Feedlot managers are going to school. Maximizing productivity and reducing labour needs are among the core subjects being explored in three informational tours this summer organized by the Beef Farmers […] Read more
New barns and bedding pack management make for more efficient feedlots
Encouraging employee contribution to farm management helps keep them engaged
Measuring feedlots for better management
New tech tools and software are bringing data to the forefront of feedlot management
Technology is gaining traction in the beef sector and feedlot operators are turning data into physical and economic gains. More Ontario feedlot operators are ditching pen and paper in favour […] Read more
New policy framework receives a mixed response
Climate resilience and production will now be tied into farm risk management programs
Federal and provincial agriculture ministers have agreed on a new five-year policy framework for agriculture and it contains climate action goals on fertilizer disliked by some ministers. Lisa Thompson, Ontario’s […] Read more
National soil study to launch soon
Last national inventory of soil health conducted decades ago
The Senate will launch a new national soil health study this autumn. “The last study was done in 1984, chaired by Senator Herbert Sparrow,” said Senator Rob Black. “When I […] Read more
Focused on the future
New Palmerston-area hog finishing barn focuses on biosecurity and operator ease
The Hercules Arm deadstock remover was a significant point of interest during the Copper Creek Pork open house near Palmerston on June 17. The ride-on solo operator deadstock mover provides […] Read more
Farmers feeling railroaded by lack of farm crossing designation
Some eastern Ontario farmers surprised by sudden demands from railway company for maintenance costs
When is a farm rail crossing not a farm crossing? That’s the $5 million question facing many landowners in Eastern Ontario who have found themselves having to fight Transport Canada […] Read more
Q&A with Minister Lisa Thompson
Farmtario sat down with Lisa Thompson, recently reappointed as Ontario’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), to ask how she will tackle pressing issues facing the Ontario agri-food […] Read more
Calhoun’s expansion translates into more jobs for rural community
Calhoun Super Structure celebrates 30 years with expansion of Goderich facility
Calhoun Super Structure celebrated 30 years in business with the opening of a $1 million energy-efficient building expansion at its Goderich production plant. The new build provides an additional 10,000 […] Read more
Calls for farmland protection intensify amid daily land losses
Recent ag census shows farmland loss has nearly doubled in the past five years
Concern is increasing over Ontario’s rapidly depleting agricultural lands, which make up five per cent of the province’s land mass. According to the latest Census of Agriculture, Ontario’s daily farmland […] Read more
New traceability program soon to be available for Canadian sheep farmers
Program aims to help improve flock management and information availability
The Canadian Sheep Federation’s (CSF) AgroLedger, a digital traceability program, is launching a pilot program for early adopters before its sector-wide release. The CFS-funded program will be made available at […] Read more
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