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OFA elects new president

Nov. 22, 2016 at 4:55 pm CST

Keith Currie is the new president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture , defeating incumbent Don McCabe in an election this week at the farmer organization’s convention. Currie emphasized the need for unity in the agriculture industry during his remarks before the vote. It’s more important than ever for the […]

Precision ag tech’s link to broadband under study

Oct. 31, 2016 at 12:56 am CDT

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Ontario ag minister to get new powers on farm programs

Sep. 27, 2016 at 6:34 pm CDT

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Growmark buys up Ontario farm fuel firm UPI

Sep. 26, 2016 at 5:12 pm CDT

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Anderson named federal Tories’ ag critic in shuffle

Sep. 15, 2016 at 5:09 pm CDT

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Trump names six U.S. governors as ag advisors

Aug. 16, 2016 at 4:39 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump named 64 agriculture policy advisors on Tuesday, including the governors of Iowa and five other farm states and a former federal agriculture secretary. The announcement came as Trump, a New York businessman seeking his first elected office, looks to improve his […]

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Ottawa seeks feedback ahead of Growing Forward sequel

May. 9, 2016 at 8:04 pm CDT

The federal government has set up a new web-based questionnaire to gather farmer and industry feedback on the Growing Forward 2 (GF2) ag policy funding framework as it develops the next framework. The next agricultural policy funding framework is due to launch April 1, 2018, the government said in a […]

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Cuba backtracks on food reforms as conservatives resist change

Apr. 30, 2016 at 3:29 pm CDT

Havana | Reuters –– Cuba decided at a secretive Communist Party congress last week to reverse market reforms in food distribution and pricing, according to reports in official media, reflecting tensions within the party about the pace of economic change. President Raul Castro unveiled an ambitious market reform agenda in […]

By Marc Frank

Canada may delay foreign worker limits as packers, farms face squeeze

Apr. 28, 2016 at 1:34 pm CDT

Winnipeg | Reuters — Canada may delay implementing new restrictions on the use of foreign workers as farmers and meat processors warn of severe labour shortages in one of the world’s biggest agricultural exporters, the employment minister said. Employers have reported difficulty finding workers despite a 7.1 per cent unemployment […]

By Rod Nickel

Farms.com buys Better Farming

Apr. 26, 2016 at 5:51 pm CDT

A U.S. online agriculture firm has taken another step into paper and ink with a deal for independent Ontario ag journal Better Farming. Ames, Iowa-based Farms.com announced last week it has taken a majority stake in Better Farming publisher Ag Media Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Ag Media was formed […]

By Staff