The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada (FVGC) welcomes recent reports that the incoming U.S. administration plans to delay the proposed imposition of across-the-board tariffs on Canadian and Mexican exports. This measured decision provides a valuable opportunity for the Government of Canada and our fruit and vegetable sector to engage with stakeholders and underscore the benefits of fair and free intercontinental trade.
The Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) and its members are thrilled to learn of the Government of Ontario’s decision to increase their annual investment in the Ontario Risk Management Program (RMP) by $100 million. The announcement, to raise the provincial investment from $150 million to $250 million, which will be phased in over three years, was made this morning by Rob Flack, Ontario’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness at a farm in Elgin County, and reflects a request that BFO and its allied members of the Ontario Agriculture Sustainability Coalition (OASC) have been promoting for several years.
By Vanessa Renaud, Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture Strengthening ties between rural municipal leaders and the farm community was on the agenda last week as representatives from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture took part in the annual Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) conference.
Grain Farmers of Ontario, the province’s largest commodity organization, representing Ontario’s 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean, and wheat farmers, welcomes news from the Ontario government and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food, and Agribusiness (OMAFA) that $100 million will be added to the Ontario Risk Management Program (RMP) and the Self-Directed Risk Management Program (SDRM) over the next three years.
The case for more corn and less soybean acres in the spring appears to be growing.
