Shareholders Pressure Companies For Change

“I think all agriculture products are going to face this challenge, not just potatoes.” – YVES LECLERC It all began with a filing at the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. A group of unlikely McDonald’s Restaurant shareholders – including a college investment fund, an ethical investment adviser and a labour group registered a “shareholders’

Survey Will Rank Producers

The online survey will rank producers into a handful of categories: basic, steward, expert and master. “It is quite elaborate – a total of 173 questions on all aspects of IPM,” says LeClerc. “It is a very detailed survey, about all the activities on a farm that can impact pesticide use.” A grower who qualifies


OFCM Evaluates Pilot Mentorship Program

Many were interested but few took part in a pilot mentoring program offered by the Organic Food Council of Manitoba (OFCM) this summer. That has sent the organization back to the drawing board now on what might be a better way to help would-be farmers get the training and skills development they need. OFCM rolled