The COVID-19 crisis is forcing changes to how business is done in Ontario agriculture, driving a long-delayed move to digital business transactions. Deliveries from or visits to a supplier often […] Read more
The new paperless way
The COVID-19 pandemic response is driving farms and companies to paperless transactions
Editorial: Farm management will be critical in 2020
Farmers should be able to get their crops planted this spring, although there are some challenges in the fruit and vegetables sector. We’re due for a decent growing year and […] Read more
VIDEO: Earlier corn planting gives bigger yield potential
Field Talk with Steph Berlett
In this edition of Field Talk, I talked with Steph Berlett, sales agronomist with Brussels Agromart, about getting corn planted in April and what it means for crop yields, crop […] Read more
Farm groups look for funds to shore up COVID-19-created losses
Ontario and national groups are say the funds are needed to keep farms in business
The pressure is being ratcheted up on government by agriculture organizations for funds to make sure farm systems survive some of the shocks of COVID-19. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture […] Read more
Award winners focus on managing cows and calves on pasture
Fresh water, grazing rotation followed by Mapleseed, TESA winners
Beef Farmers of Ontario hands out two awards for pasture and environmental management — and both usually end up with similarities and that was the case in 2020. Both the […] Read more
VIDEO: Wet spring challenges later-planted wheat
Field Talk with Chris Snip
I recently spoke with Chris Snip, an agronomist and crop sales specialist with AGRIS Co-operative, about the wheat crop in his area of Essex County. Snip says that wheat planted […] Read more
Taste for local food explodes
Marketing during COVID-19: Farmers who sell directly to consumers are scrambling to keep up with demand
Farmers who market directly to consumers are seeing unprecedented demand for their products – and many are struggling to keep up. At Side Road Farm, near Walter’s Falls, the Kitchen […] Read more
Editorial: When the ordinary becomes extraordinary
Farmers have been disappointed by their treatment by society over the past decade, as nitpickers have taken on everything from pesticide use to animal welfare to carbon impact. What farmers […] Read more
Ontario farmland values continue to jump
Nationally, the 2019 increase tied for the lowest in 10 years
Ontario led Canada’s major agriculture producing provinces in farm land value increases in 2019 according to Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) annual summary of land sales across the country. The Maritime […] Read more
Isolate from animals if you contract COVID-19
There’s not much yet known about transfer to animals, but pigs are at largest risk
Farmers with livestock should take some of the same precautions that they are taking with people in order to make sure they don’t transmit the coronavirus COVID-19 to their animals. […] Read more