Leaders of international seed organizations and companies warn that various countries’ failure to follow global trade rules could threaten the seed trade and human food security.
Global instability affects seed trade
Risks in seed production make it challenging to find enough seed growers
Some farm dealerships back online after cyber attack
Dealers forced to turn to pen and paper after attack knocked out inventory software
Brian Osterndorff, chair of the board of the Canadian Equipment Dealers Association, and president and CEO of Robert’s Farm Equipment, a seven-store group in Ontario, said on June 26 that they had just been informed that they could use the system again.
Cyber attack frustrates farm equipment dealers
Dealers forced to use manual processes after software provider hacked
CDK provides business management software to dealers of all makes of farm equipment, so major dealers of John Deere, CNH and are working without digital systems across the country. CDK is also the leading provider of management software to automobile dealers and thousands of those dealerships are offline.
Can Canada attract gene-editing expertise?
Companies want to see more ability to collect royalties than is available in some crops in Canada
Canada has difficulty attracting companies to develop crop varieties due to the amount of farm-saved seed used by growers.
Gene-edited products will arrive quickly
Major crop producing areas of the world have figured out the regulatory pathways
A rush to market has begun for gene-edited crops, as countries and regions position themselves to take part in potential profits and improvements in crop performance.
Ontario Pork Congress: Disease updates, Quebec processing ramifications and the return of the pigs
The 51st Ontario Pork Congress, and the second since a two-year COVID break, returned to Stratford, Ont. June 19 and 20. Hog farm numbers continue to decline, while hogs produced […] Read more
Putting more buzz into bee management
Nectar is a Canadian company that brings digital data to beekeeping decisions
Apiarists now have software to manage data from hives to make more informed decisions about disease and hive movement. Canadian company Nectar aims to be the “operating system of the […] Read more
Funding to help make cattle data gathering easier
Partnership between Angus and Holstein association will look at sharing trait information and how to automate data management
New funding for the Canadian Angus Association and Holstein Canada will allow them to improve the data that goes into genetic evaluations and expand into new areas including carcass quality and traits that help limit the environmental impact of beef.
VIDEO: Taking the pulse of Ontario’s pork sector
Senior Livestock Editor John Greig is at the Ontario Pork Congress reporting on the status of pork markets, where the province is at in terms of processing capacity and the […] Read more
Maritime beef producers get price protection
Two-year pilot gives Maritime producers an equivalent program to the rest of the country
Producers in New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, and soon Nova Scotia, will have access to a program that will allow them to purchase insurance on price protection for their beef cattle in case of an unforeseen market disruption.
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
