Crouch: Could Herbicide Resistance Lead To Better Things
I’m thinking more of the circulation of maps where herbicide resistant weeds are springing up, in ever widening circles in ever broadening numbers of species.
Weekly Commentaries
CFFO: Ontario Agriculture Policy needs to Focus more Strongly on Processor Resiliency
Ontario agriculture and agri-food was tossed yet another curveball last week with the announcement that Quality Meat Packers Limited has declared insolvency
Survey: Farmers More Interested In Environment Than Consumers
A new report by Ipsos Marketing on farmers attitudes on the environment has revealed that farmers are much more likely to consider the environment an important issue than consumers are.
Member survey helps shape OFA direction
Being the voice of Ontario farmers is not an easy task.
CFFO: Farmland Trust Forum Highlights the Importance of Getting Land Use Policy Right
Last month, the Ontario Farmland Trust held their annual policy forum, which focused on the impending reviews of the Greenbelt Plan, the Oak Ridges Moraine Plan, the Niagara Escarpment Plan and the Places to Grow Plan
GFO: Project Soy Winners
The winners of this year’s Project SOY (Soybean Opportunities for Youth) competition for University of Guelph students have been named.
OFA: Farm owners advised to comply with new labour requirements before busy season
It’s springtime on the farm, and along with warmer temperatures, many Ontario farmers are also welcoming back seasonal employees to help with the busy season ahead.
CFFO: Ontario’s Bishops release New Paper on Agriculture in Ontario
Twenty-five years ago, the Bishops of Ontario brought forth a paper on agriculture, which was called the People and the Land.
GFO: 2014 March Classic A Resounding Success
GFO’s Erin Calhoun on the 2014 March Classic this week in London.
OFA: Farm politics needs succession planning too
Just as many Ontario farm families develop plans to transfer their farm from one generation to the next, Ontario farm organizations must do the same.