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OMAFRA’s Joel Bagg is warning farmers to keep an eye on their stored hay for heating. He says hay baled at too high a moisture level will heat rapidly. Bagg cautions that even low amounts of heating can result in dusty hay with reduced feed quality and palatability. Severe heating could result in a...
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A major North American food producer is attempting to re-connect with Ontario’s wheat industry and hoping producers can adapt to meet their market needs. Peter Worfolk, quality systems manager at Kraft Canada’s Mississauga milling facility, says his company is the largest food company headquartered in North America. Unfortuately, Worfolk says much of the wheat...
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A report by a Canadian charitable foundation has caught the attention of the General Manager of the Christian Farmers’ Federation. John Clement says the report from the Metcalf Foundation talks about the creation of an Ontario Farm, Food and Health Act. The act would include zoning and taxation provisions to allow for on-farm processing...
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If you think you whip up a really great grilled cheese sandwich the organisation that represents Canada’s dairy farmers wants to hear from you. The Dairy Farmers of Canada is running it’s All You Need Is Cheese Challenge. It’s a contest to promote the use of Canadian cheese. Spokesperson Solange Heiss says they’ve already...
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Grain Farmers of Ontario says the Renewable Fuels Standard Regulations are a boon to rural Canada, the agricultural sector and our farm families. The GFO’s Meghan Burke says that’s why the organisation sent in letters of support for those regulations which are scheduled to come into effect in September. Meghan Burke – GFO –...
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Applications are now open for the Bruce County International Plowing Match Commodities Food Court Agricultural Scholarship . The 1 thousand dollar scholarship is available to students in their high school graduating year who are residents of Bruce County. The applicant could be continuing their education in a post secondary agriculture program or an apprenticeship in...
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There’s a push underway to speed up the settlement of a class action suit by beef producers over the B-S-E crisis. The lawsuit has been certified and is moving ahead. But one of the local producers involved says they’re hoping to get the government to appoint a mediator to speed up the process. John...
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The president of the Huron Federation of Agriculture says he has concerns with some of the wind turbine contracts that have been presented recently to land owners in Central Huron . Wayne Black says not all companies offer the same type of contract. He says the ones he’s specifically concerned about give the company first...
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The fertilizer industry is going to audit current security programs for ammonium nitrate. That’s in the wake of last month’s scare over a fertilizer sale in the Niagara Peninsula. Dave Finlayson, executive director of the Fertilizer Safety and Security Council , says even though there was no security risk, it’s an opportunity to make sure...
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One Ontario farm group says summer is the time of year they hope to be able to make some headway with provincial and federal politicians. Ontario Federation of Agriculture President Bette Jean Crews says those politicians are back in their ridings and trying to solidify support for the next elections. She says among the...
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