Chipotle's troubles continue Monday, March 7, 2016 Chipotle Mexican Grill, the organic food chain that conventional agriculture loves to hate, is foundering. There's been salmonella in restaurants in Minnesota, E. coli in Washington and Oregon and norovirus in Los Angeles and Boston.On Jan. 6, Chipotle came under criminal investigation in Los Angeles for norovirus. On Feb. 8, it shut down all restaurants for part of a day for a company-wide meeting to discuss food safety. On top of it all, founder and CEO Steve Ells is one of the highest-paid CEOs around, making $25 million in 2013 and $28.9 million in 2014, more than 1,000 times what a median worker makes. Will he take a pay cut in 2015, just as his shareholders did as stock fell 30 per cent? "Anything even approaching those figures for 2015 would be scandalous," noted a Denver Post editorial in December. BF GTA West highway in limbo and so are farmers Metabolic diagnoses in a minute?
AEM partners with Euro counterpart to enhance global alignment on key ag manufacturer issues Wednesday, January 8, 2025 The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and the European Agricultural Machinery Association (CEMA) have signed a () to enhance advocacy efforts for the agricultural equipment industry. The agreement seeks to create a positive legislative and regulatory environment across... Read this article online
Better Farming Ontario January 2025 issue available online Tuesday, January 7, 2025 Regular letter delivery may be returning to normal at Canada Post, but magazine delivery is still lagging significantly behind. Based on these Canada Post delays, once again the Ontario Federation of Agriculture has agreed to share the digital version of the January 2025 issue of... Read this article online
John Deere revealing new autonomous machines & technology at CES 2025 Tuesday, January 7, 2025 John Deere (Deere & Company) has revealed several new autonomous machines during a press conference at the tradeshow in Las Vegas, Nevada. Technology it said will support customers in agriculture, construction, and commercial landscaping. The reveal builds on Deere’s autonomous... Read this article online
Ontario Apple Growers name new Chair Monday, January 6, 2025 Chris Hedges of Vanessa, Ontario, has been elected as the new Chair of the Ontario Apple Growers (OAG). After completing a year as the organization’s Vice Chair, Hedges () takes over from outgoing Chair Brian Rideout of Blenheim, Ontario, who has led the OAG since December 2023. Past OAG... Read this article online
A Whole Lotta Innovation Tuesday, December 31, 2024 A good holiday read is hard to find. Although admittedly not very festive, we’ve got something for you: the Winter 2024 Farms.com Precision Ag Digital Digest. Coming December 28, this issue wraps up 2024 with a whole lotta innovation and a whole lotta love from our team (do you... Read this article online