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2008

Market Trends

• July/August 2008
• May/June 2008
• April 2008
• March 2008
• February 2008
• January 2008

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OCPA Newsletter

• May 2008
• April 2008
• March 2008
• February 2008
• January 2008

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OCPA Editorials

• Celebrating 25 Years
• CORD Funding Renewal A Must-Have
• "Stay the Course" is the Message
• Five Reasons You Need RMP for 2008
• What's Ahead for 2008
• Disappointment Around the MOU

2007

OCPA Newsletter

• December 2007
• November 2007
• Sept/Oct 2007
• July/August 2007
• May/June 2007
• April 2007
• March 2007
• February 2007
• January 2007

OCPA Editorials

• One More Pillar Needed
• MOU Keeps Chugging Along
• RMP A Reality
• Hang On For The Ride
• New Zealand's Free Market System
• Emerging Opportunities
• APP, SCAP, ESCAP: Confusion in the Countryside
  
• Towards A Level Playing Field for Canadian Corn Producers - Canada Launches WTO Challenge of U.S. Farm Subisdies- February 2007
• CAIS in Point- January 2007

2006

OCPA Newsletter

• December 2006
• November 2006
• Sept/Oct 2006
• July/August 2006
• May/June 2006
• April 2006
• March 2006
• February 2006
• January 2006

OCPA Editorials

• Fusarium: Managing the Issue
• The Collapse of DOHA: Now What?
• We're Making Progress But Still Need Your Help - Sept/Oct 2006
• OCPA Going Forward - July/August 2006
• Another DOHA Round WTO Deadline Missed - May/June 2006
• Objections to Risk Management Program - April 2006
• Fluff, Puff and $1.90 - March 2006
• Margin, Access & Policy - February 2006
• Letter to All Ontario Federal Election 2006 Candidates- January 2006

OCPA Newsletter

• December 2005
• November 2005
• September/October 2005
• July/August 2005
• May/June 2005
• April 2005
• March 2005
• February 2005
• January 2005

OCPA Editorials

• Brazil, the Fundamental Problem, and Canadian Farm Policy
• Reality and the Reason for Action
• Interpretations of Convenience - Sept/Oct 2005
• Sadly, An Opportunity Missed - July/August 2005
• Keeping an Eye on Washington - May/June 2005
• Life As An Importer - April 2005
• Resolving Farm Income Challenges - March 2005
• Improving Management - February 2005
• In The Meantime- January 2005

OCPA Newsletter

• December 2004
• November 2004
• September/October 2004 -OCPA Federal Election 2004 Safety Net Position Statement
• July/August 2004
• May/June 2004
• April 2004
• March 2004
• February 2004
• January 2004

• Recognizing Reality
• Asymmetrical Federalism
• An Exercise in Public Policy Making
• Focus on Research
• Targeting Assistance
• Failure to Implement a Vision
• By the Numbers
• An Agenda Already Written

OCPA Newsletter

• December 2003
• November 2003
• September/October 2003
• August 2003
• July 2003
• May/June 2003
• April 2003
• March 2003
• February 2003
• January 2003

• Expanding Ethanol in Ontario
• Keeping the Promise
• Ontario Election 2003
• Building Ontario's Bio-Economy
• Progress Through Partnership
• Promoting Farming's Image
• Forging Ahead in the APF-World

OCPA Newsletter

• December 2002
• November 2002
• October 2002
• August/September 2002
• July 2002
• May/June 2002
• April 2002
• March 2002
• February 2002
• January 2002

OCPA Editorials

• The Kyoto Debate: Implications for Farmers
• Ethanol Debate Heats Up
• New Visions for Agriculture
• Forging a Sound Future for the Industry
• Building a Framework for Sound Agricultural Policy
• A Welcome to the New Minister
• Closing the Right Target
• GM Food Labelling Hypocrisy
• Is it Back to the Stone Age with AAFC?
• Looking Ahead into 2002

