Diversification has been key to the success of Jordan and Alex McKay’s family farm at Port Perry, Ontario and is a big reason the brothers have been named as Ontario and Canada’s 2018 Outstanding Young Farmers (OFY). The McKays and Craig and Jinel Ference of Double F Farms in Manitoba were chosen as National Winners […] Read more
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Brothers Jordan and Alex McKay embrace change and diversification
Their farm in the Port Perry area has grown significantly in fruits and vegetables
Citizen science can play role in addressing agricultural challenges
Science Notes: Local sampling and input can play a role in making agriculture research more efficient
An international team of more than three dozen researchers has published a paper highlighting the potential of citizen science to address pressing research challenges in agriculture and food systems. One key to capitalizing on such efforts, the researchers find, may be to build stronger ties between citizen science and agricultural extension efforts. “We define citizen […] Read more
Democrat-led House seen backing Trump’s China trade war
The Democrats are also expected to seek greater input into trade talks with allies
Reuters – The new Democrat majority in the U.S. House of Representatives is likely to back President Donald Trump’s trade war with China and could even egg him on, but will offer tougher scrutiny of his negotiations with allies, trade experts and lawmakers say. Trump has imposed tariffs on $250 billion of Chinese goods to […] Read more
Next dairy support program changes format
The second part of the program will have two application stages in order to give more farmers a chance
The second phase of the federal government’s program to help dairy farmers adapt to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Europe will attempt to make the program available to more farmers. The first phase of the program was filled rapidly, as farmers with ready projects, were able, with help from their suppliers, to […] Read more
First Ontario livestock pharmacy opens
The new pharmacy will give farmers an alternative to only buying antimicrobials from a veterinarian
Farmers will now have an alternative to purchasing antibiotics from their veterinarian with the opening of the first independent agriculture pharmacy in Ontario. The GVF group of companies, which includes the Grand Valley Fortifiers feed manufacturer and Farmers Farmacy animal health and equipment supply company, received approval to launch Farmers Pharmacy Rx, a dispensary for […] Read more
Processing vegetable growers elections contentious
Some growers at a district meeting of the organization walked out, but returned in time to vote
Ontario’s processing vegetable growers are pushing back against the provincial government’s takeover of their association’s board of directors in 2016. Resolutions coming to the annual meeting of the Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers (OPVG) include ones calling for the replacement of the members of the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission and for an investigation into cancellation […] Read more
Currie acclaimed as OFA president
The OFA’s Producing Prosperity program will be moving to the national level
Keith Currie has been acclaimed as president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture for another one-year term. Currie will be joined by re-elected vice presidents Peggy Brekveld and Mark Reusser. Drew Spoelstra will be the other executive member, as elected by the board of directors. Hugh Simpson was elected as the member-at-large by the delegates […] Read more
Niche chicken program grows
The artisanal chicken program supplies local markets and allows farmers to diversify
Chicken Farmers of Ontario’s artisanal chicken program continues to grow, with 2018 participants close to double the first year of the program, launched in 2016. The program was created after calls for the CFO to be more responsive to demands for chicken produced locally, using methods alternative to conventional broiler barns. Why it matters: The […] Read more
USDA says nearly $840 million in aid paid to farmers to date
Farmers are complaining that the compensation falls short of their losses
Washington | Reuters – The United States Department of Agriculture has paid out nearly US$840 million to farmers to date as part of a promised $12 billion aid program rolled out by President Donald Trump last July to offset losses from the imposition of tariffs on American exports. A total of $837.8 million to date […] Read more
Opinion: Creating a base for trust isn’t easy
Capital Letters with Kelsey Johnson of iPolitics
Last week agriculture leaders, experts, government officials, farmers and academics gathered in Gatineau, Que., for a two-day conference to talk about public trust. It’s a hot topic, a reality quickly confirmed by the full house it attracted. But what does public trust actually mean? In broad terms, public trust is the idea that a person […] Read more
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