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When Canadians go to the grocery store, they want to be able to bring home Canadian food to serve their families. That is why Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on May 21, 2008 that new truth in labelling guidelines would

The arrival of Ontario Farmers’ Markets may be one of the surest signs that our local growing season is up, running and flourishing. Farmers’ Markets are an important part of Ontario’s heritage, with the first Farmers’ Market established more than

Agri-food spin on summer camps help prepare the future leaders of Canada’s agriculture sector The University of Guelph campus is alive this summer with camps and kids making great use of the facilities during the school’s quiet time, and getting

The Species at Risk Stewardship Fund has been established to encourage greater public involvement in species at risk protection by supporting recovery and conservation activities. Through this fund, $3.0 million is available for species at risk stewardship projects for 2007-2008.

Ministers of Agriculture from across the country have come to an agreement in principle on Growing Forward, a bold market-driven vision for Canada’s agriculture, agri-food and agri-based products industry in every region of the country. They also announced agreement on

Early field scouting activity confirms that aphids are present in Ontario soybean fields, although in low numbers. “This however could change quickly, as winged aphids could move in from other regions or from the few heavily infested fields already present

Wheat producers in Ontario see golden opportunities for wheat with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture’s announcement to extend the Foodland Ontario brand to include baked goods. Ontario is the most diverse wheat growing region in North America with six different

OnTrace Agri-food Traceability Inc. (OnTrace), is pleased to announce that it officially kicked-off the pilot of the OAPR as scheduled on May 29th, 2007. The purpose of the pilot project is to deliver a small-scale working model of the infrastructure

The Ontario government’s plan to increase the minimum wage by more than 30 per cent by 2010 has parts of the farm sector reeling. The Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario is the latest group to challenge the move, which would

The surging value of the Canadian dollar has caused a significant drop in the expected prices for wheat and durum in the upcoming crop year. In its latest Pool Return Outlook, the Canadian Wheat Board has dropped the new crop