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OMAFRA headquarters in Guelph. (Photo courtesy OMAFRA)

Ontario names new top ag bureaucrat

By GFM Network News December 12, 2016

Ontario’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) has a new deputy minister. Greg Meredith will become deputy minister on Jan. 9. A deputy minister is a ministry’s chief civil servant, managing its implementation of government policy. Meredith replaces Dr. Deb Stark, who recently retired as deputy minister, capping a 30-year career in public […] Read more

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FCC doubles down on Young Farmer Loans

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News December 9, 2016

Eligible farmers under age 40 will be able to get larger loans for less of a down payment through an expansion of Farm Credit Canada’s Young Farmer Loan plan. The federal farm lending agency on Wednesday announced the program’s credit limit per applicant will be doubled to $1 million, with a minimum down payment of […] Read more

Organic B.C. blueberries. (Falconglen.ca)

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B.C. foods to require certification for organic claims

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News December 9, 2016

Agrifood producers in British Columbia who promote their wares using the word “organic” will soon have to show certification to back up the claim. The province on Thursday announced new regulations under its Food and Agricultural Products Classification Act that will allow for the term to be used “only if and when specific certification standards […] Read more

Corn, Dairy Cattle, The Dairy Corner

Right and wrong fermentation

Dairy Corner: If silage moisture is too high going in, it can affect feed quality and palatability

By Peter Vitti December 6, 2016

This autumn, I have seen a variety of corn fields being chopped into silage for dairy cattle. While some of this corn was dried enough to make some good quality corn silage, I was surprised when I saw some producers literarily harvested green chop. After all, they were faced with another rain shower, which forced […] Read more

Livestock, Machinery

Livestock transport regulations up for comment

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News December 5, 2016

The public can comment until mid-February on proposed new livestock transport regulations which the government says will help Canada line up with international standards and limit how long livestock can go unfed during shipping. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Monday announced amendments to the federal Health of Animals Regulations dealing with transportation have been […] Read more

Bothwell Cheese, whose seasonal extra-old cheddar with Untamed Feast’s alder-smoked wild Chanterelle mushrooms is shown here, plans to launch new varieties of Non-GMO Verified cheddar in 2017. (BothwellCheese.com)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

‘Non-GMO’ label to land on Canadian cheese

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News December 5, 2016

A Manitoba cheesemaker is poised to be the first in Canada to offer a “Non-GMO Verified” cheese line, using milk from cows fed non-GMO crops. Bothwell Cheese announced Tuesday it plans to be the first in the country to offer cheeses made with milk that comes from dairy farms verified by the Non-GMO Project, a […] Read more

Quebec OYF regional nominees Dominic Drapeau and Celia Neault and their four children – Kelly and Mavrick, 10-year-old twins, Alicia, nine and Liam, seven.

Dairy Cattle, News

Outstanding Young Farmers Quebec: Dominic Drapeau and Celia Neault

Dominic Drapeau and Celia Neault are part of a four-generation family farm

By Lee Hart December 1, 2016

Relying on the knowledge and advice of an expert team, strong family support, a well-planned goal, and a lot of hard work has helped a young southern Quebec couple build one of the most progressive and productive dairy farms in the province. Dominic Drapeau and Celia Neault say it is a combination of these and […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock

Greig: Salmonella strain hard to treat in livestock

By GFM Network News November 30, 2016

A strain of salmonella resistant to multiple antimicrobials is spreading in Ontario and Quebec cattle herds. There have been 23 cases of Salmonella Dublin in 15 herds reported in Ontario since 2012, but the numbers have been increasing each year. There were eight cases reported in 2015 and four in 2016 through August. Dr. Dave […] Read more

Quebec’s Agriculture Minister Pierre Paradis announced funding for L’Arterre at winery Cassis Monna et Filles of St-Pierre-de-l’Ile-d’Orleans, Que., accompanied by (l-r) Catherine et Anne Monna and Land Bank agent Leslie Carbonneau and other dignitaries. (Groupe CNW/MAPAQ)

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Quebec service to match farmland sellers, young buyers

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News November 30, 2016

The Quebec and federal governments are putting up funds for a different kind of online match site: one to connect aspiring young farmers with producers who are either retiring or wanting to sell or rent farmland. The two governments on Tuesday announced $300,000 for the Centre de reference en agriculture et agroalimentaire du Quebec (CRAAQ) […] Read more

Barley, Crops, Markets

Plentiful feed supplies weigh on feed barley prices

By GFM Network News November 24, 2016

CNS Canada — A steady stream of fusarium-damaged wheat is flooding Alberta feedlots these days, giving ranchers a variety of choices on what they can give to their animals — but also keeping feed barley prices in check. “That has definitely been heavy on the barley,” said Allan Pirness of Marketplace Commodities in Lethbridge. That […] Read more

Pulse Weekly: Exports down month-to-month

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures surge, hogs up

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn sink to contract lows as large supply weighs

GFM Network News

Pulse Weekly: Exports down month-to-month

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures surge, hogs up

U.S. grains: Wheat, corn sink to contract lows as large supply weighs

Ontario names new top ag bureaucrat

FCC doubles down on Young Farmer Loans

B.C. foods to require certification for organic claims

Right and wrong fermentation

Livestock transport regulations up for comment

‘Non-GMO’ label to land on Canadian cheese

Outstanding Young Farmers Quebec: Dominic Drapeau and Celia Neault

Greig: Salmonella strain hard to treat in livestock

Quebec service to match farmland sellers, young buyers

Plentiful feed supplies weigh on feed barley prices

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