BFO president, to attendees of Beef Day at the Grey Bruce Farmers […] Read more
Rob Flack, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agri-business, left, speaks with farmers following an announcement for $2 million in funding for the Ontario Beef Marketing Program and a $240 million increase to the Feeder Cattle Loan Guarantee program at Henrydale Farms in Carleton Place, July 29, 2024.
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Ontario beefing up support for cattle producers

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A $240 million increase to the Feeder Cattle Loan Guarantee program will help strengthen Ontario’s beef sector. The increase doubles the loan program’s scope to $500 million in low-interest finance to support short-term needs and long-term growth of feeder cattle co-operatives and their members. Why it matters: Increased funding for the guaranteed loans provides sector […] Read more
A majority of Canadians report greater concern about misinformation in food marketing.
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Honesty key in building public trust through food marketing

Consumers increasingly value transparency over perfection

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Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian consumers have a high level of mistrust when it comes to food labels and marketing. That was a key takeaway in a recent report from the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity, which showed that 62 per cent of Canadians have concerns about misleading food labels and marketing. Instead of viewing this […] Read more
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Crops, Markets

AAFC lowers Canadian wheat ending stocks estimates

Drop in estimated oats carryout another notable adjustment

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 MarketsFarm – Canadian wheat ending stocks for both the current marketing year and 2023/24 (Aug/Jul) were revised lower by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s market analysis division in its updated supply/demand estimates, released July 21, with tighter oats and pulse stocks also expected.  Wheat ending stocks for 2022/23 were lowered to 3.540 million tonnes by AAFC, […] Read more
Hayden Fox used facts and humour to emphasize TikTok’s potential for the agricultural sector to interact with consumers at the Farm and Food Care annual meeting in Elora April 13.
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TikTok influencer helps farmers maximize messaging

Farm and Food Care Ontario dipping toe into TikTok with Ask a Farmer kiosk

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In three years, Hayden Fox has amassed 1.9 million followers on TikTok by posting often hilarious farm-related videos. However, the 25-year-old fourth-generation farmer said he’s most proud of the agricultural collaboration opportunities his social media fame brought him. “One of the best things I’ve found that came out of TikTok is getting to work with […] Read more
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Biden overhauling U.S. marijuana policy

Prior federal offenses to be pardoned; moves could ease U.S. business for cannabis firms

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Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Joe Biden took steps to overhaul U.S. policy on marijuana on Thursday by pardoning thousands of people with federal offenses for simple marijuana possession — and initiating a review of how the drug is classified. Biden said thousands of people with prior federal convictions could be denied employment, housing […] Read more
Health Canada wants to have a label on the front of a package with a symbol such as an exclamation mark in bold font to alert buyers that a product contains what it deems to be an unhealthy level of sugar, saturated fat and/or sodium.
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Editorial: Despite good intentions, FOP labels could do more harm than good

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When Health Canada updated Canada’s Food Guide in January 2019, it was markedly different than previous guides.  Unlike previous editions that focused on food ‘groups’ such as dairy, meat, grains, fat, vegetables and fruit, it categorizes food into nutritional categories such as ‘protein’ and ‘fibre’. Rather than dictating how many servings a citizen should consume […] Read more
A Pizza Pizza storefront in Winnipeg in 2013. (File photo by Dave Bedard)
Livestock

Blue Cow comes to Pizza Pizza

Dairy Farmers of Canada branding to go on display

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Pizza Pizza is the latest brand to sport Dairy Farmers of Canada’s “Blue Cow” certification-of-origin mark in its marketing, putting an old fight over the pizza chain’s cheese provenance to rest. DFC and Toronto-based, TSX-traded Pizza Pizza — which as of March 31 included 622 Pizza Pizza and 103 Pizza 73 outlets across eight provinces […] Read more
File photo of hogs in transit near Red Deer, Alta. (Stefonlinton/iStock/Getty Images)
Livestock, Markets

Alberta hog farmers to get set-aside via AgriRecovery

Producers get funds for feeding held-back market hogs

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An AgriRecovery plan announced Friday is set to pay eligible Alberta farmers 95 cents per day per market-ready hog toward the animals’ upkeep during the shutdown of the province’s biggest hog slaughter plant. Olymel, the meat packing arm of Sollio Co-operative, reopened its plant at Red Deer this week after announcing Feb. 15 it would […] Read more
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Livestock, Markets

Feds back pork producers with new levy on imports

New national pork agency to be up and running next summer

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A new agency will use funds from a new levy on imported pork to pay for research and promotion for the Canadian pork sector. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie Claude Bibeau on Thursday officially announced the creation of the Canadian Pork Promotion and Research Agency (PRA). The Farm Products Council of Canada (FPCC) and Agriculture and […] Read more

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