A survey conducted for the Ontario Cover Crops Steering Committee aims to improve understanding around levels of cover crop use in Ontario. The survey is open to the end of […] Read more
Survey aims to build cover crop data
There’s lots yet to learn about cover crop use in Ontario
Making 60-inch double-row corn work
An Iowa farmer has moved most of his corn acres to wider row spacing
Planting wider row corn requires adjustments to planting and fertilizer practices, but some are finding it worth the effort. Eric Miller of the Miller Malting Company in Iowa was trying […] Read more
Editorial: A tempest in a butter wrapper
I pondered whether to add more copy to the head-scratching and manufactured debate over palm fat in dairy nutrition and the subsequent effects on butter hardness, but I think the […] Read more
Editorial: Regulatory agility critical to ag innovation
The pandemic has shown that governments can make decisions quickly
One of the lessons of the pandemic and response to it by governments and regulatory agencies is that regulatory agility is possible. COVID-19 vaccines have been approved with record speed, […] Read more
London agri-food hub gets funding
The federal government plans to invest $7.2 million in a hub for agri-food at the Western Fair District in London. The hub is called The Grove and is located in […] Read more
Stepping up soybean yields
Agronomic improvement and genetics have built improved soybean production
Soybeans yields have continued to increase decade over decade, including a jump of 23 per cent in average yield in Ontario from 2010 to 2020 compared to the previous decade. […] Read more
Editorial: A willingness to be better
There’s value in the move by farm groups to include diversity and inclusion as parts of their driving principles. There was significant online debate about Beef Farmers of Ontario’s new […] Read more
Artificial ingredients could reach dairy market first
The dairy sector will have challenges coming soon, especially as they relate to artificially created dairy proteins. Evan Fraser, director of the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph, […] Read more
Cameras tell the story of animal behaviour
A hog farm finds much can be learned when employees aren’t in a barn
When looking for answers to problems with barn operations, make sure to ask the pigs. Pillen Family Farms was trying to figure out why its new nursery barns weren’t performing […] Read more
Perils and potential with early spring planting
Farmers find success in planting early, but on certain fields, with certain seeds and an eye on the weather
Beautiful planting conditions followed by serious cold and snow last May gave Ontario agronomists a living experiment in what happens when crops are planted into cold conditions. How did the […] Read more