Republished from our inaugural, April 30, 2018 issue of Farmtario I hope you are enjoying your first edition of Farmtario. A lot of work has gone into planning and creating […] Read more
Welcome to Farmtario
Breaking down barriers to export success
Bringing more small and medium-sized businesses to where they are comfortable exporting can help drive agri-food growth
Canadian agriculture has huge opportunity, but the heavy lifting to meet a federal government goal of increasing exports to $75 billion by 2025, has barely begun. A recent gathering of […] Read more
Day-to-day work around the farm doesn’t have to be painful
Here are some tips to avoid injury by evaluating activities and preparing for them
Farmers take their aches and pains as part of their work, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Understanding factors that contribute to on-farm injury can be a start […] Read more
Ontario sets ag equipment export record
Ontario led the country last year in agriculture equipment manufacturing, breaking the national export sales record. About $773 million worth of implement equipment was sold from Ontario in 2017, driven […] Read more
Organic commodity prices still hard to track
Solid information on organic crop pricing remains elusive, especially for the Canadian market. There are similar problems in the rest of the world where fraud and a lack of data […] Read more
Eastern Canadian dairy quota cut
The amount of underproduction credits held by producers is causing concern and could result in more cuts
Dairy quota is being cut by 1.5 per cent in an effort to slow down growing milk production. The committee that manages quota in Canada’s five eastern provinces has cut […] Read more
Neonic use dropping faster than provincial data shows
Crop industry sources say Ontario’s environment ministry data understates the decline of neonicotinoid insecticides used on corn since 2014. The ministry says use has dropped only 22 per cent whereas […] Read more
Look at other high speed rail options, say farmers
An organization opposed to the province’s high speed rail plan believes it has a good alternative for the province – high performance rail. High performance rail runs much faster than […] Read more
Farm & Food Care award winners tell agriculture’s story
A farm education group, a social media story teller and a long-time farm communication and organization innovator, were the winners of this year’s Farm & Food Care Champion awards. Farm […] Read more
Ontario organic grain buyer Homestead closing
One of the province’s leading organic retailers and buyers of organic grains will shut its doors Friday. Homestead Organics, founded and still run by organic driving force Tom Manley, will […] Read more
Cyber-Savvy Farmer
