Ontario farmers were some of the first to get a look at the new Case IH AFS Connect Steiger tractor when it was displayed at the London Farm Show. The […] Read more
Steiger tractors get a digital update
The large horsepower tractors are now are available with Case IH’s AFS Connect system
Fairlife plant opening delayed by COVID-19 travel restrictions
It needs experts to help it with final testing of the new Peterborough milk plant
A limit on the movement of people around the world due to COVID-19 means a delay in the start up of the new Fairlife Canada milk plant in Peterborough. Company […] Read more
Farmer ready to cut woodlots to pay carbon tax
Government needs to pay for carbon sinks like woodlots and crops, he says
A Lambton County farmer, a winner of environmental awards, says he is ready to rip out his woodlots to help pay for carbon taxes on his farm. Joe Kerr, his […] Read more
Tips for safe bull sales
The suggestions for safe events apply to any other types of still-necessary gatherings
[UPDATED: April 1, 2020] Brent Saunders and his family have moved their 15th annual Charolais bull sale online. They are one of many farms with bull sales scheduled across the […] Read more
More precision in seed row closure
Down pressure for seed closure can now be controlled automatically, with multiple adjustments per second
Closing the trench over and around the seed has been a challenge increasingly met by more innovation over the past decade. That’s meant there are many and varied types of […] Read more
Connecting with consumers: Food trends for 2020
Consumers are changing their food-buying habits and adopting new attitudes toward food technology
Consumer preferences are changing rapidly and the trends that are showing up illustrate those changes. Nourish Network has identified nine food trends for 2020 that will also affect farmers, in […] Read more
5G and the future of farming
The challenges of moving a new technology into rural areas could create new partnerships and opportunities
Users of the Samsung Galaxy S20 phone will be the first to have access to 5G technology in Canada. Rural residents and farmers will have to wait much longer – […] Read more
Agriculture and supply chain part of essential service list
COVID-19 driven shut down of non-essential Ontario businesses to start at the end of Tuesday
Updated March 23, 9 p.m. to include details about essential service listing and agriculture businesses. Ontario’s non-essential businesses will be shut down as of midnight Tuesday night in order to […] Read more
Editorial: Feed the markets that want to be fed
A&W has been the whipping boy for many in the agriculture community who see any marketing that might lead someone to question what they do on their farm as an […] Read more
Business school no-till case shows complexity of tillage decisions
Farmers tested the delivery of the case for Ivy Business School
Ivy Business School at Western University is aiming to include more agriculture cases for study by its business students. But first, it recently hosted an evening for farmers and the […] Read more
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