Sevita International has introduced 13 new soybean varieties across Canada for the 2022 growing season and will have another 10 new varieties available in 2023. Sevita has also launched a new online plot comparison tool that lets growers compare variety performance in on-farm plots across Canada. The 2022 roll-out of new varieties is the largest […] Read more
Sevita launches 13 new soybean varieties
Nominations for 2022 ag hall of fame due May 1
There’s still time to nominate an outstanding Canadian to the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame Association (CAHFA). May 1 is the deadline for submissions to be considered for 2022 inductees. Every year, CAHFA recognizes Canadians who have made notable, life-long contributions to the agriculture and food industry. Inductees are chosen based on their career and […] Read more
Tool connecting farmers and processors being developed
An initiative to connect Ontario meat and poultry farmers in need of processing with abattoirs that have capacity is underway thanks to a $900,000 investment from the provincial and federal governments. The new Farmer-Processor Connections Initiative, led by Meat and Poultry Ontario and AgSights, will help relieve processing capacity challenges and supply chain disruptions, help […] Read more
Sevita launches 13 new soybean varieties for 2022
Sevita International has introduced thirteen new soybean varieties across Canada for the 2022 growing season and will have another ten new varieties available in 2023. Sevita has also launched a new online plot comparison tool that lets growers compare variety performance in on-farm plots across Canada. The 2022 roll-out of new varieties is the largest […] Read more
Bayer launches herbicide with two modes of action
Bayer CropScience’s new herbicide, Corvus, is now commercially available for growers in Eastern Canada for the 2022 season. Corvus provides season-long control of broadleaf and grass weeds, including glyphosate-resistant weeds in field and seed corn. It combines Group 2 and 27 modes of action, and can be applied pre-emerge, pre-plant incorporated, or early post emerge […] Read more
Equipment maker Buhler distances self from Ukraine invasion
A Winnipeg farm equipment manufacturer is distancing itself from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Buhler Industries, which manufactures the Versatile tractor line and Farm King equipment, is majority-owned by the Russian firm Combine Factory Rostselmash. That firm purchased an 80 per cent stake in Buhler in 2007 and boosted that to 97 per cent ownership in […] Read more
Poultry producers advised to enhance biosecurity measures
Detection of HPAI in Atlantic Canada puts industry on high alert
The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) is advising poultry producers in the province to be vigilant with biosecurity after the discovery of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on a commercial turkey farm and a backyard flock in Nova Scotia. Spring migration of wild birds will begin early next month and biosecurity […] Read more
Ontario dairy farms top national best managed herd list
Seven of the top ten best managed dairy herds of 2021 are located in Ontario, according to herd performance data assessed by Lactanet. The company recently announced Canada’s 25 best managed dairy herds of 2021 at a virtual event Feb. 22. The dairy herds are ranked according to the Lactanet Herd Performance Index (HPI). Jeff, […] Read more
Province to increase limits on feeder cattle loan program
The Ontario government announced it is doubling the amount of money eligible beef farmers can borrow through the Feeder Cattle Guarantee Program. Effective immediately, loan limits for the Feeder Cattle Loan Guarantee Program are increasing from $500,000 to $1 million for experienced individual co-op members and up to $1.5 million for experienced corporations that participate […] Read more
Holstein Ontario hires new general manager
Pam Charlton is the new Holstein Ontario General Manager. She assumed the role on Feb. 16, and will work from head office in Brantford. Charlton has been part of the dairy industry for the past 22 years, operating Elm Bend Farms as a family operation in Brant County involving her mother-in-law, husband and four daughters. […] Read more
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