The European practice of hedgerows and hedge laying is slowly entering Ontario’s landscape. During a recent Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario webinar, Jim Jones, a British ecologist and hedge laying […] Read more
Hedgerows enjoy potential new growth in Ontario
Living fence lines offer a plethora of biodiversity and ecological positives
Farm and Food Care Ontario brings back Breakfast on the Farm
June 17 event will feature two East Huron County farms
Farm and Food Care Ontario is bringing Breakfast on the Farm back to the farm with a delicious twist. “Last year, we were here on the grounds at Elora (Grandway […] Read more
TFW program in good shape despite PSAC strike
Concern is rippling through Canada’s agriculture sector as the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) labour disruption drags on. PSAC represents 155,000 workers, most of whom walked off the job […] Read more
Innovative pig mobile recognized by Ontario Pork
Organization honours Douglas family and Marion Myers with Recognition Awards
Ron and Sharon Douglas of Huron County received the 2023 Ontario Pork Recognition Award and their pig mobile. “It’s been a very interesting trip for us, but we haven’t done […] Read more
Three Oaks Cabin offers respite for farmer mental health
Southwestern Ontario family turns loss of son into an opportunity to help others
Dalles Bergsma was a born farmer. As a six-year-old, he used his savings to buy chickens and launch an egg business, and 12 years later, he owned his first farm, […] Read more
Uncertain U.S. pork forecast causes pessimism
Price forecast is ‘ugly,’ says pork industry economist
Slow export growth, a larger than expected U.S. pig run and an expanding breeding herd are sparking pessimism for 2023 American hog prices. Steve Meyer, an economist with Iowa’s Kearns […] Read more
Commercial grain elevators lobby for Bill C-234 inclusion
Private member’s bill offers carbon tax exemption for on-farm use of propane and natural gas
There is quiet optimism across Canada’s agriculture industry as Bill C-234 begins review by the Senate. The bill is seen as potentially providing carbon pricing relief for a vast number […] Read more
Another way to look at environmental metrics
Protein density and ecosystem impacts make meat competitive with grains, say researchers
When attempting to get an accurate gauge of global food security and protein sufficiency, metrics matter. The food sufficiency metric must reflect what each type of food production supplies, including […] Read more
ARIO Act revamp to include food processing, updated name
The agricultural research body may get its first major update in 60 years
A proposed modernization of the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario Act would broaden its mandate and update language that now limits its scope. Ontario released a discussion paper on the […] Read more
Sustainable Canadian Agriculture Program application window opens
The program provides increase federal-provincial funding to farmers
Applications have opened for the new federal-provincial $1.7 billion agri-food sector support program – Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (S-CAP). Nationally, S-CAP will invest $3.5 billion over five years starting April […] Read more
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