Search
Better Farming OntarioBetter PorkBetter Farming Prairies

Better Farming Ontario Featured Articles

Better Farming Ontario magazine is published 11 times per year. After each edition is published, we share featured articles online.


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

Current Issue

March 2025

Better Farming Magazine

Farms.com Breaking News

Farmer Planting Decisions for 2025 Taking Shape

Thursday, March 13, 2025

As farmers across Canada prepare for the 2025 crop year, Statistics Canada says their planting decisions reflect a complex mix of factors including moisture conditions, crop rotation considerations, and market prices. Nationally, farmers are expected to plant more wheat, corn for... Read this article online

International Women’s Day – Angela Cammaert

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

As International Women’s Day approaches on March 8, Farms.com is asking women in ag about what they’d tell their younger selves about being a farmer, to give a piece of advice to young women entering the ag sector, and to highlight a woman in agriculture they consider a mentor or... Read this article online

Keep Yours Toes Warm in Every Season with the Agro 897

Friday, February 28, 2025

BY: Zahra Sadiq Say goodbye to leaky boots that don’t keep you warm, the Lemigo Agro 897 offers durable waterproof protection, insulation for all-day comfort, and a sturdy design perfect for tackling tough farm tasks in any weather. Lemigo is a family business, 26 years strong, that... Read this article online

BF logo

It's farming. And it's better.

 

a Farms.com Company

Subscriptions

Subscriber inquiries, change of address, or USA and international orders, please email: subscriptions@betterfarming.com or call 888-248-4893 x 281.


Article Ideas & Media Releases

Have a story idea or media release? If you want coverage of an ag issue, trend, or company news, please email us.

Follow us on Social Media

 

Sign up to a Farms.com Newsletter

 

DisclaimerPrivacy Policy2025 ©AgMedia Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Back To Top