Canada’s exports to Taiwan continue to increase to a 60 per cent market share in non-genetically modified (GM) soybeans in 2017. Exports of non-GM and commodity soybeans increased 416 per […] Read more
Soy drinks drive Taiwan IP-soybean imports
Canada is now the leading supplier to the country
Tilling with plants
Biostrips provide a way for no-till farmers to create more mellow planting strips without tillage
It’s strip-till for no-tillers – with no tillage. Sound confusing? Really, it’s not. Just ask Dave McEachren, or Dustin Mulock. The farmers both use biostrips to get some of their […] Read more
Spring forecast sees early planting in Ontario
Ontario farmers may benefit from a warmer spring in 2018 – if the weather is dry enough, says a WeatherFarm-DTN The Progressive Farmer spring forecast. Why it matters: Planting early […] Read more
The end of the dairy breeder
Genomic testing has ushered in vast changes in how dairy genetics are developed in Canada
At the Lehoux dairy farm at Saint-Elizéar, Que., the family once had a market for bulls sold to dairy genetics companies. They still sell heifers and cows to other farmers, […] Read more
Off-the-shelf controller tech modifies fertilizer spreader
Chuck Baresich was frustrated with his dry fertilizer spreader. It was good quality, had some potential, but it never delivered on the width of spread and the lack of control […] Read more
Southern Ontario farmland price jumps
The threat of interest rate increases hasn’t dampened the price southern Ontario farmers are paying for land. The annual Valco study of land values showed an increase in value for […] Read more
Southern Ontario median farmland price jumps in 2017
The threat of interest rate increases hasn’t dampened the prices southern Ontario farmers are paying for land. The annual Valco study of land values showed an increase in value of […] Read more
Producers vote down Ontario beef checkoff increase
A bid to increase the checkoff paid by Ontario’s beef farmers to Beef Farmers of Ontario was quashed when it failed to get the 66 per cent support it needed […] Read more
Corn Fed Beef program looks to growing Asia market
The Ontario Corn Fed Beef program continues to expand, now accounting almost all of the branded beef exported from the province. Why it matters: Branded beef programs continue to grow […] Read more
Western Bean Cutworm taking on more than corn
Western Bean Cutworm is now the most economically significant pest in corn, but it’s quickly becoming a challenge in other nearby crops, especially dry beans. Why it matters: Scouting for […] Read more
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