We are several years into a crop price downturn and, inevitably, farmers who are increasing financially squeezed are asking for help from the government. Once again, the federal and provincial […] Read more
Editorial: Hitting the top of the government handout cycle again
Canadians will pay more for local food, but don’t necessarily look for it
Younger people said they were more likely to pay a premium
A new study says that four of five Canadians are willing to pay more for locally produced food. The study, conducted by the Dalhousie University Food Analytics Lab in cooperation […] Read more
Report pushes changes within supply management
System needs to better respond to consumer demand and create a long-term plan, report says
A new report from Dalhousie University and the University of Guelph paints a way forward for the dairy sector within supply management. The report, called Supply Management 2.0, calls for […] Read more
More corn, soybean traits spread across seed companies
Soybeans have more herbicide resistant options across more company choices
Updated Nov. 5 The latest herbicide resistant trait stacks are spreading across the products of more seed companies and several are working to get Western bean cutworm resistance into their […] Read more
Editorial: Check in with neighbours during COVID winter
I miss talking to people by accident, running into them somewhere I’d not expect to see them. With some important steps to reduce risk, most of us, especially in rural […] Read more
Lely launches new dairy feed, manure technology
Products focus on reducing environmental impact and labour
Lely launched three new pieces of equipment on Oct. 6 that increase dairy farm automation, and continue the integration of Lely technology from the farm through to further processing. The […] Read more
Conestoga College program to train farm equipment operators
The new program received funding from provincial and federal governments
A new training program for agricultural equipment operators is receiving support from the federal and provincial governments. The Conestoga College program will start as a pilot project to expand training […] Read more
Startups focus on dairy data and automation
Several Canadian companies among featured dairy startups
The World Dairy Expo is often the site for the release of numerous dairy technologies. The show was cancelled this year, but that didn’t stop the Expo from supporting a […] Read more
Drainage demo farm sets baselines
The ambitious project features standard, contour, controlled and terrace drainage
The Huronview Demo Farm looks much different than it did a year ago when tile machines from several companies were busy installing the numerous drainage systems showcased at the farm. […] Read more
Long-term lessons from a problem program
A farmer worries that conditions that led to the OCHHP program could still be in place
Some Ontario farmers who failed to get a payment from an OMAFRA program more than a decade ago are concerned that the reasons the program failed could be replicated in […] Read more
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