Glacier FarmMedia, parent company of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show (COFS), is purchasing 100 acres, the current site of the show, from the province. The purchase will enable the company to […] Read more
Discovery Farm Woodstock to be established at COFS site
Canada's Outdoor Farm Show owner to purchase site, create farmer-led research centre
Ontario rural employment almost back to pre-COVID levels
Rural employment in other provinces hasn’t been as strong as it has in Ontario
Rural Ontario’s employment levels are almost back to year ago level – almost making up the unemployment created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rural Ontario Institute (ROI) reports that Ontario […] Read more
Big Ontario corn and soy yields ahead?
Earlier planting and heat and rain when needed have boosted potential harvest yields
[AUDIO: Listen to John Greig, editor of Farmtario, talk with Don Kabbes, general manager of Great Lakes Grain about corn and soybean yield projections.] [UPDATE: Sept. 14, 2020] Ontario is […] Read more
VIDEO: Ontario soybean yields could be a record
Great Lakes Grain crop tour finds potentially high yielding corn and soybean crops in Ontario
Great Lakes Grain recently finished its annual crop tour and is predicting top yields for Ontario soybean and corn crops. Hear what Don Kabbes, general manager of Great Lakes Grain, […] Read more
New grain declaration system coming to Eastern Canada
There’s a one-year exemption while the trade deal-driven change is implemented
Ontario grain farmers have a year’s reprieve from increased documentation made necessary by the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade. The trade deal, which came into effect July 1, changed a provision […] Read more
Editorial: Crises will push you out of your comfort zone quickly
We’re all being pushed into new and sometimes challenging experiences during COVID-19, me included. The movement and personal contact restrictions made necessary by the pandemic have changed how journalists work, […] Read more
Parts of animal trespass bill to go into force immediately
Continued blockading of trucks going to processing plants has become a safety hazard, says province
The provincial government has proclaimed four sections of Bill 156, making it an offence to “stop, obstruct, hinder or otherwise interfere” with a vehicle transporting farm animals. Why it […] Read more
Editorial: Seeds of mystery
There’s been much made of the arrival in the mailboxes of Canadians and Americans of mystery plant material and seeds from China and other countries in that region. There are […] Read more
Massey Ferguson launches new mid-horsepower tractor
The all-new tractor features a quieter cab and a focus on dependability
Massey Ferguson has launched a new mid horsepower series of tractors that aims to reinforce the company’s reputation for simplicity and ease of use. The division of AGCO launched the […] Read more
OMAFRA releasing names of farm businesses
The ministry will, however, withhold farm business registration numbers in response to a freedom of information request
Updated Aug. 11 The provincial government will release the name of all registered farm businesses in response to a Freedom of Information request. The ministry will not be releasing the […] Read more
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