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Empowering women and girls is crucial to ensure sustainable food security
Hunger and famine will persist and there will be unequal recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, unless more women in rural...
Colleen Green
Mar 25, 20214 min read
Ontario Announces Successful Applicants from the Rural Economic Development Program
CHRISTA ROETTELE, Communications Branch, OMAFRA The Ontario government is helping communities diversify their economies, retain skilled...
Colleen Green
Mar 25, 20211 min read
The value of engaging the entire wheat chain
BRENNA MAHONEY, Director of Communications and Stakeholder Relations, Cereals Canada When the Canadian Wheat Research Priorities task...
Colleen Green
Mar 25, 20213 min read
Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes launches a new Agri-Innovation Loan
KAWARTHA LAKES: On March 15th, the Community Foundation of Kawartha Lakes (CFKL), in partnership with the Business Community Development...
Colleen Green
Mar 25, 20212 min read
Ontario Improving Farm Safety for Agri-Food Workers
CHRISTA ROETTELE, Comm. Branch, OMAFRA The Government of Ontario is providing up to $118,500 to develop specialized COVID-19 resources,...
Colleen Green
Feb 25, 20212 min read
Expanding Ontario’s Meat Processing Sector
CHRISTA ROETTELE, Communications Branch, OMAFRA Canada and Ontario’s governments are expanding Ontario’s meat processing sector by...
Colleen Green
Feb 25, 20212 min read
Let’s pitch food waste
MARIE-CLAUDE BIBEAU Every year, over half of the food produced in Canada is wasted. Crops are left unharvested in the field. Food spoils...
Colleen Green
Feb 25, 20213 min read
Ontario Improves Commodity Loan Guarantee Program
CHRISTA ROETTELE, Communications Branch, OMAFRA The Government of Ontario is making improvements to the Commodity Loan Guarantee Program....
Colleen Green
Feb 25, 20212 min read
Gilbert F. Houngbo reappointed IFAD President
ANTONIA PARADELA, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Member States have reappointed Gilbert F. Houngbo as President...
Colleen Green
Feb 25, 20213 min read
Ontario Delivering Support to Agricultural and Horticultural Societies
The Ontario government is providing $5 million to support the province’s Agricultural and Horticultural Societies impacted by the...
Colleen Green
Jan 28, 20212 min read
3 must known supports for farmers
(NC) The disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has put new stresses on the agriculture and agri-food industries, and farmers are...
Colleen Green
Jan 28, 20212 min read
How census data helps Canadian farmers
(NC) With the pandemic continuing to influence how we shop and prepare meals for our families, national agriculture and sustainable local...
Colleen Green
Jan 28, 20212 min read
OFA supports AG-Sector Leadership with additional $10,000 contribution to AALP Class 18
GABE FERGUSON, Leadership Programs Director, Rural Ontario Institute The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) has kicked off...
Colleen Green
Jan 28, 20212 min read
Vital resource helps farmers through tough times
(NC) Cashflow is a major challenge for any business, but farmers can be especially vulnerable to declines. A volatile climate and the...
Colleen Green
Jan 28, 20211 min read
Ontario Supporting Local Horse Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
CHRISTINE BUJOLD, Office of MPP Laurie Scott The new Equine Hardship Program, launched today, will provide individual businesses offering...
Colleen Green
Jan 28, 20212 min read
As Unemployment Soars, Home Care Job Opportunities Abound in Durham Region
CATHY DOW Home Instead DURHAM: The nation’s unemployment rate reaching its highest point in history this year, 13.7 percent in May, job...
Colleen Green
Jan 28, 20212 min read
Who’s hiring in Canada?
(NC) The impact of COVID-19 on Canada’s job market has left many of us reeling. Steady work can feel out of reach sometimes, but if you...
Colleen Green
Jan 28, 20212 min read
LSRCA raise alarm
WAYNE EMMERSON, Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority Board Chair, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Regional Municipality of...
Colleen Green
Dec 10, 20202 min read
Protections and benefits provided to workers through the program
STEPHEN MURDOCH VP Enterprise Canada The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has fueled many misconceptions about the seasonal labour program that...
Colleen Green
Dec 3, 20202 min read
$11.5 million in funding will support increased capacity at provincial abattoirs and help farmers ad
The governments of Canada and Ontario are committing up to $11.5 million through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (the Partnership)...
Colleen Green
Dec 3, 20203 min read
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