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Grocery war forecast for 2012 has local food angle
Price wars are being predicted for food in 2012, thanks mainly to imminent arrival of the latest big box store to hit Canada. But in a strange twist, that could actually end up working in local food producers’ favour. According … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012, Guelph Mercury, local food, OMAFRA, research, University of Guelph, Urban Cowboy
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New network puts megaphone on rural Ontario
A new initiative called the Rural Voices Network is being launched to give a forum to those who feel disenfranchised from decision makers, and indeed, from each other. The network is being driven by the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario … Continue reading
Vote to keep our agri-food sector vibrant
We’ll vote this week for the people and the party we think will best serve Ontario’s interests for the next five years. Who will those people be? The Liberals and Conservatives are running neck-in-neck, and the NDP is a solid … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, election, farmers, farming, food, Guelph Mercury, OMAFRA, Ontario, research, University of Guelph, Urban Cowboy
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