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March 27, 2020 Opinion Editorial Local food production critical during times of crisis By Shawn Brenn
March 27, 2020 Opinion Editorial Local food production critical during times of crisis By Shawn Brenn In a normal year, our family farm would be busy getting ready for spring planting season. That means preparing seeds and fields and getting ready to get crops in the ground. Potatoe...
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Opinion Editorial 2020 apple crop in jeopardy without essential workers on farm By Brian Gilroy
March 27, 2020 Opinion Editorial 2020 apple crop in jeopardy without essential workers on farm By Brian Gilroy By Ontario standards, I have a relatively small apple orchard. I grow about a dozen different varieties on 25 acres of land that looks over beautiful Georgian Bay. Even on my small acrea...
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Updated Statement from the OFVGA on the status of travel restrictions for foreign workers
Statement from the OFVGA on the status of travel restrictions for foreign workers Date: March 20, 2020 Time: 8:00pm As this unprecedented week comes to a close, the OFVGA would like to provide an update to stakeholders regarding the status of travel restrictions for essential foreign worke...
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Relief for fruit and vegetable growers as more details of travel exemptions released
Relief for fruit and vegetable growers as more details of travel exemptions released Date: March 20, 2020 Time: 9:30pm Further to the news release from the Canadian Federation of Agriculture below, the OFVGA is extremely relieved to see more details released by the federal governmen...
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Statement from the OFVGA on the status of travel restrictions on temporary foreign workers
Statement from the OFVGA on the status of travel restrictions on temporary foreign workers: The OFVGA is pleased to see the statement from provincial Minister Hardeman, and have had discussions with federal Minister Bibeau, which confirm that the federal government i...
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OFVGA Statement on COVID-19
OFVGA Statement on COVID-19 The OFVGA board and staff have been and will continue to work with urgency to address the impacts of the extraordinary measures being taken to address the COVID-19 pandemic, namely the international travel ban that were announced by the federal government earlie...
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OFVGA Submission: Environmental Registry of Ontario posting 019-1187 Drainage Act Discussion Paper
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