The latest federal budget provides a carbon tax rebate for the natural gas and propane farmers need for grain drying. It’s a vote of confidence for an industry that’s consistently innovating to save money and reduce their environmental impact. Photo: OntarioGrainFarmer
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Butchers and meat managers say they feel confident in continuing to be able to supply us with the high quality products we enjoy. Meat and Poultry Ontario reminds us that we can still support the restaurant members of its association through take-out and delivery options. Photo: CNN.com
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Easter and the upcoming BBQ season are perfect times to make grass-fed lamb the centre of...
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Origin Green is Ireland’s tough national quality assurance and sustainability program for...
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Learning Monday that the Guelph Mercury daily newspaper is closing its doors this Friday, after...
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The province gave nearly $1 million at the beginning of summer to family-owned meat processor VG...
Read MoreLack of access seems to be behind the surprising results of a study showing Canadians overall aren’t thinking local when purchasing beer and wine. The survey by a group called LoyaltyOne showed that less than 40 per cent...
Read MoreGrowing local food is a farmer’s everyday job, and it’s also a major buying decision for certain commodities, including meat. Ontario Pork’s fledgling branding campaign capitalizes on this. The campaign clearly and simply...
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Ontario consumers want local food, and the province is helping them get it. But many farmers...
Read MoreSomething happening in the research community is exciting and a great source for news coverage. It’s important that people receive research news in an understandable way; after all, they have a stake in it through funding,...
Read MoreGuelph chef Brian Schmeler makes prepared food at Valeriote’s Market, supplies customers with raw ingredients, and is always on the lookout for what’s next. Last week in New York, he was part of a pan-Canadian team of chefs for...
Read MoreCanadian opinions on supply management vary; some say it protects commodities, while other say lack of competition drives up prices. But hopefully everyone agrees another country should not be telling us what we can do inside...
Read MoreWith planting season in sight, Ontario farmers are turning their attention the weather and their soil. Though they can’t do much about the weather, soil’s fate is in the farmer’s hands as they plant record numbers of soybeans in...
Read MoreThough ineffective in the past, the honest and endearing image that Joe Clark embodies so well is now being welcomed — most recently, by more than 700 participants at the Grain Farmers of Ontario March Classic. There, the...
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Owen Roberts is a faculty member in the Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications program at the University of Illinois. As an agricultural journalist, he is the past president of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists and a lifetime achievement award recipient from the Canadian Farm Writers' Federation. His programs and research papers have been recognized nationally and internationally through awards from the Journal of Applied Communications, the National Agri-Marketing Association, the Association for Communications Excellence, and others.