The Ontario government is investing over $2.8 million in projects led by ALUS Canada to support farmer-led initiatives to restore and enhance wetlands on 70 farms across the province. The […] Read more
Province invests in wetland restoration projects on farms
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 […] Read more
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 […] Read more
Väderstad updates Tempo line of high-speed planters
Väderstad is offering updates to its line of Tempo planters, as well as a new model, available for sale in Canada starting June 1, 2024. The company says the updates […] Read more
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 […] Read more
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 […] Read more
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. […] Read more
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 […] Read more
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 […] Read more
Metro Ontario expands its beef sustainability sourcing
Metro Ontario has achieved its 2022 sourcing commitment to buy three million pounds of beef from Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) Certified farms and ranches by 2026, ahead of […] Read more