Reading Time: 4 minutes A picture is worth a thousand words but each image taken in a Crop Load Vision beta test could be worth $1,000. CropTracker Inc., a Kingston agriculture technology company, is developing a new artificial intelligence enhancement for Harvest Quality Vision by bringing its scanning ability into the orchard. The technology allows growers to scan unharvested […] Read more
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CropTracker aims to improve pre-harvest fruit production
Ontario apple and tender fruit growers are part of two-year beta testing for technology
Scotlynn SweetPac Growers and owner charged with 20 workplace violations
This is the first time charges related to a COVID-19 outbreak have been laid
Reading Time: 3 minutes Scotlynn SweetPac Growers Inc. and owner Scott Biddle face charges following Ontario’s Ministry of Labour investigation. The Ontario Ministry of Labour laid 20 charges against the company and Biddle relating to a COVID-19 outbreak in May 2020 where 199 workers tested positive for COVID-19 and Juan Lopez Chaparro, a 55-year-old father of four, died. In […] Read more
Province increases funding for farming mental health
Reading Time: 2 minutes People ‘In the Know’ applauded the Ontario government’s increased financial support for the agriculture-based mental health program. Lisa Thompson, Ontario’s Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), announced more than $385, 000 in funding to expand the ag-based mental health literacy program ‘In the Know,’ improving the program’s reach and quality. “I think it’s […] Read more
PHOTOS: Rodeo barrels back in use
Reading Time: 2 minutes With his trademark smile, showman Ross Millar engaged the capacity crowd at the Orangeville Rodeo grounds on Aug 29. “Welcome back, Orangeville. We missed you!” The response was deafening with hands clapping, feet stomping and piercing whistles competing against hollers and ‘yee haws.’ “It really didn’t feel like we missed a day,” said Millar. Rodeos […] Read more
Feds halt funds to offset TFW quarantine costs
Agriculture organizations wanted extension to end of season
Reading Time: 3 minutes Producers will bear the total cost of quarantining temporary foreign workers (TFWs) and seasonal workers in Ontario after Aug. 31. “As long as the quarantine act is in place, we expected the funding to be in place,” said Bill George, chair of the Ontario Fruits and Vegetable Growers’ Association (OFVGA). “And it’s going to affect […] Read more
Data project could drive new forage tools
Alfalfa hasn’t had the data tied to best management practices that has benefited row crop growers
Reading Time: 4 minutes A new initiative designed to improve alfalfa producers’ access to precision management tools could boost the crop’s popularity and increase production, industry officials say. Data collection has started for two new alfalfa artificial intelligence (AI) decision management tools across Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and Manitoba. The project aims to create the data base needed to […] Read more
Libro invests in ag-venture capital fund Emmertech
Innovation investment in southwestern Ontario aims to drive agriculture technology growth
Reading Time: 2 minutes The nexus where agriculture, agribusiness and technological innovation meet has financial support in Emmertech, a Canadian agriculture tech capital venture fund. “The Canadian venture capital playbook doesn’t work within the ag-tech industry as it does other industries,” said Sean O’Connor, managing director, Conexus Venture Capital Inc. (CVC). “So we’ve thrown it out and are building […] Read more
Ag organizations lean toward virtual AGMs this year
Hybrid models with an in-person option are possible in 2022
Reading Time: 3 minutes As autumn creeps along the edge of summer and harvest hits high gear, plans are made for agriculture’s season of annual general meetings. An AGM used to mean a few days away from the farm, an opportunity to socialize, be educated on the latest trends and technology, celebrate a banner year or find solutions to […] Read more
Cost of tornadoes still being assessed
Farmers asked to report damage to Agricorp, with some areas expecting heavy hail losses
Reading Time: 4 minutes Tim Herd and his partner Emma Hackett arrived at Chris and Greg Hackett’s family farm outside of Lucknow when the weather turned. “We drove into the farm, and legitimately, it was like three seconds in, and we had to go inside to go to the basement,” Herd said. “It was just completely wild; it was […] Read more
OFA elections mark end of era for retiring directors
They reflect on their tenure and the essential nature of member involvement
Reading Time: 4 minutes Keith Currie is no shrinking violet and although he is stepping back from the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA), his advocacy for agriculture will continue. During his tenure as an OFA board member and president, Currie said he made it a personal mission to bring the agricultural lens to every committee, political and board table […] Read more
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