Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) has recently launched a cost of production calculator to help Ontario beef farmers determine how much they spend to produce their cattle. Production practices on […] Read more
Beef Farmers of Ontario designs profitability calculator
Calculator will estimate cow-calf producer finances based on herd and production practices
Corn that finds its own nitrogen
Science Notes: Researchers have known about it since the 1980s but were only recently able to analyze it
Is it possible to grow cereal crops without having to rely on energy-using commercial fertilizers? In a new study publishing Aug. 7 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology researchers describe […] Read more
Horticultural industry trying to rally support for seasonal worker program
The Ontario horticultural industry is trying to drum up support for a long-standing program that allows growers who face labour shortages to hire seasonal workers from Mexico and the Caribbean. […] Read more
Federal government to invest $8.3-million in organics
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay today announced a federal investment of up to $8.3 million to the Organic Federation of Canada, under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, AgriScience Clusters. […] Read more
Ferguson to run AALP, other ROI leadership programs
Gabrielle Ferguson has joined the Rural Ontario Institute (ROI) as the new Leadership Programs Director. In this new position, Ferguson will manage ROI’s long-running Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program, and continue […] Read more
Wild genetic adaptations can have many uses
Science Notes: A gene that helps rice grow taller in floods is a variant of rice genes used to rapidly increase yield
When floodwaters rise, some rice varieties rapidly grow taller to keep from drowning. A new study identifies the key gene responsible for the deep-water rice adaptation — SD1 (semidwarf 1). […] Read more
Sow reproductive issues may be traced to unexpected causes
Poor feet and legs is one of the major causes not always observed as a reproductive problem
Vitamin inadequacies are being ignored in swine management because of misunderstandings in sow-culling reports, some nutritional experts think. “Producers check (off) what they see last,” said Iowa State University nutritional […] Read more
Fencing demos at Ag in Motion
Michael Hargrave, livestock co-ordinator for Ag in Motion, talks about what attendees can expect to see at the daily fencing demo (9:30 am) at the Ag in Motion show, July […] Read more
La Coop fédérée and Maizex Seeds create partnership
La Coop fédérée has entered into a joint venture partnership with Maizex Seeds, a corn and soybean company based in Tilbury, ON. The partnership will have a broad, national presence, […] Read more
Additive could be a methane game changer
A feed additive that can halve emissions while boosting feed efficiency is now undergoing a large-scale study
There’s pressure on the beef industry to be more sustainable, and some of that pressure falls on scientists like Karen Beauchemin. The Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada ruminant nutritionist and her […] Read more
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