Dairy service providers are starting to return to farms. Most on-farm services, including animal classification, animal welfare assessment and milk testing had been suspended due to COVID-19. Why it matters: […] Read more
Dairy services gradually return to farms
Milk testing and classifying service organizations create step-by-step plans
Editorial: So many who stay in agriculture have a connection to the land
As I spent time thinking about a former neighbour who recently passed away from cancer, it struck me that he is a good example of the diversity in people that […] Read more
Grain farmer attack ads come with risk
Many of the frustrations of grain farmers are with issues outside of COVID-19 impact
The tone of a new advertising campaign created by Grain Farmers of Ontario has created division in the agriculture sector during the COVID-19 crisis. “You’ve already seen the empty shelves. […] Read more
Easier interprovincial meat trade could be allowed in a meat shortage
A process was recently created to allow meat that isn't federally inspected to move across provincial borders
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will allow interprovincial trade of provincially inspected meat if necessary to alleviate meat shortages. Moving meat not inspected by the federal system across a […] Read more
Protein market shows rapid growth and many changes
Strong global growth should continue for both meat and plant proteins
Global markets for protein have been growing strongly around the world and that should bode well for livestock producers long term. However, COVID-19 has thrown into question known trends. David […] Read more
Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show cancelled, digital event planned
Social distancing would be challenging at such a large event with COVID-19 restrictions
The largest event in Ontario agriculture will not go ahead in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, which draws tens of thousands of farmers to its Woodstock […] Read more
Editorial: Tricking out planters has become popular
Few areas of agriculture see more farm-level innovation these days than we see in planters. There are hundreds if not thousands of permutations of planters and much of that variability […] Read more
Farmland versus nuclear waste
Farmland is often taken over for industrial uses, but the debate goes a bit deeper in southern Bruce County
A proposal to use Bruce County farmland to build a deep repository for spent nuclear fuel bundles has some area farmers worried. The southern part of the county is one […] Read more
Grain farmers target prime minister with attack ad
Grain farmers have not got same the funding attention from government as other sectors of the economy
Ontario’s grain farmers have launched an ominous, American-style attack ad aimed at Canada’s prime minister. “You’ve already seen the empty shelves. The food supply chain is breaking,” says the advertisement, […] Read more
Cronin to lead farm products marketing commission
Pork producer has experience leading numerous agriculture groups
Amy Cronin is the new chair of the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission. The Bluevale pork producer was recently appointed by Ernie Hardeman, Ontario minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural […] Read more