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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Young Lambton Farmers Learn Co-operatively
A group of young farmers in Lambton County are hoping by learning together, they're able to make more informed farm business decisions. The group known as the Lambton Young Agriculturalists has met about 4 times, taking in depth looks at things like at renting vs buying land, or appropriate financial statements needed. Barb Dickenson...
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Three Inductees To Middlesex Ag Hall of Fame
Next month's Western Fair Farm Show will included an induction ceremony for the Middlesex County Agriculture Hall of Fame. The three inductees are Robert Bedggood, Sir John Carling, and William Saunders. Bedggood is from the Thorndale area and has been involved in several farm leadership roles including the Middlesex Federation of Agriculture, Christian Farmers...
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Pork Producers Have Bargaining Power
Ontario pork producers are in a good marketing place, according to Ontario Pork's Patrick O'Neil. Speaking to the Huron County Pork Producers regional meeting in Seaforth, O'Neil says there are fewer hogs than hooks in Ontario meaning producers have some bargaining power. And under the new marketing structure, O'Neil says Ontario Pork can help...
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Hog Producers’ Decision: Feed Cost Savings Or Disease Susceptibility?
A reduced diet for pigs in the nursery stage won’t necessarily mean a reduced weight at market. That’s according to a study discussed at the recent Centralia Swine Update in Kirkton. Crystal Levesque says that finding could translate into significant savings in feed costs. LEVESQUE-Diet-1 Levesque says the down side is that the reduced...
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South American Weather, Russian Supplies Impact Grain Markets
What’s going on in South America continues to have an impact on grain market prices. Grain Farmers of Ontario analyst Ahmed Chilmeran says the lack of rain has prompted the U-N’s agriculture agency to predict Argentina is going to have a lower corn harvest this year. That’s supported the corn prices in Chicago. Chilmeran...
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CFFO Says Farmers’ Red Tape Burden Wearing Thin
A Christian Farmers Federation spokesman says the burden of over-regulation is wearing thin for many Ontario farmers. Nathan Stevens says the Premier promised to reduce red tape by 25 per cent in 2011. That included the requirement that for every new regulation imposed on business, two must be eliminated. But Stevens says there are...
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Canadian Honey Headed For HAACP Registration
The Canadian Honey Council is getting some help to update their on-farm food safety system. The help comes in the form of a 30 thousand dollar investment from the federal government. Council spokesman Rod Scarlett says it’s taken a great deal of effort and hard work from a number of producers to get the...
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OMAFRA Specialist Says Demand For Pork On The Upswing
The demand for pork is on the upswing and that has pork producers in a positive frame of mind. About 65 people turned out to the Grey Bruce Pork Producers Association annual meeting in Walkerton. OMAFRA Swine Team member John Bancroft was a guest speaker. He says prices are relatively high and that’s obviously...
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Tory MP Says Ottawa Staying Out Of Ontario’s Risk Management Programs
Huron-Bruce MP Ben Lobb The M-P for Huron-Bruce says the Federal government has not changed its mind on Ontario’s Risk Management Plan. Ben Lobb restated the federal position at the recent Huron Grain Farmers of Ontario meeting. 1Lobb-RiskManagement Lobb says the issue is Agri-Stability and the Federal government is addressing that through their Growing...
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