Don’t confuse consumers with negative comparisons. Instead, create confidence with positive conversations. It’s a simple but powerful strategy used by Ontario dairy farmer Tim May, more widely known on social […] Read more
Conversations, not comparisons, create opportunities to agvocate
Farmer Tim offered his experience on how to take advantage of social media opportunities
VIDEO: Ontario hay producers target export market
Hay press can compress bales to meet shipping container requirements
Ontario hay growers finally have a central bale compressor that could accelerate market access for exports. The Hay Press Company’s bale compressor shrinks bale size to allow for more efficient […] Read more
Biopesticides find a place within integrated pest management
They are another management tool for vegetable growers
Research is ramping up on how biopesticides fit into integrated pest and disease management in vegetable production, especially for organic operations. When managing any vegetable disease, it’s essential not to […] Read more
More pork processing capacity needed to bring home the bacon
Ontario Pork is in conversation with processors to find solution to lack of capacity
The imbalance between production and processing was a hot topic at the March 23 Ontario Pork meeting. “This is a critical time for our industry,” said John de Bruyn, Ontario […] Read more
Pork could weather market storm, says analyst
Volatility and uncertainty will be the norm this year, but analysts predict that long-term global pork demand will outstrip supply
A pandemic, inflation and the Russia invasion of Ukraine are creating a waterfall effect on global commodities. “The real story of this war is unwinding globalism. Who goes without? It’s […] Read more
Motivating and managing employees for farm markets
Pandemic pressures taught farm market businesses lessons on employee engagement and retention
Labour attraction and retention are challenging in agriculture, especially for seasonal vegetable and fruit operations. Whether front-line or field workers, maintaining and managing seasonal employees through pandemic burnout, consumer aggression […] Read more
Don’t wait until the last minute to order ear tags
Shortages, hoarding of ear tags lead to advanced orders, weekly caps
Backlogs on ear-tag orders have left some cattle producers with an ear to the ground, listening for distributors that have a supply. The Canadian Cattle Identification Agency (CCIA) was alerted […] Read more
Addressing the potential impact of ASF
Progress being made on how the Canadian pork industry will handle the disease if it is found here
With African Swine Fever a step away from the North American doorstep, the Canadian Pork Council (CPC) launched a proactive initiative. Rene Roy, CPC’s first vice-chair, shared the four pillars […] Read more
Ontario tops farmland value increases at 22.2 per cent
Strong commodities and tight land supply contributors to the gain
Ontario’s farmland values increased exponentially in the last year across all regions, according to the 2021 Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Farmland Values report. Ontario reported the sharpest increase at 22.2 […] Read more
VIDEO: Woolwich dairy farm bids “adieu” to memory of devastating fire
Adieu Farm rebuilds with efficiency and family future in mind
Stacy Frey received some sage advice while surveying the smoky remains of the Adieu Farm dairy barn fire on July 31, 2020. “My brother-in-law said, ‘you know, a year […] Read more
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