agriculture

In the end, end “it came down to politics,” says the board’s chair

The pork board’s new general manager is set to move ahead with the board’s six-point plan to help the industry through its current turmoil

photo: Ken Ovington

Corn maturity and high moisture levels generate concern but growers are wary about leaving the crop in the ground

But provincial delays means it will be January before the fledgling Grain Farmers of Ontario officially flexes its muscle

Ag Minister Leona Dumbrowsky rejects opposition charges that the process is “an insult to thousands of farmers”

Faced with a milk surplus and consumers choosing thrift over organics, the province’s organic dairy producers show little interest in following a U.S. trend towards larger organic dairy farms

The next round of tenders closes Dec. 9, later than planned, but on track to disperse more than $10 million of the $37.5 million-program that ends March 31, 2010

"I don’t know how it would work and I don’t know how much we’ll pay,” says dairy farmer George Dickenson

But frustration is also growing about the lack of north-friendly provincial agricultural policies, says researcher

Quebec processor sees Ontario hogs as a way to cope with restrictions at home