Ontario’s hay crop has both benefited from and been challenged by the weather extremes this summer. Early in the season the extended spring rains resulted in good first cut growth, […] Read more
Quality first cut, not a lot of second cut
The Ontario Forage Council’s Forage Expo gave farmers a chance to check out almost 40 pieces of equipment
Editorial: Continuing their work
We should remember the joy, fun and important message of the Canadian Milk Tour
Many thoughts have been posted and touching words written in the emotional outpouring that followed the death of Bettina Schuurmans and the hospitalization of her husband Henk after their tractor […] Read more
Russian dairies compete on value added
Dairy farmers from Russia recently learned about Canada’s dairy system on a tour of Ontario farms
Russian dairy farmers often process their milk as a way to survive the prices offered by large processors. Vladimir Kalgin is one of those farmers. He, with his business partner, […] Read more
John Deere tractors turn 100
A celebration of the event at Country Heritage Park showed how much tractors have changed
The 100-year evolution of farm power was on display at the recent celebration of 100 years of John Deere tractors at Country Heritage Park. In 1918 John Deere bought the […] Read more
Milking robot upgrade targets higher capacity, faster attachment
DeLaval has introduced a new milking robot, upgrading its long-standing voluntary milking system (VMS) to increase capacity and improve attachment time. The VMS V300 was introduced to farmers and industry […] Read more
Editorial: In defence of animal care
Prison farm activists cheer animals’ return
The announced return of the animals to prisoner rehabilitation farms in the Kingston area was an exciting victory for many in the eastern Ontario farming community. Farmers, and other community […] Read more
Tarif-fying or not?
What does the escalating global tariff war mean for Ontario farmers?
The global trade dispute between a protectionist United States and many of its trading partners, including Canada, the European Union and China has Ontario farmers struggling to deal with an […] Read more
Dairy farmers’ cross-Canada tractor tour ends in tragedy
Ontario dairy farmer Bettina Schuurmans dies in collision between tractor and semi truck
What started as a fun summer trip across Canada on a tractor spreading information about dairy farming has ended in tragedy. Henk and Bettina Schuurmans left their Elmira farm June […] Read more
Rural Ontario gets half of cabinet positions
Ernie Hardeman is Ontario’s new minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs. The agriculture ministry is a familiar role for Hardeman, who was agriculture minister in Mike Harris’ Conservative government […] Read more
Recruiting outside of ag schools
New-graduate program brings in aggies and non-aggies
A program that linked new graduates, many from non-agriculture programs, with agriculture companies, could provide lessons to the sector in how to recruit new employees. Why it matters: The agriculture […] Read more
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