DAIRY UPDATE
GETTING STARTED IN ORGANIC FARMING
O
ntario producers interested in becoming organic farmers are encouraged to check out the following
links to get more information on how to get
started and what is required in the process:
ONTARIO MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
AND RURAL AFFAIRS
www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/
organic/organic.html
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE
CENTRE OF CANADA
www.dal.ca/faculty/agriculture/oacc/enhome.html
ORGANIC COUNCIL OF ONTARIO
www.organiccouncil.ca
A THREE-DAY organic training workshop organized by La Cité collégiale,
the largest French-language college in Ontario, was recently held in Alfred at
the Agrifood Training and Research Institute. The workshop covered several
topics, including organic techniques and practices, how to transition to organic
farming, as well as husbandry, management and housing protocols.
ORGANIC FEDERATION OF CANADA
www.organicfederation.ca
BIO-AG CONSULTANTS
& DISTRIBUTORS INC.
Phone: 800-363-5278
Email: [email protected]
www.bio-ag.com
www.homesteadorganics.ca
HOMESTEAD ORGANICS (1997) LTD.
CETAB+
Contact: Tom Manley
Office: 613-984-0480
Email: [email protected]
www.cetab.org/en
CETAB+ provides advisory services to
producers.
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APRIL 2016 | MILKPRODUCER
aputo will close three of its facilities
including plants in Sydney, Nova
Scotia, Princeville, Que., and Ottawa, Ont. The closures are scheduled in
June 2016, August 2016 and December
2017 respectively. The closures will affect
about 230 employees. All will be provided
with severance and outplacement support,
and some will be offered the possibility
of transferring to other Saputo locations.
Production from the closed facilities will
be moved to other plants. Saputo operates
25 dairy operations across Canada.
Over recent years, Saputo has maintained
efforts to pursue additional efficiencies and
decrease costs while strengthening its market
presence. The announced measures are part
of the Montreal-based processor’s continual
analysis of its overall activities.
Saputo intends to add about $32 million in new fixed assets in its other facilities
over the next two fiscal years as part of normal capital expenditure planning. Costs
connected with the closures will be about
$23 million after taxes, which include an
after tax fixed assets write-down of about
$19 million. These costs will be recorded
in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016. Annual savings after taxes should start in fiscal
2017 and gradually increase over the next
two fiscal years, reaching about $7 million
in fiscal 2019.
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