Tag: Ontario Federation of Agriculture

  • Ontario Law Protects Bees By Reducing Neonicotinoid Corn And Soybean Crops

    Ontario Law Protects Bees By Reducing Neonicotinoid Corn And Soybean Crops

    On July 1, 2015, Ontario was the first jurisdiction in North America to protect bees and other pollinators through new rules to reduce the number of acres planted with neonicotinoid-treated corn and soybean seeds by 80 per cent. To support this goal, new requirements were put in place for the sale and use of neonicotinoid-treated…

  • Unique Ontario Bill 36 (designed to promote Local Food) passes final Vote

    Unique Ontario Bill 36 (designed to promote Local Food) passes final Vote

    Ontario is moving forward to help promote the good things that are grown, harvested and processed in Ontario with today’s passage of the Local Food Act, 2013. The new legislation is part of a strategy http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/about/localfood.htm  to build Ontario’s economy by making more local food available in markets, schools, cafeterias, grocery stores and restaurants. This…