Given the speed of shifts in demand in the Canadian dairy industry this year, it’s hard to predict with any certainty of accuracy what the next five years might look like, and how the industry might evolve. Nevertheless, during Canada’s Digital Farm Show in September, Pioneer dairy specialist Ashley Knapton hosted a virtual round table […] Read more
Tips to maximize profitability in dairy
An improved feeding strategy is likely a better route than simply cutting costs
Cover crops reduce nitrate leaching
40-year rotation trials find diverse rotation makes for more resilient crops
Research findings released recently from the Soil Health Monitoring Station at Elora, Ont. suggest including cover crops in a rotation could significantly reduce nitrate leaching. Using soil lysimeters installed at the Soil Health Monitoring Stage in 2016, researchers are exploring how crop rotations impact soil emissions. The lysimeters are large steel drums installed in ground […] Read more
Crop Plot Tours: See what’s growing
Preview: Canada's Digital Farm Show, Sept. 15-18
Sevita International Sandy Hart, Business Manager, Sevita International A primary focus of any variety plot demonstration is to see “what’s new” in the line-up for a seed company. Yet as every farmer knows, there’s more to crop production these days than what’s in the bag. For the 2020 virtual plot demonstration at Canada’s Digital Farm […] Read more
Reimagining what collaboration can mean
Preview: Canada's Digital Farm Show, Sept. 15-18
New for 2020, Canada’s Digital Farm Show is reimagining what collaboration can mean among farm groups, academics, researchers and industry partners across Canada. With so many field days across Ontario and Eastern Canada cancelled due to COVID-19, we’re offering a way to shrink geographic distances and give farmers access to timely field information from farmer-led […] Read more
Livestock Central tackles challenges and looks at opportunities
Preview: Canada's Digital Farm Show, Sept. 15-18
There’s no doubt that COVID-19 has impacted every industry, and there’s no better time to sit down and see where each one is headed. Livestock Central will feature different livestock-related topics through webinars, sessions and panels. In Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show fashion, this area will feature the latest technology, products and research. Livestock Central Programming […] Read more
From the dairy capital of Canada to digital
Preview: Canada's Digital Farm Show, Sept. 15-18
In a normal year, Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show is held in Woodstock, a southwestern Ontario town in Oxford County. It leads the province in milk production, and is home to cheesemakers, restaurants featuring local dairy products, hundreds of dairy operations and dozens of dairy events. The best-known event for dairy producers to see, touch and […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
