Urban Cowboy
Owen Roberts
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Canada’s dairy system looks good amid global chaos
I’ve seen firsthand how Canadian chicken, egg and dairy farmers, who have the luxury of a quota system and controlled pricing, can put exceptional effort into food safety, animal housing and other welfare measures. Canada’s supply management system is criticized … Continue reading
Ontario beef website, magazine keeping producers informed
Lianne Appleby is doing a nice job editing Ontario Beef magazine, getting each edition off to a good start with insightful and entertaining editor’s notes. This month she describes Canadian farmers’ Internet uptake to her members, and tries to calm … Continue reading
Livestock production seeing changes in Ontario’s Greenbelt
Animal agriculture is changing in Ontario’s Greenbelt, which was established to preserve farming. In my Urban Cowboy column in today’s Guelph Mercury, I discuss a new study by rural policy and planning Prof. Harry Cummings of the University of Guelph, … Continue reading
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Tagged farmers, Guelph Mercury, local food, University of Guelph, Urban Cowboy
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