Growth in the value of farmland in Southwestern Ontario slowed in 2023, but per acre costs remain at record highs. Ryan Parker, partner with London-area real estate appraiser Valco, has […] Read more
Growth in Southwestern Ontario farmland values slowed in 2023
Resiliency in Ontario’s farm sector keeps per-acre costs high
A bustle in the hedgerow
Managing hedgerows in Devon, U.K. under pressure
Hedgerows have been a critical part of the landscape in Devon, England, for a very long time. They act as shelter for livestock, buffers against inclement weather, refuge and corridors […] Read more
Lakeshore-area farmers receive conservation award
Couple awarded for their efforts to preserve soil and water
Lakeshore-area farm couple Clayton Armstrong and Susan Iatonna are recipients of the latest Essex Region Conservation Authority Conservation Farm Award. Armstrong and Iatonna were lauded for a number of actions […] Read more
Where are public sector gene editing projects?
Regulatory differences and lack of funding constrain gene editing in academic research
In 2022, Health Canada and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada announced that crop varieties developed with gene editing technology will not be subject to the same regulatory requirements as genetically modified […] Read more
Ukrainians in Canadian Agriculture: Terry Youzwa
Saskatchewan farmer and volunteer shares his heritage and culture
Terry Youzwa’s family has been farming in Saskatchewan for generations and they’ve been sharing their Ukrainian history and culture the entire time. Youzwa is the third generation of his family […] Read more
Canadians trust farmers despite high food costs — for now
How farmers have maintained, and could risk, public trust
Rising food prices have been drawing the ire of the Canadian public, but the bulk of that frustration and anger is not directed at farmers. Not yet, at least. Food […] Read more
Opinion: Recognizing our mixed environmental record
Cancelation of Chatham-Kent’s woodlot-removal moratorium should spur reflection, not victory cheers
The Municipality of Chatham-Kent recently removed a bylaw prohibiting farmers from clear cutting areas of tree cover above a quarter acre in size. Many in the area’s agriculture community have […] Read more
Needed: a long-term vision for Canadian agriculture
Greater collaboration, consultation, and issue ownership required to manage major disruption, says report
What does Canada’s agriculture and food sector need to do to insulate itself from major disruptions? According to the latest Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) report “A Toolbox for Managing […] Read more
Ukrainians in Canadian agriculture: Yevgen Mykhaylichenko
This professor lends his technology integration skills to Olds College students
Yevgen Mykhaylichenko is trying to bring more autonomous systems to Canadian agriculture, and he’s using knowledge acquired abroad to do it. Splitting his time between academia and the Ukrainian front […] Read more
Maintaining first-responder numbers a challenge for rural communities
But some fire and health service providers have found opportunities despite challenges
Rural first responders face a difficult task trying to cover large portions of the province with little staff, growing recruitment challenges, and in some places, growing populations. It’s not all […] Read more