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About 180 people attended a meeting Aug. 25 about a potential high-speed rail line through southern Ontario. (John Greig photo)

Greig: Southern Ontario farmers protest high-speed rail impact

By John Greig August 25, 2017

A power corridor that runs from London to Kitchener, Ont. has been a silent neighbour for many who farm in that area. But it’s looking a lot more menacing to them lately, as the likely route for a proposed high-speed rail line from London to Toronto, with stops in Kitchener-Waterloo and Guelph. Farmers in the […] Read more

Forages, Livestock, Weather

Drought-related livestock tax deferral zones widen again

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 14, 2017

More ranchers in five provinces may now be able to defer some of their taxable income from their livestock sales in 2016 due to drought. The federal government on Aug. 4 announced its final list of drought-designated regions where the livestock tax deferral provision will be allowed for the 2016 tax year, and has included […] Read more

An adult small hive beetle. (Omafra.gov.on.ca)

Livestock

Small hive beetle appears in New Brunswick

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 24, 2017

An emerging pest in honeybee colonies has made its way into New Brunswick for the first time. The province’s agriculture department last month quarantined 12 beekeepers’ colonies that were in “close proximity” to colonies imported from an Ontario beekeeper to pollinate wild blueberries in the Acadian Peninsula. However, the department said Friday, two beetles have […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Ontario processor fined for faux-kosher cheese

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 8, 2017

An Ontario food processing company has been slapped with $25,000 in fines for labelling non-kosher cheese as kosher, in the first Canadian case of its kind to get to a provincial court. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Wednesday reported Creation Foods Co. of Woodbridge had pled guilty June 22 in the Ontario Court of […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables

Ontario redrafts vegetable grower organization governance

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff June 24, 2017

Ontario’s Farm Products Marketing Commission (OFPMC) is proposing a new governance structure for the Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers, which has been without a board of directors since March. The commission last week released proposed amendments to provincial Regulations 441 and 400, which would set up an eight-member OPVG board with an OFPMC-appointed chair. The amendments […] Read more

Eugenia Banks, a consultant with the Ontario Potato Board, has test plots featuring Spartan Chipper (pictured) and AAC Glossy, a fresh market potato. (Photo courtesy Eugenia Banks)

Pearce: Tests negative, weather positive for late blight in Ont. potatoes

By Ralph Pearce, GFM Network News June 20, 2017

Aside from concerns regarding drier conditions in different potato-growing regions of Ontario, some growers are testing for late blight. Spore traps near Delhi came back negative recently — but did indicate an increase at the end of the experiment. Eugenia Banks, a consultant for the Ontario Potato Board, stated such a “signal” might indicate an […] Read more

Crops, Fruit/Vegetables

Ontario minimum wage increases concern farmers

By John Greig June 1, 2017

Changes to the way labour is regulated and paid for in Ontario will have detrimental effects on farm profitability, say farm organizations. Premier Kathleen Wynne and Labour Minister Kevin Flynn announced the changes this week, outlining the proposed legislation after a review of the acts that govern labour in Ontario was completed. The largest impact […] Read more

Emergence in an Ontario soybean field. (File photo by John Greig)

Corn, Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Soybeans, Weather

Greig: Late spring planting means more soybeans in Ontario

By John Greig May 26, 2017

Ontario farmers are stopped across most of the province as consistently wet weather holds up planting and pushes farmers to plant more soybeans instead of corn. Significantly higher than normal rain in southern Ontario and record rainfall between Toronto and Ottawa mean that near the end of May, corn planting isn’t complete and there remains […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Ontario’s dairy group names new GM

By John Greig May 23, 2017

Dairy Farmers of Ontario (DFO) has found its new general manager within the organization. Graham Lloyd, the organization’s general counsel, secretary to the board and director of communications, is the new general manager, replacing Peter Gould, the organization’s long-time manager. Gould, trained as an economist, has been with DFO since 1981 and has been the […] Read more

General

Ontario to add local weight to land use appeal process

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 16, 2017

Ontario’s Municipal Board (OMB), which handles appeals of land use planning decisions across the province, is set to be replaced with a new Local Planning Appeal Tribunal. The provincial government announced Tuesday it will introduce legislation “in the coming weeks” to replace the Ontario Municipal Board with the new tribunal, “mandated to give greater weight […] Read more

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Greig: Southern Ontario farmers protest high-speed rail impact

Drought-related livestock tax deferral zones widen again

Small hive beetle appears in New Brunswick

Ontario processor fined for faux-kosher cheese

Ontario redrafts vegetable grower organization governance

Pearce: Tests negative, weather positive for late blight in Ont. potatoes

Ontario minimum wage increases concern farmers

Greig: Late spring planting means more soybeans in Ontario

Ontario’s dairy group names new GM

Ontario to add local weight to land use appeal process

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