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Let’s talk about tar spot
There has been considerable discussion around tar spot disease in corn this season and of course many questions as well.…
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![Emmertech says its funding will continue to build and support the existing ecosystem of agriculture, innovation and technology and spur economic and job growth in southwestern Ontario and across Canada.]()
Libro invests in ag-venture capital fund Emmertech
The nexus where agriculture, agribusiness and technological innovation meet has financial support in Emmertech, a Canadian agriculture tech capital venture…
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Being a Driving Force for Safety on Your Tractor
While every harvest season is important to Canadian farmers, 2021 stands apart. The challenges associated with COVID 19 have been…
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AgriRecovery launched for Northwestern Ontario farmers
Details on the AgriRecovery funding announced last month to help drought-stricken farmers in Northwestern Ontario are now available. The Canada-Ontario Transported…
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Drone tech’s next big target? Insect pest management
Drones keep getting smaller and smaller, while their potential applications keep getting bigger and bigger. And now unmanned aircraft systems…
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Greenhouse CO2 application technology expands global reach
Canadian company CO2 GRO says growers can get up to 30 per cent yield improvement
Reading Time: 3 minutes A growing number of feasibility projects for a water-based carbon dioxide application technology that improves greenhouse crop yields are now underway in Canada. Launched in 2018 by Toronto-based CO2 GRO, the trademarked and patented CO2 Delivery Solutions system makes it possible for growers with greenhouses, hoop houses, tunnels or shaded structures to use CO2 supplementation […] Read more
Pig farming topic of new AgScape resource for teachers
Reading Time: < 1 minute The latest in-classroom educational resource from AgScape is “An Exploration of Pig Farming in Ontario”, a Teacher’s Guide for Grades 5-10. The resource was developed in collaboration with Ontario Pork. The 68-page resource contains an overview of pig farming and has three unique lesson plans for Grades 5-6, 7-8, and 9-10, as well as a […] Read more
Stanton Bros. Ltd. set to become first agricultural supplier into Ontario grid
Reading Time: 2 minutes An Ilderton-area dairy farm is set to become the first agricultural contributor to Ontario’s natural gas grid, with only minor steps remaining to connect to the pipeline passing along the front property line. “We’re very close. Our end of the project is complete. We’ve got gas flowing to the road,” explained Murray Logan of Rural […] Read more
Let’s talk about tar spot
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for September 15
Reading Time: 5 minutes There has been considerable discussion around tar spot disease in corn this season and of course many questions as well. Let’s go over some of these questions! Where did Tar Spot common from? In 2015, Tar Spot was confirmed in the Midwest US (Indiana/Illinois) where it was believed to have been blown in from Mexico on […] Read more
Libro invests in ag-venture capital fund Emmertech
Innovation investment in southwestern Ontario aims to drive agriculture technology growth
Reading Time: 2 minutes The nexus where agriculture, agribusiness and technological innovation meet has financial support in Emmertech, a Canadian agriculture tech capital venture fund. “The Canadian venture capital playbook doesn’t work within the ag-tech industry as it does other industries,” said Sean O’Connor, managing director, Conexus Venture Capital Inc. (CVC). “So we’ve thrown it out and are building […] Read more
AgriRecovery launched for Northwestern Ontario farmers
Reading Time: < 1 minute Details on the AgriRecovery funding announced last month to help drought-stricken farmers in Northwestern Ontario are now available. The Canada-Ontario Transported Feed AgriRecovery Initiative is now accepting applications until November 1, 2021 and will provide emergency support to producers who are incurring extraordinary costs to feed livestock due to drought conditions in the Kenora, Rainy River and […] Read more
Agriculture unlikely to get much election focus
Conservatives to continue dominance of rural ridings
Reading Time: 3 minutes Agriculture is not expected to feature heavily in political debates held in advance of Canada’s Sept. 20 federal vote. Since taking office in 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has had plenty of opportunity to demonstrate to farmers that his version of the Liberal party can work for them. He has failed to convince farmers, however, […] Read more
Drone tech’s next big target? Insect pest management
Science Notes: There are multiple potential future applications for drone tech in the works
Reading Time: 2 minutes Drones keep getting smaller and smaller, while their potential applications keep getting bigger and bigger. And now unmanned aircraft systems are taking on some of the world’s biggest small problems: insect pests. From crop-munching caterpillars to disease-transmitting mosquitoes, insects that threaten crops, ecosystems, and public health are increasingly being targeted with new pest-management strategies that […] Read more
Lessons learned from public reaction to palm oil in dairy rations
Canadian had front-row seats for both Buttergate and New Zealand controversies
Reading Time: 3 minutes Social media conversations about food can go from benign to trending in a matter of hours or days. That became painfully obvious to Canadian dairy farmers during the so-called “Buttergate” controversy earlier this year. The same thing happened five years ago to New Zealand dairy farmers during an environmentalist-led campaign against using a palm oil […] Read more
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