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
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Inflation pressure prompts proposed Beef Farmers of Ontario check-off increase
Ontario beefing up support for cattle producers
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
Honesty key in building public trust through food marketing
Consumers increasingly value transparency over perfection
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
AAFC lowers Canadian wheat ending stocks estimates
Drop in estimated oats carryout another notable adjustment
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
TikTok influencer helps farmers maximize messaging
Farm and Food Care Ontario dipping toe into TikTok with Ask a Farmer kiosk
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
Biden overhauling U.S. marijuana policy
Prior federal offenses to be pardoned; moves could ease U.S. business for cannabis firms
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
Editorial: Despite good intentions, FOP labels could do more harm than good
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
Blue Cow comes to Pizza Pizza
Dairy Farmers of Canada branding to go on display
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
Alberta hog farmers to get set-aside via AgriRecovery
Producers get funds for feeding held-back market hogs
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
Feds back pork producers with new levy on imports
New national pork agency to be up and running next summer
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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