Ontario is producing more cattle and hogs than it has home-grown corn to feed them, making those sectors uncompetitive on a cost basis, the George Morris Centre observes in a new report. The Guelph-based ag think tank on Thursday released a new report that warns those Ontario livestock sectors may be headed for “harsh adjustments,” […] Read more
So much Ont. livestock, so little corn: GMC
Restaurants pan proposed dairy price hike
The Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association (CRFA) is crying foul over a proposed increase in Canadian dairy prices. The group said Thursday that Canadian dairy prices are already among the highest in the world and could rise for the second time in just six months — a move it claims would make it more difficult […] Read more
AAFC to track more organic imports
A federal pilot project to track imported organic produce and get a better picture of market potential will expand to 20 new products, the federal agriculture department announced Wednesday. The 20 added products bring the total to 61, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada said in a release. The project, which was launched last year, has made […] Read more
Loosened variety registration rules proposed
Potato, sunflower, safflower and buckwheat varieties won’t need to meet the same variety registration requirements as other crops under proposed changes to federal regulations on seed. Proposed amendments to the federal Seeds Regulations were published June 28 for a 75-day public comment period, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said in a release Wednesday. Other than […] Read more
N.B. invites farmers to apply for board seats
New Brunswick residents can now put their names forward to be considered to serve on agriculture-related provincial boards, commissions or agencies. A pilot project, announced Wednesday, allows New Brunswickers to submit “expressions of interest” to serve with agencies, boards or commissions that deliver services on behalf of the province, advise the province on policy matters […] Read more
Ont. farm premises registry goes live
OnTrace, the agency spearheading food traceability programs in Ontario, has launched an online, full-scale, provincewide Ontario Agri-food Premises Registry (OAPR). “The launch of the OAPR fulfills OnTrace’s first key mandate, which was to deliver a premises identification registry for agriculture and agri-food in Ontario,” said OnTrace CEO Brian Sterling in a release Wednesday.
Bayer rolls out new hort-crop insecticide
Bayer CropScience has picked up registration in Canada for Movento, a new foliar insecticide, for use in apple, grape and some vegetable crops. The product, a Group 23 active ingredient called spirotetramat, has a new mode of action from tetramic acid, a class of chemistry that acts as a lipid biosynthesis inhibitor (LBI), the company […] Read more
Monsanto to charge RR seed fees by bag
Canola growers who buy Roundup Ready seed for 2009 will be charged license fees by the bag, not by the acre. Monsanto Canada announced Friday that it will drop its $15 per acre license fee for Roundup Ready canola technology, starting Sept. 1, 2008 for the 2009 growing season, in favour of a per-bag fee […] Read more
B.C. BSE case was five-year-old dairy cow
A five-year-old dairy cow from an unnamed region of British Columbia was Canada’s 13th case of BSE, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Friday. Though the animal was born well after Ottawa originally imposed its 1997 ban on the use of ruminant tissues in feed for ruminant livestock, CFIA said in a release that the […] Read more
Senate passes biofuel mandate bill
Canada’s Senate on Thursday passed the federal government’s biofuel bill, giving the government authority to create mandatory minimum renewable fuel content in Canadian gasoline and diesel. The government plans to have a five per cent renewable fuel mandate for gasoline by 2010, and a two per cent renewable content rule for diesel fuel and heating […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
