Drainage tile that is manufactured using certification standards is less likely to fail prematurely.
Why tile quality matters
Tile manufacturers pushing for product certification standards
Improving agriculture’s economic and environmental sustainability
Policy fellows highlight need for more targeted risk management programs, land assessment, and vegetable sector soil support
Improving the resilience of Canadian agriculture requires more flexible and targeted conservation and safety net programming, according to doctoral and distinguished fellows with the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute.
Supporting farmers improves agriculture’s environmental impact
The opportunity for regulatory, outreach, and conservation policy change.
Reducing landowner liability risk, targeting landscape conservation in areas where ecological gains could be achieved alongside high productivity, and reducing barriers to digital technology adoption could all improve the environmental resilience of Canadian Agriculture.
Is it possible to expand grain shipping on the Great Lakes?
Logistical efficiency will be key to maximizing capacity
A container port close to growers in southwestern Ontario could increase export opportunities.
Farming on the floodplain
How Latvian cattle farmers improve biodiversity with traditional grazing system
A farming couple in Latvia share how they raise Charolais beef cattle on mixed woodland-grassland meadows that flood regularly.
Port of Johnstown expanding fertilizer, crop shipment capacity
Local authorities and V6 Agronomy partner to “re-shore” inputs and expand export opportunities
An expansion is in the works for the Port of Johnstown’s agricultural product handling capacity.
Food grade soy markets stable
Buyers remain steady despite tariff talk, but shipping issues remain possible
The grain market has been volatile due to geopolitical issues and European sustainability requirements, but the market has been comparatively stable for Identity Preservation and food grade soybeans.
Planting progressing well in southern, central Ontario, delays seen in the east
Dispatches from Essex, Renfrew, and Grey County
Plant 2025 has begun, but conditions across the province vary considerably. As of May 9, some areas have seen significant acres prepped and planted. Others have not, with wide-ranging temperatures and intermittent rain events contributing to a typically varied Ontario spring.
Engaging urban audiences is mutually-beneficial
It’s easy to be cynical about issues like climate but it’s a mistake to lose sight of the people involved
It’s beneficial for farmers and those who say they ‘work in climate’ can be mutually beneficial. It humanizes agriculture, putting a face to a sector many climate professionals may not otherwise see.
Environmental offsetting contributes to land consolidation: report
Farmers’ access to land both domestically and internationally is being consolidated into the hands of few owners
Carbon offsets, tree planting, and other green initiatives are now significant contributors to the consolidation of farmland and displacement of farmers around the globe, according to a report from agriculture and environmental think-tank International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES).
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