It’s always good to be able to write a “prices are awesome” column. Despite a recent pullback, corn and soybean prices are well into profitability territory and have touched near […] Read more
Editorial: Will high prices cure high prices again?
Consumer visits to farm pay off in increased support: survey
Most Canadians aren’t yet ready to embrace lab-created meat
Consumers who visit a working farm are more likely to have a very positive perception of commercial farms. However, about 70 per cent of those surveyed recently by Grassroots Public […] Read more
AgScape reach increases with digital resources
Teachers looking for online programming have increased use of digital options
It was a farm tour that would boggle the mind in real life. But luckily for Cassi Brunsveld, the 18,000 students and 990 teachers who had signed up for the […] Read more
Editorial: There’s hope ahead
I recently had my COVID-19 vaccination. It was one of the best and most hopeful days I’ve had in a while. I’ve still got some time to go before the […] Read more
Editorial: Inflation worries
Gen Xers have enjoyed the stability the economic system has given them
I’ve been lucky to have spent most of my adult life in very stable economic times. Interest rates have been low and steady. Global trade and economic growth have been […] Read more
Farm automation likely adopted in high-value crops first
Ontario crop service company creates agriculture robotic division
The growing number of new crop automation products coming to market are finding their first uses in high-value crops, like vegetables or grapes. Several farm robots featured at the recent […] Read more
Hog trends and innovations
Researchers are challenging some long-held assumptions of pig management
This looks like it will be a good summer to be a hog farmer, as an unexpected drop in sows in the United States is driving up hog prices. Other […] Read more
Opinion: Following science, not ideology, critical in carbon debate
The march to some sort of agricultural carbon economy is on and it’s integral that we get it right if we go down this road. Policy can’t be driven by […] Read more
Holstein breeder puts focus on milk in new barn
Comestar Holsteins aims to fill 1000 kg of quota from cows in 586 stalls in the automated milking barn
The evolution of elite dairy breeder Comestar Holsteins is a good indicator of the future of Canadian dairy farming, with greater focus on milk production instead of genetics. Comestar, the […] Read more
Ontario farmland value growth lower than national average
Some areas of the province, especially around cities, saw higher farmland value increase
A tight market for farmland in Canada and good crop prices continue to drive increasing land value, although the increase in Ontario in 2020 was lower than in 2019. Farm […] Read more
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