Managing risk is a major part of running any farm or livestock operation. Alberta recently tried to aid it’s provincial livestock producers by launching the Cattle Price Insurance Program (CPIP). Recently Ontario Provincial Ag-Critic, Mr. Ernie Hardeman, MPP, questioned why the Ontario government was stalling in implementing a similar program to ensure Ontario producer competitiveness. Hardeman is wondering why the Ontario government is not re-allocating some of the money from the recent grains and oilseeds program to create a livestock program that is similar.
According to Hardeman, Ontario producers have no mechanism to manage risk when taking into consideration cost of production and other factors.
See the ONTARIO FARMER story on Mr. Hardeman’s Comments
Ernie Hardeman, MPP is the provincial ag critic for the Ontario provincial conservatives and he is concerned that Ontario livestock producers are being left behind in comparison to Alberta.
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