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Following Europe?
business.financialpost.com/2011/12/14/burned-by-solar/Is there any reason to think that we can escape the same hard lessons experienced by Germany and other countries who ill-advisedly rushed down…Continue
Started Dec 15, 2011
McGuinty's Back
An appropriate song to celebrate? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2CfvVUE22E&feature=relatedContinue
Started Oct 6, 2011
Is this link broken or what?
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Ontario Assessment Appeal Based on Nearby Wind Farm Could Blow Across Canada"Do…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by OntAG Admin Oct 6, 2011.
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John Schwartzentruber replied to Roadrunner's discussion Will Kathleen Wynne be a good minister of agriculture?""Swedes Debate Meat Tax Proposal - Western meat consumption must decrease, says Swedish Board of Agriculture"
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/world/swedes-debate-meat-tax-proposal-345517.html
How many livestock producers, do you suppose,…"
John Schwartzentruber replied to Roadrunner's discussion Win Kathleen Wynne be a good minister of agriculture?"The fact that we have been given a part-time and totally urbanized Agriculture Minister merely continues to reinforce the disdain that the Liberals perennially hold for our rural ridings.
This "appointment" is clearly nothing more…"
John Schwartzentruber replied to OntAG Admin's discussion NFU-Ontario Disappointed with OMAFRA Tribunal Decision to Dismiss FRFOF Application. How do you feel about it?"Many believe that the key to re-accreditation for the NFU-O is that they be less vocal about issues that affect their membership, preferring, rather, to assume positions that do not cause waves in mainstream agriculture.
Their past accomplishments…"
John Schwartzentruber replied to OntAG Admin's discussion Soybean harvest has started - share your results and progress here ..."Surprisingly high yields in Brussels area. 40's, 50's and even some in the high 60's.
Yield monitor was hitting 77 in low area of farm in S05T6 beans.
Plot showed T6's out-yielding SO3W4's by 4 bushels."
John Schwartzentruber commented on OntAG Admin's blog post Daynard: Critique of recent attack by George Morris Centre on fuel ethanol""But to suggest that livestock producers must prosper at the expense of grain farmers is unhelpful."
Terry, would you consider it "helpful" to see the grain industry prosper at the expense of the livestock industry?
I'm…"
John Schwartzentruber replied to Joe Dales's discussion Does ethanol production hurt livestock farmers? The latest report seems to think so..."Not surprisingly, that is exactly the kind of spin one would expect coming from the GFO. The heavily subsidized ethanol industry has done immense harm to the cowherd of Canada at a time when it was already reeling from the blow dealt to it by the…"
John Schwartzentruber replied to OntAG Admin's discussion Do you agree with the OFA that no more wind turbines should be built until a number of issues are dealt with?"The effect on adjacent property value alone is an issue of serious legal implications. This is getting to be a real mess -
http://windaction.wordpress.com/2012/01/31/ofa-looking-out-for-property-owners-suffering-in-silence/"
John Schwartzentruber replied to OntAG Admin's discussion Do you agree with the OFA that no more wind turbines should be built until a number of issues are dealt with?"BINGO!
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John Schwartzentruber posted a discussionFollowing Europe?
business.financialpost.com/2011/12/14/burned-by-solar/Is there any reason to think that we can escape the same hard lessons experienced by Germany and other countries who ill-advisedly rushed down the so-called "green energy" path?Is there any reason to think there are no bad consequences when ill-conceived ideology overpowers reality and practicality?Does Ontario has a better chance than Greece of surviving the inevitable financial fallout from "drunken-sailor", unsupportable, socialist…See More
John Schwartzentruber replied to OntAG Admin's discussion Supply management is in the spotlight again. What will this mean for the dairy, chicken, egg & turkey farmers?"My apologies on mistaking your intent. I see now where you are coming from.
I could give names on the issue of immigrant doctor cert. issues."
John Schwartzentruber replied to OntAG Admin's discussion Supply management is in the spotlight again. What will this mean for the dairy, chicken, egg & turkey farmers?"
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John Schwartzentruber replied to OntAG Admin's discussion Supply management is in the spotlight again. What will this mean for the dairy, chicken, egg & turkey farmers?"Greg, your assertion that immigrant doctors can easily practice here after receiving certification is completely misleading. It is not that simple. The profession protects itself well and is not easily entered by immigrants, for many reasons…"
John Schwartzentruber replied to OntAG Admin's discussion How is your corn harvesting progressing? Better than expected, worse, etc? Results and yields posted here."Pioneer 39N86 came off at 21.6 moisture, 180.7 bu/ac. dry.
Happy dance!"
John Schwartzentruber replied to OntAG Admin's discussion How is your corn harvesting progressing? Better than expected, worse, etc? Results and yields posted here."6" in the rain gauge here north-west of Brussels in the past 10 days. Not too much going on for a few days even if it quits raining."
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- How are you involved in agriculture?
- Farm Livestock, Farm Crops
Comment Wall (1 comment)
- At 10:46am on October 3, 2009,
Wayne Black said… - Thanks for using your real name John.
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