The winners of the 2024 Innovation in Agriculture Awards

Innovators recognized ahead of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show

Innovation in Agriculture Awards recognize new technology and equipment that offer greater efficiencies for farmers

The Innovation in Agriculture Awards recognized recent innovations in Canadian agriculture equipment and technology Monday evening, before the kickoff of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2024 in Woodstock. The evening reception covered five categories: agronomics, livestock, equipment, environmental sustainability and business solutions. A judging panel chose the finalists, and participants were instructed to deliver a short […] Read more

Raising children on a farm comes with a unique set of challenges.

Keeping kids safe on the farm

Honesty, community and leading by example among key factors in child farm safety

From 1990 to 2020, more than 400 children were killed in agriculture-related incidents. That’s according to a 2023 report from the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association and Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting. To raise greater awareness of farm safety for kids and provide access to child-specific resources, CASA launched Kids FarmSafe Week, held May 13-19, with support […] Read more


An AgScape ThinkAg presentation in North York.

New AgScape initiatives aim to fill industry gaps

$3 million total from governments will be used toward agriculture education

AgScape, a non-profit agriculture education organization, recently announced investments of up to $3 million from the governments of Canada and Ontario. The funds will be split between two partnerships, each with the goal of engaging students and creating educational programming about Canada’s agriculture sector. Why it matters: Government investment in education could encourage youth engagement […] Read more

Remembering Tom Pick

Pickseed co-founder passes away at 86

Tom Pick, co-founder of seed company Pickseed, passed away April 26 at the age of 86. Born in Czechoslovakia, Pick moved to Canada as a newborn and was later educated at the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph. He would eventually grow the seed business established by his parents, Otto and Marie, into the fourth largest […] Read more