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Prime Ontario agricultural land to be protected amid energy expansion, minister says

Prime Ontario agricultural land to be protected amid energy expansion, minister says

Certain solar farms will be banned on prime agricultural land in Ontario as the province expands energy production to meet demand in the coming decades, Energy Minister Stephen Lecce said Wednesday.
'Definitely dissuasive': Skyrocketing farmland prices a struggle for young farmers

'Definitely dissuasive': Skyrocketing farmland prices a struggle for young farmers

REGINA — Will Robbins has been in the process of taking over his family farm southwest of Saskatoon. The 43-year-old grows organic wheat, oats, lentils, peas and occasionally flax and mustard on 445 hectares of land near Laura, Sask.
Saskatchewan fire department offers $20K reward as it battles hay bale arson attacks

Saskatchewan fire department offers $20K reward as it battles hay bale arson attacks

MACKLIN, SASKATCHEWAN, CANADA — A string of suspected arsons on hay bales, grass and crops around a west-central Saskatchewan town has been both agitating and perplexing, says the local fire chief. It has also prompted a $20,000 reward.
B.C. fruit group, $50 million in debt to bank, files for creditor protection

B.C. fruit group, $50 million in debt to bank, files for creditor protection

PENTICTON, B.C.
From farm to table: How extreme weather affects prices along the food supply chain

From farm to table: How extreme weather affects prices along the food supply chain

Extreme weather events like fires, floods, heat waves and droughts pose an increasing risk to Canada’s food supply chain, putting pressure on prices all the way to the grocery store shelf, say experts.
B.C. risks 'carpet' of rotting apples without help after co-op's closure: growers

B.C. risks 'carpet' of rotting apples without help after co-op's closure: growers

With less than a week to go before gala apples will be ready to be picked in British Columbia, the president of the provincial fruit growers' group worries about a devastating season without a way for farmers to refrigerate their crops.
Saputo reports $142M Q1 profit, revenue up nearly 10% from year ago

Saputo reports $142M Q1 profit, revenue up nearly 10% from year ago

MONTREAL — Saputo Inc. reported a profit of $142 million in its latest quarter as its revenue rose nearly 10 per cent compared with a year ago.
Maple Leaf Foods reports $26.2M Q2 loss as company prepares to spin off pork business

Maple Leaf Foods reports $26.2M Q2 loss as company prepares to spin off pork business

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. reported a loss of $26.2 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $53.7 million a year earlier as it prepares to spin off its pork business. The Mississauga, Ont.
Forbidden fruit: Don't eat the food growing in downtown Ottawa planters, says NCC

Forbidden fruit: Don't eat the food growing in downtown Ottawa planters, says NCC

OTTAWA — On the western side of Major's Hill Park, tall stalks of corn wave in the breeze from planters overlooking the place where the Rideau Canal empties into the Ottawa River.
Technology set to replace many jobs in agri-food sector over next decade: report

Technology set to replace many jobs in agri-food sector over next decade: report

OTTAWA — A third of all agriculture jobs in Canada could be automated within the next decade, according to a new report.
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