The Western Fair District in London, home to numerous events, including the London Farm Show and the National Poultry Show, has cancelled its events until the end of June, 2021. “The present-day realities of growing pandemic case counts, provincial health guidelines restricting trade shows, continued closure of the US/Canada border, and the fact that the […] Read more
Western Fair cancels winter shows
BASF opens upgraded facility for crop protection products
BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions (BASF) recently unveiled its upgraded facility for producing crop protection products. The $14 million upgrade was the largest investment the company has made in the Canadian market in a decade. The Regina, Sask. facility will benefit from an upgraded laboratory, a new control room and increased capacity which will allow it […] Read more
Province bumps Ontario ethanol requirements
The use of ethanol in fuel will increase gradually over the next 10 years
The ethanol market for Ontario grain will continue to grow with the announcement that the provincial government is mandating an increase to 15 per cent ethanol in regular-grade fuel. The Ontario government is promoting the increase in ethanol as a way to reduce a megaton of greenhouse gas emissions per year by 2030, which it […] Read more
DLF Pickseed Canada introduces new corn hybrids in wide maturities
DLF Pickseed Canada is releasing two new corn hybrids for 2021, which fit at either end of the maturity spectrum. A new 2100 heat unit hybrid won’t find as much usage in Ontario, but there’s also a new 99 day relative maturity hybrid that will, says Sylvia Megens, manager of product development with DLF Pickseed […] Read more
Ontario elevator partners with Scoular
Agreement allows Scoular to buy directly from Ontario producers
Scoular Co. has set up a new delivery point for southwestern Ontario growers from whom it buys grain. The Omaha-based, privately held grain firm announced recently that it has made a deal with Martin Farming — which operates at Paris, just northwest of Brantford — that will direct grain to Martin’s new 22,000-tonne-capacity elevator. The […] Read more
Selig named new AgScape executive director
AgScape recently announced that Taylor Selig has been promoted to executive director. Selig will focus on continuing AgScape’s mission of empowering Ontario students by increasing awareness and igniting interest in careers in the agriculture and food industries. AgScape works to bring the stories, facts, and passion of the world of agriculture and food into Ontario […] Read more
Farmtario writer wins award
The Canadian Farm Writers Federation held its annual awards ceremony recently, but like most events this year, it was held virtu- ally instead of the gala event usually coinciding with the organization’s national conference. Congratulations to Farmtario contributor Matt McIntosh whose story “Bee-based disease prevention” from May, 2019 won a silver in the weekly press […] Read more
Bioenterprise sets up northern agri-food technology hub
Bioenterprise is setting up a northern Ontario agri-food technology hub with funding from the federal government’s Fednor agency. The $588,744 will allow Bioenterprise Corporation to target investment in agri-food in Northern Ontario. The program will provide more than 40 businesses with access to tools and resources to start up, scale up and commercialize new products. […] Read more
Diana Martin joins Farmtario
Farmtario is excited to welcome Diana Martin to its staff. Martin has spent more than two decades in the media sector, first as a photojournalist and then evolving into a multi-media journalist. Five years ago she left mainstream media and brought her skills to the agriculture sector. “Agriculture has been a wonderful challenge and an […] Read more
Projects looks at hog gut health
Olymel, Canada’s largest pork producer and processor, is working with scientists from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Université Laval on research to better understand the links between pig gut health, food safety and product quality. The project is part of the Canadian Food Innovators (CFI-ICA) research cluster “Using science and innovation to strengthen Canada’s value-added […] Read more
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