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Pfizer Animal Health has joined an existing alliance providing dairy genetic testing services. The alliance includes the Canadian Dairy Network, Holstein Canada and the Semex Alliance. CDN and Holstein Canada spokesman Brian Van Doormaal says their goal is to ensure Canadian producers have access to genetic information. The alliance fosters a collaborative approach to...
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It’s a good idea at a really bad time. That’s the OFA’s reaction to a provincial government review of the province’s Aggregate Resources Act. The hearings are scheduled for this month – prime planting season. The OFA’s Keith Currie says Ontario farmers are among the major stakeholders in making sure that Act is balanced....
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Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food And Rural Affairs Ted McMeekin Ontario Agriculture Minister Ted McMeekin has had a first-hand look at the damage frost has done to the province’s apple and tender fruit crops. He toured a number of grower’s farms in the Niagara Region Friday. McMeekin says they hope to have a more...
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Ontario NFU Coordinator Ann Slater says it’s no surprise to her that the average age of farmers continues to rise. That was one of the findings of the recent Census of Canadian Agriculture. Slater says as farms get bigger, the number of farms get’s smaller. She argues that leaves fewer opportunities for new farmers...
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Having more on-farm grain storage capacity doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a good idea to use it every year. That’s according to Wes Thompson with Thompson’s Limited. He says the increased on-farm storage Statistics Canada reported recently is probably a reaction to the 2010 markets, which essentially told farmers to store their grain for better...
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OMAFRA corn specialist Greg Stewart says earlier planted corn that has tissue damage from cold temperatures is recovering. He says early reports have the corn planted April 16th to the 20th emerging with good seedling vigour. Stewart estimates about 80 per cent of the province’s corn crop has been planted. This week’s provincial crop...
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It’s an apparent sign the message may be getting through. Grain Farmers of Ontario has been telling producers they need to boost their on-farm grain storage for some time now. Spokesman Barry Senft says recent stats showing that on-farm storage of corn and soybeans is on the increase suggest more farmers are following that...
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Grain Farmers of Ontario estimates about 65 per cent of the province’s corn has been planted and about 5 per cent of the soybeans. Spokesperson McKenna Roth says the corn numbers are much higher in Perth County. ROTH-Plant-1 Roth says GFO’s interactive production map has 95 per cent of the corn planted in Huron,...
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The Junior Farmers Association of Ontario is seeing a bounce-back in membership. Association President Sarah McLaren says they now have between 500 and 550 members across the province. MCLAREN-Growth-1 McLaren says you don’t have to be from a farming background to find great value in the leadership opportunities Junior Farmers can offer. They’re...
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Steve Peters is the new Executive Director of the Alliance of Ontario Food Processors. The Alliance represents over 650 food and beverage processing companies in the province. It includes representation from the Dairy Council of Ontario, the Ontario Independent Meat Processors and the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Processors Association. Peters is a former MPP...
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