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"i agree with you joe that crop price and yeild is the story. never have we been in t…"

John Beardsley replied Jan 7, 2011 to What Was The Ontario Agriculture Top News Story Of The Year? Any suggestions?

12 Jan 15, 2011
Reply by Roadrunner

"had a friend who used to fly them in to wheat every year. i loved it because i got r…"

John Beardsley replied Jun 13, 2010 to Double Crop Beans after Wheat??

6 Jun 13, 2010
Reply by Chris Schaap

"the ethanol industries impacts on farming are just starting but when you look at the…"

John Beardsley replied Oct 7, 2009 to Ethanol Expansions

6 Oct 30, 2009
Reply by Joe Dales

"but don't forget that farm families,their employees and agribusiness employees are a…"

John Beardsley replied Oct 7, 2009 to Proposed HST Benefits for Ontario's Farmers: It is estimated that Ontario farmers will save about $30 million an..

1 Oct 7, 2009
Reply by John Beardsley

"it is never too late to fix something that is broken something that isn't working. a…"

John Beardsley replied Sep 29, 2009 to Supply Management for Pigs

12 Nov 18, 2009
Reply by pigsrgr8

"ken is assuming you would give up on exports and close the borders. what about setti…"

John Beardsley replied Sep 27, 2009 to Supply Management for Pigs

12 Nov 18, 2009
Reply by pigsrgr8

"i didn't say the changes were bad but its just when we cancel church we always put a…"

John Beardsley replied Sep 15, 2009 to big changes at CKNX farm news

3 Sep 15, 2009
Reply by Wayne Black

"soys ..a lot of aphid spraying all neccessary???? wb cruiser did a mint job some ha…"

John Beardsley replied Sep 10, 2009 to this years bean harvest

7 Sep 13, 2009
Reply by OntAG Admin

"I was a big user and supporter of the ontag list server and the ontag the bullpen th…"

John Beardsley replied Sep 10, 2009 to Any feedback on this new OntAg website?

2 Sep 10, 2009
Reply by John Beardsley

"I wonder how many consumers know that if it doesn't have the blue cow it isn't a) cr…"

John Beardsley replied Sep 8, 2009 to Chapman's Dairy fire in Markdale

6 Sep 8, 2009
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