Ontario local food bill introduced Wednesday, October 3, 2012 by SUSAN MANNA $10 shift from Ontarians’ existing weekly grocery purchases to local provincial food products is all it would take to generate an extra $2.4 billion in economic activity and create 10,000 new jobs.That’s the challenge Premier Dalton McGuinty issued to Ontarians today at the Premier’s Summit on Agri-Food Innovation in Toronto – to shift $10 from their weekly grocery budget to local products from imported. At the same time, Ontario Agriculture Minister Ted McMeekin introduced a local food bill in the Ontario Legislature today to boost Ontario farm product sales.McMeekin says the proposed legislation is an important initiative. It’s “designed to acknowledge the blessing we have in this country with an agri-food sector that produces the best tasting and arguable the safest food in the world.”The proposed bill would also create opportunities for “us to have discussions about how we can enhance the willingness of Ontarians to be engaged in buying more local food.” It would promote food grown and made in Ontario, and develop goals around production, processing, distribution, sales and marketing of Ontario food. BF Controversial bean vote will proceed Ontario officials scout for traces of Alberta contaminated beef
Chinese Tariffs Are Squeezing Canadian Grain and Oilseeds Friday, March 14, 2025 By Aleah Harle, Farms.com Risk Management Intern On March 8, 2025, China announced steep retaliatory tariffs on $2.6 billion worth of Canadian agricultural products in response to Canada’s October tariffs of 100% on Chinese EVs, and 25% on steel, and aluminum. These newly... Read this article online
Canada proactively purchases 500,000 doses of a human vaccine against bird flu Friday, March 14, 2025 By Liam Nolan Canada’s agricultural industry continues to monitor the spread of Avian Influenza (AI). The H5N1 HPAI was first reported in Canada in December 2021, below is an update on recent developments. Avian influenza, or bird flu, continues to impact poultry farms... Read this article online
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
Grain Growers of Sounding the Alarm Over U.S. Tariffs Monday, March 10, 2025 Not surprisingly, the Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) is raising concerns over the United States' decision to impose a 25% tariff on Canadian grain and grain products, a move that could jeopardize the livelihoods of family-run grain farms and lead to higher food prices for American... 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