The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) was budgeted for a cut of more than $200 million by 2020 in the recent provincial budget. The first budget […] Read more
OMAFRA takes a large cut in Ontario budget
Investments made in broadband internet, focus put on reducing deficit
Stemming the hard red wheat decline
Hard red wheat is only about seven per cent of the Ontario market, but buyers are clear: they want more
Ontario wheat buyers are looking to reverse the significant decline in hard red wheat acres in the province, with better offers and the long-term potential of an identity-preserved system for […] Read more
Building happiness
Simple actions can have exceptional outcomes on one’s outlook on life
Happiness can be built, tied inextricably to gratitude and practice, says a researcher who has made her career around encouraging people to build attitudes and structures that make them happier. […] Read more
Social conversation tool shows importance of timely discussions
The tool identified times that the agriculture sector should be more engaged in online conversations
A new study provides further understanding into the tides of public opinion around Canadian food, how it’s grown, and the relationship consumers want with farmers and those that process their […] Read more
Province hears from farmers on carbon tax
There’s little enthusiasm from the premier on a high speed rail proposal
The provincial Conservative government is continuing its push to negate the federal carbon tax. Premier Doug Ford, Rod Phillips, minister of environment, conservation and parks and Ernie Hardeman, minister of […] Read more
Editorial: High speed investments
My fist-pump moment when we were deciding whether or not to buy our small farm 10 years ago had nothing to do with the state of the house, or soil […] Read more
Tillage tools quickly becoming seeding tools
There are now many options to add cover crop seeding boxes to tillage equipment
As cover crops have increased in popularity, farmers are finding creative ways to plant them. For many farmers that has meant finding a way to get a seeder box onto […] Read more
Planter power becoming a challenge for customizers
Adding more and more tech to planters is stretching the limits of hydraulic systems
Planters are larger and more complex, as precision control systems bump up power requirements – often beyond what tractors can handle. That’s meant planter makers and customizers have had to […] Read more
New AFS Connect Magnum tractor launches at London show
The new Case IH tractor aims to increase data connectivity, with more farmer control
Case IH launched its new AFS Connect Magnum tractor at the London Farm Show in early March with comfort and serviceability upgrades and more farmer-controlled integration to cloud-based data storage […] Read more
Kicking antibiotics out of the dairy barn
Contrary to popular belief, reducing antibiotic use has not resulted in lower returns to producers
It has been 68 months — and counting — since a cow in the milking herd at Rosy-Lane Holsteins LLC near Watertown, WI, was treated with antibiotics. The owners are […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
