The Hyatt family of Circle H Farms are the 2024 Ontario recipients of The Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA) from the The Beef Farmers of Ontario. The award was presented to the family at BFO’s 2024 Annual General Meeting Banquet, which was held in Toronto, this week. Circle H Farms, operated by the Hyatt family – […] Read more
Circle H Farms receives Environmental Stewardship award
Lucknow District Co-op recognized for management excellence
Lucknow District Co-operative Inc. has won the GROWMARK System Management Excellence Award. The award is presented to the top five performing companies in the GROWMARK System based on operating efficiency in the 2023 fiscal year. The winners were recently announced in January during the organization’s Cooperative Leadership Conference held in Tucson, Arizona. For the duration […] Read more
New funding program to promote Ontario farmers, farmers’ markets
A new cost-share funding program has been launched to support marketing projects promoting Ontario farmers at farmers’ markets across the province. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) is contributing $50,000 to the initiative as a result of a first-ever partnership with Farmers’ Markets Ontario (FMO). Under the new program, funding will be available for marketing […] Read more
Funds will ensure weed research professorship continues at U of G
Ontario Bean Growers, anonymous donor contribute $2 million
The Ontario Bean Growers are helping to fund a Weed Management Professorship position based at the Ridgetown campus of the University of Guelph. “With the retirement of Dr. Peter Sikkema in 2024 this funding will not only ensure weed research continues for dry beans but will also support the Huron Research Station for the next […] Read more
Ontario corn hybrid DON screening trials released
Updated March 27, 2024 The inaugural 2023 Ontario corn hybrid DON screening trial report is available on GOCrops.ca. Ontario corn hybrid DON screening trials were initiated by the Ontario Corn Committee in 2019 following high DON levels in the 2018 corn crop. Why it matters: Hybrid susceptibility is one of the greatest factors influencing DON […] Read more
Calves for a Cause returns to CDX
Consignment sale supports Children's Health Foundation of
The fourth annual Calves for a Cause sale returns to the Canadian Dairy XPO in Stratford April 3. The sale is held in honour of Brooks Markus, the four-year-old son of an Ingersoll-area dairy farming family who was born with a rare nervous system disorder called Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS). Funds raised by […] Read more
Jeff Harrison elected to chair GFO board
Jeff Harrison has been elected as chair of the board of directors for the Grain Farmers of Ontario. Harrison is the director for District 12 (Durham, Northumberland, Kawartha, Peterborough, Hastings) and has served on the Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) board since 2016. He farms with his family in Quinte West. Why it matters: Grain Farmers […] Read more
New on-demand video series for succession planning
A new, on-demand video training series to help farmers with succession planning has been launched by Loft32. Farmers’ Bridge is designed to help farms with the transition between generations, “more efficiently and professionally, with a people-centric approach,” the program creator said in a news release. “Succession is the greatest labour, leadership and ownership challenge […] Read more
VIDEO: Ag Leader steers equipment operators on the right ‘Path’
If you’ve ever found yourself a bit busy preparing for a turn in your field when you’ve reached the end of a row while planting or during applications, Ag Leader’s TurnPath technology may be worth a look. Its system is designed to deliver hands-free steering for equipment operators in the field. Here, Russ Morman with […] Read more
VIDEO: Moving grain at the speed of air
Depending on the condition of your equipment, the mechanical nature of a traditional grain auger can damage grain as it moves from point A to point B. To help reduce damage, Walinga has designed a pneumatic system that uses air flow to move grain. Here, John Medemblik with Walinga talks about the company’s upgrade to […] Read more
