There was good news in the provincial budget for farmers this week. The Ontario government announced new, permanent risk-management programs that farmers have long been asking for to help bring some much needed stability to notoriously fluctuating farm incomes. Farm leaders have been making their case both federally and provincially about the need for this […]
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March 31, 2011 | Tags:
farm,
food,
ontag | Category:
beef,
corn,
fruits and vegetables,
local food,
pork,
soybeans,
veal,
wheat
Few relationships are more personal than the one we have with our food. We trust that what we eat will sustain us, nourish us and help keep us healthy. In Canada, public trust in our food supply is high, a fact that’s been proven repeatedly in studies carried out by Ipsos Reid for AGCare and […]
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Royal wedding fever is ramping up as we inch closer to the long-awaited nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton. I remember watching the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer back in 1981…the sheer pomp and circumstance of it all was like a magical fairy tale to my six year old eyes! In […]
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For anyone writing or blogging about farming, here’s a great resource for you. One of my biggest struggles is always trying to find current, accurate and available photos to go along with articles or blog posts. The Ontario agriculture photo library has a wide array of available photos depicting many of the different aspects of […]
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March 1, 2011 | Tags:
agchat,
canag,
farm,
food,
ontag | Category:
dairy,
eggs,
environment,
food safety,
fruits and vegetables,
livestock,
pork,
poultry,
soybeans,
veal,
wheat