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Turning Around the Prodigal Economy

Our economy is off-track and needs a new vision that will fix our problems and reconnect us with our most basic life commitments. That’s the paraphrased viewpoint of Dr. Bob Goudzwaard, a former member of the Dutch Parliament and professor of economics and social philosophy at the Free University of Amsterdam.



Goudzwaard was recently in Ontario and spoke at a few locations about his analysis of troubling signs in the economies of the Western world. With long involvement in… Continue

Added by John Clement on March 23, 2010 at 8:17am — No Comments

Elaine Froese Video: Giving Up the Farmhouse.

Added by Kevin Stewart on March 20, 2010 at 3:24pm — No Comments

A View of FCC Spending

Found this very interesting post on the Canadian Agri-Food blog, managed by the Agri-Food Unit at the Ivey School of Business.



Written by Brandon Schaufele - with the article available at - http://www.canadianagrifood.ca/?p=374



" Today’s edition of the London Free…

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Added by Andrew Campbell on March 5, 2010 at 2:00am — No Comments

The price to plant 13,000 trees can be less than planting 300 - if you do it the right way

How Trees Ontario helped Alexandria, Ontario couple create dream wooded retirement property on marginal land

TORONTO, March 2 /CNW/ - After more than 30 years working in a steel mill, Daniel Beaudoin dreamt of retiring and living near a beautiful forest.

Daniel began to search for his ideal retirement property. What he found - actually, what he didn't find - surprised him. What seemed like a fairly easy task in rural Ontario proved to be extremely…

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Added by AgOntario on March 3, 2010 at 2:30am — No Comments

Maximizing Precision Agriculture Pay - Video

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Added by Kevin Stewart on March 1, 2010 at 10:35am — No Comments

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Ontario Farmers Face Warmer 2026 Growing Season with Uneven Moisture Outlook

Ontario farmers are entering the 2026 growing season with a warmer-than-normal outlook and uncertain rainfall. While heat may boost crop development, uneven moisture conditions could create regional stress.

Canada Faces Below-Average Hurricane Season, Will Farmers be Safe?

A quieter hurricane season is expected in 2026, but Environment Canada warns that strong storms can still pose serious risks. Early preparation remains essential.

Future of research, regulations among topics discussed during Federal Ag Minister's visit to Saskatchewan

Federal Agriculture Minister Heath McDonald kicked off a two-day visit to Saskatchewan Tuesday with a stop at the University of Saskatchewan. McDonald toured the Western College of Veterinary Medicine and afterward met with industry stakeholders. The discussions were focused on research with 16 representatives participating in the discussions, both in-person and virtually. The federal government received heavy criticism for plans to close seven Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research facilities across the country. These include a major Research and Development Centre at Lacombe, Alberta, satellite research farms at Scott and Indian Head in Saskatchewan, as well as Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. The planned closures are part of broader federal budget cuts. Farmer organizations and research scientists have been lobbying to keep the facilities open by looking at alternative measures. MacDonald is listening to what they are saying. "When these closures started, the discussion, it was

Ag in the Classroom connects Indigenous youth with agriculture opportunities

Ag in the Classroom is working with First Nations to inform young people about the opportunities available in Agriculture. An event was held last Wednesday at the University of Saskatchewan that was attended by more than 200 grade 8 to 12 students -- some travelling more than four hours to get to Saskatoon. "The idea behind this event was to bring Indigenous youth from across the province to the College of Ag and Bioresources and begin to explore agriculture and food sovereignty and hopefully get inspired to consider how they could be a part of either agriculture as a career in their future or different initiatives that might be taking place now or in the future in their community." explained Sara Shymko, Executive Director of Ag in the Classroom Saskatchewan. One of the guest speakers was Cadmus Delorme. While Delorme was Chief of the Cowessess First Nation, there was an agricultural revival, with more than 5,000 acres now being farmed. "They don't necessarily farm exactly the sam

Number of employees in the agriculture sector edges up in 2024

There were 280,991 employees in the agriculture sector in 2024, edging up 0.1% from 2023. Almost half of all agricultural workers were employed in horticulture industries in 2024, led by greenhouse, nursery and floriculture production (+1.6% to 64,682), and vegetable and melon farming (+3.5% to 36,105), while employment in fruit and tree nut farming (-9.0% to 28,271) declined year over year. Oilseed and grain farming remained the second-largest employer in the sector, with its number of agricultural employees rising 1.1% to 49,456. Seasonal employees accounted for almost half (48.6%) of all agricultural workers in 2024 (136,603), down from 49.5% in 2023, continuing the gradual decline in the share of seasonal employees in recent years. Full-time employment rose 1.8% to 103,948, while part-time employment was up 1.5% to 40,440. Farms in Ontario continued to employ the largest number of workers (83,363) in 2024, up 1.2% from 2023. Quebec followed with 69,717 employees (+0.9%). In 202

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