The federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers have agreed to take a look at making it easier to market meat products across Canada’s provincial borders. Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz says they’re going to create what he calls a road map to look at the costs and benefits of creating interprovincial livestock slaughter standards....
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Ministers To Look At Cross-Border Meat Trade
CFA: Farmers Want Active Involvement In Policy-Making
The President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture says farmers want to be actively involved when farm policy and programs are being developed. Ron Bonnett says he’s confident governments appreciate that fact. He says that was one of the points farm leaders made with the ministers as part of their roundtable leading up to...
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CFIB Says Ag Confidence Has Taken Big Hit
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business has joined those groups arguing this country’s agriculture ministers need to deliver some tangible results from this week’s meeting. The CFIB’s latest monthly agriculture business barometer shows confidence in the sector has dropped 8 points since the spring. The June index was 51. A level above 50 means those...
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BSE Petitions Still Available For Signing
Two Midwestern Ontario beef farmers continue to gather names on petitions in their battle with the federal government. John Schwartzentruber of the Brussels area and Jim Rice from Conn are among the Canadian cattle producers involved in a class action lawsuit against the feds. The lawsuit seeks damages over what the cattlemen argue was...
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McCabe Worries Solar Move Could Impact Other Initiatives
An Ontario Federation of Agriculture spokesman says it’s an over-reaction by the provincial government. Don McCabe says the government’s move to cut the price it will pay for power from ground-based solar units at this point in the whole process has seriously eroded any trust rural Ontario had in the process. (McCabe On Trust)...
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GFO License Fee Going Up Slightly
Grain Farmers of Ontario members will be paying a little higher license fee than originally proposed in 2007. It’s a five cent increase from a dollar 70 to a dollar 75 per acre. GFO’s Meghan Burke says the increase will fund their proposed budget for fiscal 2011. She says the license fee will deliver...
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OFA Vice-President Calls Solar Decision Ridiculous
A frustrated O-F-A vice-president Don McCabe calls it a swat across the landscape. McCabe says the province’s move to cut the price it pays for the power from ground-based solar units is totally unexpected, ridiculous and unnecessary. (McCabe On Solar Pricing) The provincial Energy Minister says they’re looking at the price cut to create...
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Minister Says Solar Rate Change Protects Program
Ontario’s Energy Minister says the province is looking at cutting the rate it pays for solar energy to, in part, protect the integrity of the program. Brad Duguid says it turns out the 80 cents a kilowatt hour would have meant a 25-30 per cent rate of return for ground-mounted solar units. He says...
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Ministers Urged To Get Farm Group Advice
A Liberal MP says federal and provincial officials should be asking for advice from credible farm organisations to get the right aid programs for farmers. Ralph Goodale says existing risk management programs are not going to be able to cope with this year’s forecast shortfall in farm income. And he points out that forecast was...
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Agris Solar: Price Cut Makes Biz Not Viable
This could be bad news for anyone still in the planning stage when it comes to setting up a solar power operation. The Ontario Power Authority is considering cutting the price it will pay for that power from 80 cents a kilowatt hour to just under 59 cents. Agris Solar Cooperative’s Jim Campbell says at that...
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