Case IH now has its new Puma tractor version into Canada, after its arrival was delayed by COVID-19-driven challenges. The new Puma is split into two groups, based on short […] Read more
New Puma boasts better lighting, more digital options
Case IH tractor increases flexibility for operator and has more transmission options
Editorial: The fine print will win
Farmers tend to be price takers as producers of commodities, although many of them have found direct routes to consumers and that can be profitable. Farmers markets have proven helpful […] Read more
Lessons learned from a drainage demo farm
Early lessons are emerging at the Huronview tile project
The Huronview Demonstration Farm will take years to tell all its drainage stories, but two years in, some anticipated lessons are starting to take shape. The site near Clinton is […] Read more
Diversified dairy producers named Ontario Outstanding Young Farmers
Direct marketing and processing continue to grow Little Brown Cow farm
Jenny Butcher and Wes Kuntz of Little Brown Cow farm are the winners of this year’s Ontario’s Outstanding Young Farmers award. They run a dairy farm near Brantford, but they […] Read more
Editorial: Lessons from Clarkson’s Farm
There are lessons to be learned for the agriculture sector from the popularity of the British reality show Clarkson’s Farm. I was late to viewing the show on Amazon Prime, […] Read more
Editorial: Shipping container conundrum
What would you do if someone told you the economic model of your business could be changed and you could earn $20,000 per unit instead of $2,000? It would be […] Read more
Researchers expand tillage options related to dry beans
There are few weed control options for dry bean in conservation tillage
More than half of the dry bean trials at the Centralia Research Station are now done using strip tillage equipment. “We want to go strip till, because that’s what we’re […] Read more
Editorial: Local counts during election campaigns
An uninspiring election could be an opportunity for agriculture inroads
The federal election has been a bit of a snoozer so far, with no defining issues and little widespread attachment to any of the parties and leaders. Movement in the […] Read moreEditorial: The need for more efficient nitrogen
Reducing use of nitrogen fertilizer is a big potential win for farmers and critics of farm practices. The discovery of the Haber-Bosch process and its ability to pull molecular nitrogen […] Read more
Editorial: Time for another Hay West?
Ontario farmers have many reasons to be thankful
People look at me strangely sometimes when I make the case that Ontario is one of the best places in the world to farm. There are always struggles in farming […] Read more
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