OCPA Newsletter

• December 2001
• November 2001
• October 2001
• August/September 2001
• July 2001
• May/June 2001
• April 2001
• March 2001
• February 2001
• January 2001

OCPA Editorials

• Thinking Long Term
• GM Crops: The Science and Politics
• Restructuring Farm Groups to Meet Changing Needs
• Safety Nets: Targeted or 'One Size Fits All'?
• Life Sciences Economy: Key to Farm Prosperity?
• Planting the Seeds of Financial Security
• Corn Producers Want Change
• Brian Coburn Enters the Fast Lane
• Tough Times for Farmers, Tough Times for Farm Organizations
• Continuing Battle for Enhanced Safety Net Support

• December 2000
• November 2000
• October 2000
• August/September 2000
• July 2000
• May/June 2000
• April 2000
• March 2000
• February 2000
• January 2000

OCPA Editorials

• Harris Government Losing Favour in Rural Ontario
• Agriculture and the Federal Election
• The Farmers Have Spoken
• Why OCPA Welcomes the Grain Growers of Canada
• Fighting for the Right to Grow Food
• The Optimism of Spring
• A Few Steps Down a Long Road
• The Curse of Affluence
• How to Inform Consumers About Agriculture and Food
• Corn in the Next Millennium

OCPA Newsletter

• December 1999
• November 1999
• October 1999
• August/September 1999
• July 1999
• May/June 1999
• April 1999
• March 1999
• February 1999
• January 1999

OCPA Editorials

• A Millennium of Corn
• Smoke and Mirrors About Genetic Food Labelling
• The Issue Isn't Biotechnology... It's Corporate Control
• Why is it Different in the West? Or is it?
• Vanclief Faces Tough Safety Net Decisions
• Ag Biotech Becomes More Complicated
• Changing of the Guard in Ottawa
• Agriculture Scorecard for the Ontario Government
• The Question of Equity - Is Ontario Agriculture Gaining or Losing?
• Agriculture Prepares for Centry Twenty-One

OCPA Newsletter

• December 1998
• November 1998
• October 1998
• August/September 1998
• July 1998
• June 1998
• May 1998
• April 1998
• March 1998
• February 1998
• January 1998

OCPA Editorials

• Environment, Biotechnology and Organic Agriculture
• Trade Moves to Centre Stage - Again
• Grain Prices and Safety Nets: Wake up Ottawa
• What's Ahead for Crop Insurance
• Big Changes in the Seed Business
• Safety Nets and Equity
• It's Spring Seeding Time
• Reinvestment in Ontario Agriculture and Food
• Agricultural Biotechnology at a Communications Crossroads
• Safety Nets - Difficult Discussions Lie Ahead
• The Ethanol Dream Comes True

OCPA Newsletter

• November/December 1997
• October 1997
• August/September 1997
• July 1997
• June 1997
• May 1997
• April 1997
• March 1997
• February 1997
• January 1997

OCPA Editorials

• Concerns About General Farm Organization
• Needed: A Review of Ontario Agri-Food Research
• Finding a New National Safety Net Plan
• What's Ahead for Ontario Corn?
• Agenda for a New Government
• Ag Biotech Backlash
• OMAFRA Business Plan Ignores Safety Nets
• Liberal Government Scorecard
• OMAFRA is Under Attack - Again
• Safety Nets at a Cross Roads
• What to expect in Ontario agriculture in 1997?
• What to expect in Canadian agriculture in 1997?

OCPA Newsletter

• November/December 1996
• October 1996
• August/September 1996
• July 1996
• June 1996
• May 1996

OCPA Editorials

• Open Letter to Canada's Minister of Health, about Pesticide Regulation
• The Environmental Charities Scam
• Government Impediments to Competitiveness: Not Easy to Remove
• Stable Funding for General Farm Organizations
• Is it Time to Create Bloc Ontario?
• Help Wanted: A National Opposition Party for Canadian Agriculture
• Facts about Canadian Government Spending for Agriculture