Reading Time: 2 minutes 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
Ontario redrafts vegetable grower organization governance
VIDEO: Hog farmers at Ontario Pork Congress optimistic
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia’s John Greig attended the recent Ontario Pork Congress in Stratford, Ont., and spoke with the chair of Ontario Pork about the future of the province’s pork industry and what role international markets are likely to play in the coming future.
VIDEO: Why Ontario needs a clean seed program for garlic growers
Reading Time: < 1 minute Michael Celetti, OMAFRA’s horticulture pathologist, talks with John Greig, Ontario field editor for Glacier FarmMedia, about how garlic growers would be assured they aren’t getting contaminated seed if they had more protocols and certification.
Pearce: Tests negative, weather positive for late blight in Ont. potatoes
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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
Ontario minimum wage increases concern farmers
Reading Time: 3 minutes 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
VIDEO: Late planting suggests more soybeans for Ont. farmers
Reading Time: < 1 minute Wet late May weather is hindering completion of Ontario planting, likely meaning more farmers will make the switch to soybeans from corn. To read a related article on Country Guide, click here.
Greig: Late spring planting means more soybeans in Ontario
Reading Time: 3 minutes 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
Ontario’s dairy group names new GM
Reading Time: < 1 minute 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
Ontario to add local weight to land use appeal process
Reading Time: 2 minutes 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
Towns evacuated as heavy rains pelt Eastern Canada
Reading Time: 2 minutes Toronto/Ottawa | Reuters — Torrential rains lashed parts of central and Eastern Canada on Friday, causing flooding, flight delays and traffic disruptions, and the prime minister said the federal government was ready to provide help if necessary. The provinces of Ontario and Quebec have been dealing with the fallout of heavy spring rainfall this week, […] Read more
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