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Stew Slater

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Stew Slater operates a small dairy farm on 150 acres near St. Marys, Ont., and has been writing about rural and agricultural issues since 1999.

Stories by Stew Slater

Keith Reid of ALUS Grey-Bruce, ALUS Senior Hub Manager Great Lakes Alyssa Cousineau, ALUS Director of Partnerships Jill Weaver, and Steve Bradish of ALUS Middlesex.

News

National support boosts ALUS Middlesex’s presence at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show

By Stew Slater September 11, 2025

With a new CEO and a vision of “getting more acres of nature in the ground,” ALUS Canada boosted its presence significantly this year at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show.

The Ambient Carbon research team is shown at the site of its first successful trial of eradicating methane at a dairy farm. Photo: Courtesy Ambient Carbon

Barns, Dairy

Danish start-up posts impressive results on enteric methane extraction at the barn

Greenhouse gas removal technology will be installed at large Indiana dairy

By Stew Slater September 8, 2025

Danish start-up company posts impressive results on enteric methane extraction at the barn.

Auction at Ontario Stockyards in Cookstown.

Livestock

Grouping cattle from various sellers to appeal to buyers

Cookstown to offer ‘pre-sort’ sales starting in September

By Stew Slater August 28, 2025

Ontario Stockyards will bring a scaled-down version of a “pre-sort” auction to its Cookstown facility starting Sept. 18.

Nadia Uhr with her heifer at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. Photo: Courtesy Nadia Uhr

Dairy, Genetics

Uhr, Goodwill Ontario representatives at European Young Breeders School

The two young dairy farmers selected for a trip to Belgium for the international experience

By Stew Slater August 11, 2025

Nadia Uhr and Robert Goodwill, two young Ontario dairy farmers, made the recent trip to Belgium for European Young Breeders School

Once cows have calved they have several risk for abnormal inflammation.

Cow health, Dairy, Transition cows

Dairy researchers identifying risk factors for post-partum inflammation

Cornell team working to perfect on-farm test for high-risk cows

By Stew Slater July 28, 2025

Cornell University team working to perfect on-farm test for cows at high-risk of post-calving abnormal inflammation.

Northern corn rootworm beetles on corn kernels.

corn, Crops

Bayer RNAi corn rootworm control reach extended

Short-stature corn still some years away from introduction

By Stew Slater July 23, 2025

Bayer showcases the expanded reach of its RNAi corn rootworm control into new hybrids and showcased short stature corn on a recent crop tour.

Crops

Pigweed-specific herbicide makes jump to North American corn

Canadian growers first in North America to get approval for Convintro, used in Europe on cereals

By Stew Slater July 22, 2025

Canadian growers are the first in North America to get approval for Convintro to control pigweeds, including glyphosate resistant strains.

Speaking during a panel discussion hosted by Bayer during its recent “It’s Grow Time” research plot tour near Tavistock are Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) participants, from left: Adam Ireland of Teeswater, Blair Freeman of Owen Sound and Jeff Cook of Talbotville. Photo: Stew Slater

Crops

Ontario growers share initial YEN learnings

Three participants in the Great Lakes Yield Enhancement discuss their goals for enhancing winter wheat production

By Stew Slater July 21, 2025

The Great Lakes YEN offers the chance to connect with growers in Ontario and Michigan to find out strategies for achieving the best possible wheat yield under your farm’s growing conditions.