Lisa Thompson was recently named the new minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs for Ontario, another in a line of female agriculture ministers from Huron-Bruce. I’ve known Thompson for […] Read more
Editorial: The two routes to agriculture minister
Corteva at two
Company manages through pandemic while building old and new brands
The emergence of Corteva two years ago from the merger of Dow Agrosciences and DuPont put a new player on the agriculture stage — a company focused on agriculture that […] Read more
Creating smiles with wheat field sharks
Fins emerging from a Dublin-area wheat field a popular photo attraction
Wheat field sharks have caused much curiosity outside Dublin, Ont. this summer. The fins were the idea of Anne Melady, who sharecrops the field with a farmer. “I was up […] Read more
Editorial: Farmers have a YEN for more useful data
I was sitting in the livestock pavilion at the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown Campus during the SouthWest Agricultural Conference when I first heard about yield enhancement networks and thought they […] Read more
Controlled drainage showcased on new demo farm
The farm near Thorndale has numerous drainage and soil health practices to see
Drainage contractors were hard at work at a farm just west of Thorndale in early June, creating a showcase tile drainage project. Numerous drainage systems and cropping best practices will […] Read more
Editorial: The thorny issue of people on your land
There are more people roaming around rural Ontario during the pandemic and that’s increased concerns about trespassing and trash that finds its way onto farms. We live on a corner […] Read more
Editorial: Will agriculture seize the moment?
There’s growing interest from outside the traditional agriculture world in what’s happening on the farm and the arrival of new ideas and people will change the sector in ways we […] Read more
Wheat yield program comes to Ontario
New cross-border partnership brings Yield Enhancement Network concept from U.K.
Winter wheat producers in Ontario and Michigan are collaborating to drive increased productivity for wheat in the Great Lakes basin. A Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) is being formed for wheat […] Read more
Ford announces electric truck details
Company worked to make performance as good or better than current popular lineup
Ford has launched its most risky and aggressive salvo into electrification with the unveiling of its Ford F150 Lightning. Top Ford executives hosted a glitzy launch in Dearborn, Michigan on […] Read more
When it comes to cattle processing, aim for safety
Moving cattle calmly into the processing system and securing the head correctly can reduce risks
It often takes an accident or a close call before someone shows up at the door of Brussels Agri-Service looking for safer cattle handling equipment. It isn’t one age or […] Read more
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