
June 2 – Midday Ag News Report
The local source water protection committee has decided nitrates are no longer an issue in the Walkerton area.

The local source water protection committee has decided nitrates are no longer an issue in the Walkerton area.
Risk Management Program funding was one of the topics of last night’s Huron-Bruce all candidates meeting …
Ontario’s corn fed beef program has had a positive impact on the market according to one study.
A panel of international scientists is calling for an evidence-based debate over neo-nics.
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture likes the proposed National Conservation Plan.
Rain delays have Southern Ontario farmers switching to shorter-season corn or moving acres from corn to soybeans.
Gerry Ritz wants Mexico to get tougher in the battle against COOL.
Touch wood – but it appears the spread of PED in Ontario hog farms is slowing significantly.
The legal challenge of the U-S COOL rules is now in the hands of a panel of American judges.
For some Ontario corn growers it’s time to start switching to shorter-season hybrids.