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CFFO Makes Staff Changes

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February 21, 2012
CFFO Makes Staff Changes

Some changes at the head office for the Christian Farmers Federation in Guelph. Long time General Manager John Clement is taking a different chair, becoming the new manager of communication and research. A release from the organization says the change is to better serve membership and stakeholders. It also says that Clement will be...
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Farmers Feed Cities Event This Weekend

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February 17, 2012
Farmers Feed Cities Event This Weekend

As we head into the long Family Day weekend, Farmers Feed Cities is planning a special From from the Field event. Families are invited to attend Petits Chefs Academy in Vaughan, located right across from Wonderland, to cook along side a professional chef. Parents with children up to 17 years of age can take...
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Weather In South America Pushes Prices At Home

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February 17, 2012
Weather In South America Pushes Prices At Home

The strength in the soybean market over the past week is being attributed to a problem thousand of miles south. South America’s current growing season is proving to be a dry one, and for market analyst Philip Shaw it means fewer tonnes produced and higher prices. Shaw says the market will continue to watch...
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CSA To Stop Approving Grain Dryers

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February 16, 2012
CSA To Stop Approving Grain Dryers

CSA stamps of approval are coming off grain dryers and burners built after January 1st of next year. Grain Farmers of Ontario Vice President and Perth farmer Mark Brock says changing regulations for the dryers and burners running natural gas or propane means farmers instead will need a Technical Standards and Safety Authority approval....
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More Rural Jobs = Less Regulation

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February 15, 2012
More Rural Jobs = Less Regulation

The President of the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario says rural communities can only stay strong if jobs in industries like agriculture are available. Lorne Small says there appears to be an interest in small, local food operations, but government is getting in the way. He says too many regulations are driving away business,...
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No Full-Time Ag Rep For Lambton

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February 15, 2012

County council made the request to OMAFRA after long time rep Brian Boyle retired. Brooke-Alvinston Mayor Don McGugan says Lambton is one of the most productive counties in Ontario with a half billion dollars in farm sales. He says those numbers mean a rep is important. Instead, the ministry has assigned Huron County’s rep...
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New GFO Chair Rates Research High

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February 14, 2012
New GFO Chair Rates Research High

The new chair of the Grain Farmers of Ontario, and farmer from Alma, says they will continue to keep research as a high priority. Henry Van Ankum took over the helm of the organization last week and says looking ahead they’ll be ensuring both the provincial and federal governments plan to keep investing in...
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Horse Racing Funding Being Questioned

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February 14, 2012
Horse Racing Funding Being Questioned

It appears subsidies payed to Ontario’s horse racing industry, are going under the microscope. In a speech to the Economic Club of Canada, Ontario finance minister Dwight Duncan says the government pays out up to 345 million dollars each year to horse racing. That amounts to 20 percent of slot earnings, that are directed...
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Politics Being Dragged Into Tragedy

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February 10, 2012
Politics Being Dragged Into Tragedy

A Hamilton area farmer and head of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program says politics should not be dragged into a tradegy. Speaking about this week's accident that left 11 dead in Perth County, Ken Forth says it's unfortunate that successful initiatives that are help families from other countries put food on the table and...
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Deferred Payments, Other Reg Changes Open For Comment

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February 9, 2012

Changes to the Grain Financial Protection Program are now open for comment on the government's regulatory registry. The changes come out of a working group that was primarily put together to solve the issue of deferred grain payments that were put in the spotlight in December of 2010. Under the proposed changes, those deferred...
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Midwestern Ontario

Today Thu Fri
It is forcast to be Mostly Cloudy at 10:00 PM EST on February 22, 2012
Mostly Cloudy

5°/-3°

It is forcast to be Partly Cloudy at 10:00 PM EST on February 23, 2012
Partly Cloudy

5°/-2°

It is forcast to be Chance of Snow at 10:00 PM EST on February 24, 2012
Chance of Snow

3°/-6°

Sarnia – Lambton

Today Thu Fri
It is forcast to be Mostly Cloudy at 10:00 PM EST on February 22, 2012
Mostly Cloudy
7°/-2°
It is forcast to be Partly Cloudy at 10:00 PM EST on February 23, 2012
Partly Cloudy
6°/-1°
It is forcast to be Chance of Snow at 10:00 PM EST on February 24, 2012
Chance of Snow
2°/-3°

Chatham – Kent

Today Thu Fri
It is forcast to be Chance of Rain at 10:00 PM EST on February 22, 2012
Chance of Rain
4°/-1°
It is forcast to be Fog at 10:00 PM EST on February 23, 2012
Fog
5°/0°
It is forcast to be Chance of Snow at 10:00 PM EST on February 24, 2012
Chance of Snow
1°/-3°

Leamington – Essex

Today Thu Fri
It is forcast to be Chance of Rain at 10:00 PM EST on February 22, 2012
Chance of Rain
4°/-1°
It is forcast to be Chance of Rain at 10:00 PM EST on February 23, 2012
Chance of Rain
6°/-2°
It is forcast to be Chance of Snow at 10:00 PM EST on February 24, 2012
Chance of Snow
2°/-3°



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