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The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers organisation says farmers are working with the Ministry of Environment to cut back on the amount of chemicals entering the water. General Manager George Gilvasey says they’re hoping the government will help them deal with the problem through the Nutrient Management Act. greenhouse1 Gilvasey says the province’s greenhouse owners...
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Marl Creek Renewables is one step closer to producing electricity from waste from their farm. Carl Frook says construction on the biogas generator at his Elmwood area farm is nearly done. He expects to commission three generators to produce electricity using the methane they produce. Frook says the biogas digester can use any organic...
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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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There’s a project underway in Alberta that could convert agricultural waste materials into high-value by-products. It involves wastes such as vegetable oils and animal fats as well as oils derived from algae . The new process turns that waste into high-value by-products such as fuels, chemicals and solvents. The University of Alberta is setting...
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A new report says the amount of ethanol produced globally has doubled since 2005. The report was commissioned by the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance. It pegs global biofuel production at 110 billion litres in 2010. And it forecasts that will grow to over 196 billion litres by 2020. The report says the industry supported...
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Farmers in the Mildmay area let their feelings known about impending source water protection regulations. During an open house, concerns were voiced over costs being downloaded to farmers, further over-regulation and potential reductions in farm productivity. Project Manager Don Smith says there shouldn’t be any big changes for farmers, but some will notice a...
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High winds whipped up some significant dust storms last week – especially across Southwestern Ontario. Kent Federation of Agriculture President Louis Roesch blames it on a combination of a dry year and less reliance on conservation tillage. ROESCH-Dust-1 Roesch says with farms continuing to get bigger more operations have removed windbreaks to make equipment...
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The Worldwatch Institute recently released a list of agricultural innovations it says are already addressing some of our most pressing environmental and social problems. The Institute says those problems include climate change, biodiversity loss and dwindling natural resources. It’s 15 item list includes getting more crop per drop of water, using farmers knowledge in...
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A project in British Columbia could lead to ways to deal with the impact of livestock grazing on water quality and quantity. A partnership between industry and the governments of Canada and B-C will help establish what’s called a silvopasture pilot. Silvopasture systems combine forestry with forage and livestock production. Officials say they expect...
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CFFO Identifies Land Use Concerns For Aggregate Review
Aggregate extraction needs to be balanced against the province’s need to maintain it’s best farmland for the purpose of farming. That was one of the principals the Christian Farmers Federation outlined to the provincial committee reviewing Ontario’s aggregate extraction regulations. The CFFO’s Nathan Stevens says they’ve identified a number of land use concerns when...
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