The Grey County Soil & Crop Improvement Association (SCIA) will be holding a Crop Walk on Tuesday July 16 in Proton Station at Highland Custom Farming. The tour includes guided […] Read more
Crop walk in Grey county July 16
Agreement reached at Cargill Dunlop Guelph
After a 41-day strike, workers at the Cargill Dunlop beef processing plant in Guelph will return to work Monday. 960 unionized employees at Cargill Dunlop in Guelph ratified a new […] Read more
Thornloe Cheese has potential buyer
Gay Lea Foods announced it has entered into a letter of intent to sell Thornloe Cheese to Triple ‘A’ Cheese, based in Mississauga. Thornloe Cheese, based in the Temaskaming shores, […] Read more
Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Sheep to be updated
The National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) will be updating the Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Sheep. The update was initiated by the Canadian Sheep Federation […] Read more
Cargill strike vote to take place Saturday
Striking workers at Cargill’s Dunlop beef processing plant in Guelph have a recommended memorandum of settlement in place and they will vote on the possible deal on Saturday. Beef Farmers […] Read more
Ontario beef farmers get cashflow help
Beef farmers in the province are receiving assistance from the provincial and federal governments to assist them with cashflow to help mitigate current market challenges. In a statement from the […] Read more
SPUD Unit to get $330,000 upgrade
Ontario fruit and vegetable growers to benefit
The provincial and federal governments are investing $330,000 in the Superior Plant Upgrading and Distribution (SPUD) unit in New Liskeard.
The provincial and federal governments are investing $330,000 in the Superior Plant Upgrading and Distribution (SPUD) Unit in New Liskeard. The financial boost from the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership will […] Read morePremier Equipment announces cross-border partnership
Southwestern Ontario-based Premier Equipment and U.S.-based Stotz Equipment, both John Deere organizations, announced they have formed a cross-border partnership. In a release, Premier said it welcomes investment to “continue to […] Read more
Agriculture hall of fame inductees announced
The Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame has announced its 2024 inductees. Bruce Coulman, Michael Eskin, Paul Larmer and Dr. Charles Vincent will be formally inducted Nov. 2 at a ceremony […] Read more
New faculty boosts field crop entomology expertise
Dr. Jocelyn Smith is Ridgetown’s new Assistant Professor in Field Crop Entomology. The University of Guelph said in a release that Smith will continue to be based out of the […] Read more