Maizex retires Elite Seeds brand

Maizex Seeds announced its forage varieties will now be marketed under the Maizex brand, following a similar rebranding of its soybeans line last year. The company said in a release the move “solidifies Maizex as one of Canada’s pre-eminent seed companies and brings with it the retirement of the Elite Seeds brand.” The company said […] Read more

Mira Lyonbum, executive director of AgScape.

AgScape celebrates one million educational experiences

AgScape celebrated the milestone achievement of providing over one million educational experiences to Ontario students at its annual general meeting last month. The event, held at The Arboretum, University of Guelph, brought together over 80 of AgScape’s stakeholders to celebrate the past year’s achievements and discuss future initiatives, the organization said in a release. Mira […] Read more



(L to R): Crosby Devitt, Grain Farmers of Ontario CEO; Ontario Agriculture and Agri-food Minister Lisa Thompson; Jeff Harrison, Grain Farmers of Ontario chair.

GFO presents province with Gloves of Gratitude

Award recognizes enhanced design of the Ontario RMP and its success for the 2023 growing season

Grain Farmers of Ontario recently awarded Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Minister Lisa Thompson and the Ontario government with the Grain Farmers of Ontario Gloves of Gratitude at Queen’s Park. The GFO said in a release it presented the award to extend its appreciation for the provincial government’s support of grain and oilseed farmers […] Read more

Parkhill Meats to add processing facility

Parkhill Meats to add processing facility

Parkhill Meats is expanding its business with the construction of a new processing facility in Middlesex County. The company held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the new facility last week, the BFO said in a release. The ceremony was attended by Ontario’s Agriculture Minister, Lisa Thompson; Steve Pinsonneault, MPP for Lambton-Kent-Middlesex; Liane Rood, […] Read more


Keep an eye out for stripe rust

Keep an eye out for stripe rust

Stripe rust has been showing up in winter wheat fields across southern Ontario this past week, and OMAFRA is recommending growers should continue to scout and monitor their fields closely. The optimal temperatures for stripe rust development are 10-15°C with periods of high relative humidity but as observed in Ontario, stripe rust can develop at […] Read more

Hacienda North Farms in Coatsworth, Ontario.

Mucci Farms expands greenhouse operations with acquisition

Mucci Farms has acquired Hacienda North Farms, a 159-acre greenhouse facility located in Coatsworth, Ontario. Kingsville, Ont.-based Mucci Farms is part of the newly launched Cox Farms business, one of the largest greenhouse operators in North America. Mucci Farms said in a release Hacienda North Farms has been a valued grower partner for nearly a decade, […] Read more

“This suggests that having pollinator habitat nearby is beneficial to bees in the soybean fields."

Honey bee health gets funding boost

Ontario’s Honey Bee Health Initiative is getting a funding increase of up to $1 million to help improve the resiliency and competitiveness of beekeeper operations in the province. The additional funding comes from the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP). The Honey Bee Health Initiative initially opened on September 15, 2023 with a budget of […] Read more



Investments aim to grow Ontario agriculture and food exports

Investments aim to grow Ontario agriculture and food exports

The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing over $7 million in approved projects through the Grow Ontario Market Initiative. The initiative helps Ontario agriculture and food businesses to increase their sales in domestic and foreign markets. The five-year, $12 million initiative was launched last year through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) and […] Read more