agriculture

Incomplete paperwork jams the first flow of government funds to Canadian hog producers hoping to exit the industry

UPDATE: Oct. 28, 2009, 4:50 PM — What's the most hog buyout program administrators are prepared to pay per animal? See Catherine Scovil, associate director of the Canadian Pork Council's response

Ontario’s Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Appeal Tribunal is told to take another look at a group of former milk producers’ request to be exempted from paying quota transfer assessment

UPDATE: Mon. Oct. 26, 2009 2:08 PM

Smallest farm group ponders implications of keeping its fee the same

Wayne Bartels has found some money to pay his utility bill but his reprieve may be short-lived.

photo: Wayne Bartels

The 18-month program aims to help smaller communities share information on how to attract skilled workers

Photo: Mark Wales

Agri Flexibility is ‘nothing like what we asked for’

Market analyst disputes Conference Board of Canada’s rosy predictions for food manufacturing and warns recession will affect the prices farmers receive for commodities

Unprecedented look at present and future food production in Thunder Bay, Dryden/Kenora, Rainy River and Cochrane areas

Event takes place in London at the end of this month

Banks still want your business says an ag lender