New Holland was one of several entrants at the mower demonstrations at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show this past summer. Here, Claude Lesperance, hay and forage specialist with New Holland, talks […] Read more
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Canola meal shows benefits for milk production, lower emissions
New study reviewed 20 years of nutrition research
A new review in the journal Advances in Dairy Research indicates canola meal provides numerous dairy ration benefits. The international journal review examined 20 years of canola meal studies in […] Read more
Taking a One Health approach
U of G team examining impacts of farming practice on animals, humans and environment
In a first-of-its-kind, multi-year study, a multidisciplinary research team from the University of Guelph hopes to find out if rotational grazing of cattle has benefits for the animals, soil, and […] Read more
VIDEO: Kubota mowers offer versatility in the field
At the mower demonstrations at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show this past summer, Kubota equipped one of its tractors with a pair of mowers to show attendees how well its equipment […] Read more
Feds offer funding to reduce methane
Up to $12 million available to producers, companies and organizations
The federal agriculture department recently launched the Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge for cow-calf, dairy and feedlot producers. The objective is to stimulate innovations that will reduce methane emissions in cattle. […] Read more
Cimegra label expansion to help control potato beetles
BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions (BASF) has expanded the Cimegra insecticide label for foliar use on potatoes to control Colorado potato beetles. “Cimegra is a unique product in our insecticide portfolio […] Read more
VIDEO: Ontario company offers award-winning Clēan
Winning an award for environmental sustainability has to make for a nice feel-good moment when showcasing new technologies, and this was exactly what Clēan Works was awarded at Canada’s Outdoor […] Read more
OFA elects new executive, president
Drew Spoelstra, a dairy and crop farmer from Binbrook in the southeast corner of the city of Hamilton, was elected as the new president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture […] Read more
Alblas replaces Hemsted as chair of Ontario Sheep Farmers
Three new directors join OSF board
Ontario Sheep Farmers announced Art Alblas as chair Oct. 27 during the organization’s first in-person annual general meeting since the pandemic. “I am very pleased to be elected as chair […] Read more
VIDEO: A biological boon for plant health?
Attention to biological approaches that improve plant health are gaining ground as crops, and growers, face a growing list of environmental stressors. At the latest Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, one […] Read more