Ontario's Organic Meadow Co-operative Inc. has filed for creditor protection in order to complete a "restructuring of its operations," the company announced today in a press release. Organic Meadow is Canada's oldest co-operative of organic farmers, organized in 1989, and represents over 100 family farms across Ontario. The company’s goal is to emerge from the... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
Chris Koch is one of those people who longboards into your life and tells you absolutely anything is possible. He was one of the many speakers featured at this year’s Alberta Beef Industry Conference in Red Deer, where he took the audience through a roller coaster of emotions. Born without arms and legs, Koch has... Read More
What a week! A big USDA report; end of the month; end of the quarter; shortened trading week because of the Easter holiday long weekend...if you wanted to see how markets can trade high and low, and all in the same day, this was the week. Corn and oats got the worst of it, both... Read More
The head of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is accusing the union that represents food inspectors of "unnecessarily undermining Canadians' confidence in their food safety system." The Agriculture Union issued a news release this week saying cost-cutting within the CFIA is creating an inspector shortage that is putting Canadians' health at risk. As an example,... Read More
We’ve all seen it. The gentle rancher who turns Hyde in the face of cattle handling. Sticks or prods come out, and everyone prepares for the yelling that will follow. But what if that rancher could just be his or her gentle self even when working cattle? This past winter, I’ve had the pleasure of... Read More
From record cattle prices to winter wheat conditions to cash advance program changes — here’s the latest “This Week on Real Ag” podcast hosted by Kelvin Heppner: The TWORA podcast is recorded every Thursday. You can find past episodes here. Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS
The room was abuzz with the energy of high cattle prices, an informative day of sessions, and the opportunity to dress up for a night of entertainment. There was a white tablecloth, food heaped onto my plate, the offer of an array of drinks a short stroll away, and a group of quasi-strangers set to... Read More
The Fresh From the Farm fundraising program has expanded to 28 Ontario school boards, just three years into the pilot project. This is an expansion over the 19 school boards from last year, says the group. The program, where students sell bundles of Ontario potatoes, carrots, and onions and boxes of apples, has helped schools... Read More
Nobody wants to be stuck with a crop that suddenly has no market, especially when it’s due to avoidable circumstances. While Canada’s regulatory process and international trade policies are designed to prevent situations where residues from pesticides and other tools used to grow crops become trade obstacles, each farmer must still carry out their own... Read More
Monsanto has announced $4 million in funding to protect monarch butterfly populations, mainly through the restoration of milkweed habitat in North America. The company on Tuesday committed $3.6 million over three years to the U.S. National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, as well as $400 thousand in funding for universities and non-profit organizations involved in monarch... Read More