Tag: farmers
Farmers Protest Dumping of Asphalt on Prime Farmland
RICHMOND, B.C. — Angry Richmond, B.C., farmers took to the street with their trackers Thursday, driving to city hall to protest the dumping of...
Soupstock Attracts High Profile Chefs
TORONTO — It’s been announced that a new brigade of chefs have been added to the roster of 120 chefs set to cook at...
Ontario Food Terminal To Showcase Local Producers
TORONTO — Food distributors, suppliers and farmers are preparing to gather at Ontario’s Food Terminal (OFT) to educate consumers on the business of providing...
P.E.I. Farmers Could Lose Crop Due to Dry Weather
The government has asked some P.E.I. farmers to stop irrigating their crops with nearby rivers and streams due to dry weather, reports CBC News....
Domino’s Says Yes to Gestation Crates
Domino’s will continue to purchase pork from farmers who crate their pigs, despite news that fast-food chains such as McDonald’s, Burger King and Wendy’s...
Acadian Culture to be Celebrated at Chefs’ Congress
TORONTO — A lobster feast on the beach will set the stage for the next Canadian Chefs’ Congress to be held near Wolfville, N.S.,...
Galen Weston Retracts Farmers’ Market Snub
TORONTO — Two days after Galen Weston’s made comments about the safety of food bought at farmers markets during an address at the Canadian...
Wheat Farmers Worry
CALGARY — A feeling of uncertainty has settled among Western farmers as Ottawa’s new law to create an open market for the sale of...
National Farmers Union Appeals to Government
TORONTO — The National Farmers Union (NFU) in Ontario has asked Minister Gerry Ritz, minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and minister for the...
Alberta Farmers Celebrate Good Harvest
EDMONTON — Alberta farmers are breathing a sigh of relief thanks to a warm, dry fall that followed a soggy summer, reports The Globe...
