Agri 007

"It's my role to report. It's your role to press for reforms"

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Officials shrug off rabies

›
I found a roadkill skunk yesterday and moved it, with gloved hands, to the side of the busy Kitchener street. And I called the Waterloo Regi...

Polievre wants to axe foreign worker program

›
Conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre wants the federal government to axe the temporary foreign worker program. He said it has flooded ...

Farmers eligible for land, water protection funds

›
  The federal and Ontario governments announced they will offer $14.6 million to farmers who undertake conservation measures. The RALP Margi...

Kraft-Heinz to split

›
  First they merged in 2015. Now Kraft-Heinz has announced plans to split into two separate companies by the second half of next year. One c...

Canada accepts Mexico’s meat inspection

›
  Canada has endorsed the equivalence of Mexico's Federal Inspection Type (TIF) system for beef, pork, and poultry products, ensuring th...
Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Plant hardiness zones updated

›
  Canada is warmer by one to three degrees than in the mid-1800s, so the federal government has updated plant hardiness zone maps. They are ...

Farmers’ mood continues decline

›
For the third straight month, a survey of farmers indicates they are more pessimistic about the farm economy. The  Purdue University/CME Gro...
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
Jim Romahn
Journalist who has been reporting on agriculture since 1963; winner of more than 100 awards, including two Govenor- General Awards for Public Service in Journalism plus an honourable mention as one of five finalists plus the 1987 Michener-Deacon fellowship to study and report on biotechnology research in agriculture.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.