The Kemptville College Alumni Association is offering two $1,000 scholarships to post-secondary students studying agriculture and food. One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to a student in their second year […] Read more
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Opinion: Farmers can play a role in staving off political stupidity
Glacier FarmMedia – When democracy works, politicians of all stripes have lots of opportunities to stave off stupidity. This is the sort of policy stupidity they might commit when in […] Read more
Why two wills are better than one if you live in Ontario
Having two wills allows isolation of certain assets exempt from probate tax
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. […] 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 […] 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 […] Read more
Global leadership conference returns to Canada
For the first time in more than 20 years, the IAPAL conference was hosted in Canada
The Rural Ontario Institute recently hosted the International Association of Programs for Agricultural Leadership (IAPAL) conference in Ottawa, for the first time in two decades. Conference attendees toured the Senate, […] Read more
Editorial: Will the country keep coming to the city?
Earlier this month the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (RAWF) took place in Toronto, celebrating its 100th year. That’s an incredible achievement. The RAWF shares this achievement with a multitude of […] Read more
Ontario government’s Bill 23 accelerates concern about loss of farmland
More Homes Built Faster Act will allow new house builds on protected lands
After four years of rolling back protective Greenbelt legislation, the Ontario government’s More Homes Built Faster Act is opening acres for urban development. The Greenbelt was established in 2005 to […] Read more
Farm scale viability of fossil fuel alternatives questioned
Testimony continues on whether farmers should be exempt from carbon pricing on more fuels
Glacier FarmMedia – The chief executive officer of the Agri-Food Innovation Council (AIC) has said the technology to replace fossil fuels with alternative sources isn’t yet scalable. Serge Buy told […] Read more
Agro-terrorism threats continue to increase
The line between activism and extremism is crossed once illegal activities begin to affect farmers and the supply chain
Glacier FarmMedia – Threats to the North American agricultural supply chain can come from a range of bad actors – from international terrorist groups to domestic extremists to organized crime […] Read more