Author: BlairAndrews
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Bio: Blair Andrews is Editor of Farm Market News and AgriLink at the University of Guelph, Ridgetown Campus. He conducts market research in ag commodities and publishes daily digests of market news for Ontario farmers. He has more than 30 years of media experience and has worked in the past for the Ontario Ag Radio Network and Chatham This Week. His articles have appeared in The Chatham Daily News, The Chatham Voice, Ontario Farmer, Today's Farmer, Farmers Forum, the Ontario Grain Farmer and Top Crop Manager.
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From Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Assoc. The recently formed Ontario Hay and Forage Co-operative Inc. is welcoming more producers to join its start-up hay-processing and export...
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Feb 28 |
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Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario Commentary By Paul Bootsma, CFFO Field Service Manager Many people are familiar with the term stray voltage, a decades-old concern that has caused...
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Feb 25 |
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From a news release Ontario is seeking public feedback on a draft action plan to improve pollinator health and reduce pollinator losses. Pollinators, including honey bees, are essential to...
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Feb 24 |
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Ontario Federation of Agriculture Commentary By Drew Spoelstra, OFA Director When the anticipated 2016 Ontario Budget is delivered this spring, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA)...
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Feb 18 |
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From a news release Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) is pleased to announce that Foodservice Unit Manager, Michael Tuinstra of Dana Hospitality LP who runs the cafe at the Blount...
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Feb 17 |
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From a news release A new report outlines agriculture’s role in providing carbon credits as part of a Cap and Trade System for Ontario. The report, Enabling Offsets at Scale in...
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Feb 16 |
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Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario Commentary By Suzanne Armstrong, CFFO Director of Research/Manager of Board and Committee Services The United Nations declares a focus each year on...
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Feb 14 |
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Grain Farmers of Ontario’s appeal on the dismissal of the case surrounding the Ontario government’s seed treatment regulations will be heardMarch 9, 2016. “We are pleased...
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Feb 13 |
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From a news release Masterfeeds, a leading commercial animal nutrition company in Canada, is now part of the Alltech family of companies, which includes 12 other companies that Alltech has...
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Feb 12 |
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From a news release Canada has secured export market access for Canadian pork and pork products to India. The Canadian pork industry estimates that gaining access to this new market could...
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Feb 6 |
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From a news release A Toronto-based company that has seen rapid growth in the last two years has received the top Ontario Food Exporter Award. Jeff Leal, Minister of Agriculture, Food and...
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Feb 6 |
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By Lilian Schaer for AgInnovation Ontario The Northern Ontario Farm Innovation Alliance (NOFIA) has just launched a new tool to help expand the growing agriculture sector in the...
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Feb 5 |
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From AgInnovation Ontario By Lilian Schaer A new handheld instrument can quickly and easily detect two significant diseases in dairy cattle before the animals become sick. Invented at the...
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Jan 31 |
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Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario Commentary By Franchesca Weeks, CFFO Communications Manager Analysis is now flowing in measuring how things fared in the year 2015, and projections...
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Jan 30 |
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Ontario Federation of Agriculture Commentary By Don McCabe, OFA President This year marks a significant milestone for the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA). For 80 years, OFA has been...
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Jan 29 |
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From Grain Farmers of Ontario website A joint venture agreement has been signed between Grain Farmers of Ontario and SGS Canada to develop the Ontario Grains Laboratory, a full analytical...
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Jan 26 |
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A preliminary report from the federal government indicates that seed treated with imidacloprid – a neonicotinoid pesticide – poses no potential risk to bees. The summary, released by...
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Jan 25 |
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From a news release Ukraine has approved beef and pork exports from any Canadian federally registered establishment that meets certification requirements. The announcement was made Monday...
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Jan 18 |
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From Ag Innovation Ontario By Lilian Schaer A University of Guelph engineering professor has been developing a labour-saving solution for greenhouse vegetables growers that he is now ready...
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Jan 16 |
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From a news release from Fertilizer Canada Fertilizer Canada’s Agricultural Ammonium Nitrate Code of Practice is now in full force – embodying robust industry standards for the...
