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How the rise of online auctions is changing used farm equipment sales

The popularity of online equipment auctions has taken off in the last few years but, there’s one item for sale buyers would like to see more of – used equipment.

Grain Farmers of Ontario Recognizes Canadian MPs that Spoke to Carbon Tax Exemption Bill

Grain Farmers of Ontario, the province’s largest commodity organization, representing Ontario‘s 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean and wheat farmers, recognizes and thanks four Members of Parliament who stood and spoke in support of Bill C-234, An Act to amend the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act.

Government of Canada launches third call for proposals under the Ghost Gear Fund

The Government of Canada is working hard to protect our oceans and the marine life they sustain. Lost, abandoned and discarded fishing gear, or ghost gear, can stay in our water for hundreds of years, causing harm to marine mammals, fisheries, and habitats.

Canada recognizes and supports the first International Day of Plant Health

Healthy plants are essential to people and animals, the environment and the economy. Canada is proud to join the United Nations and countries around the world in recognizing today as the first International Day of Plant Health.

Government of Canada continues to tackle food fraud

Canadian laws prohibit the misrepresentation of food. Mislabelling, adulteration and substitution of food are forms of misrepresentation and may constitute food fraud.