The Ontario-based Ag Women’s Network has announced the first participants in its pilot mentorship program. Led by Amanda Brodhagen and Joan Craig, the program aims to "empower women of all ages and background involved in the agricultural industry." “We are confident that this group of women selected for the mentorship experience reflect the demographics and... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
Snowmobile owners in Ontario and Quebec may want to get their sleds ready, while prairie dwellers may want to sell the snowmobile and put the money toward the heating budget or a down payment on a warm place further south. Okay, maybe it's a little early to make those decisions, but according to AccuWeather's winter... Read More
Glyphosate continues to face an uncertain future in the European Union, potentially impacting North American grain exports to the EU. The European Parliament voted in favour of banning glyphosate by 2022 on Tuesday, a day before a European Commission committee was set to vote on a proposal to re-authorize the world's most commonly used herbicide... Read More
The potential loss of 23,000 jobs — mainly in rural Ontario — and demise of 20,000 racehorses was not enough to stop the Ontario Liberal government from ending the Slots at Racetracks program. This revelation emerged last week from court documents released as part of a civil suit brought by Ontario standardbred racehorse breeders against... Read More
RealAg's Shaun Haney had the chance to be the guest host on AgriTalk, the leading U.S. agriculture radio program, filling in for Mike Adams on Thursday. With all the issues surrounding NAFTA, it was an opportunity for the American audience to hear the issues and opinions through a Canadian lens. Find other episodes of Agritalk... Read More
Soy Canada has announced Ron Davidson will be the association's next executive director. Davidson will begin his role in Soy Canada's Ottawa office on November 1, taking over from interim executive director Dale Adolphe, following Jim Everson's departure to become the president of the Canola Council of Canada in spring. “We are thrilled to have... Read More
With a tractor and bales as a backdrop, Finance Minister Bill Morneau made the latest in a series of political damage control announcements regarding the Liberals' proposed tax changes on Thursday morning. Facing serious conflict-of-interest and ethics questions about his own finances, Morneau left Ottawa to make the announcement with Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay at... Read More
As an Ontario election approaches, provincial Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk is making it difficult for the Liberal government to wash away its legacy of energy policy gaffs. Earlier this week, Lysyk released a Special Report looking at the accounting methods of Kathleen Wynne's provincial government. Quite simply, she says the Liberal government's approach "creates concerns... Read More
Both the federal and Ontario governments are betting on the future of the province's fledgling hazelnut industry. Last week, both levels of government announced support for the industry, which plans to have 25,000 acres of hazelnut trees in the province by 2027. Ontario Hazelnut Association project coordinator Andrew Nixon notes that the Ontario industry traces... Read More