BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions (BASF) has expanded the Cimegra insecticide label for foliar use on potatoes to control Colorado potato beetles. “Cimegra is a unique product in our insecticide portfolio […] Read more
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Cimegra label expansion to help control potato beetles
Amish community relocates after nearly 65 years
Skyrocketing land prices spur communal decision
A farming neighbourhood south of St. Marys saw slow but steady changes in the landscape during the past year as a long-established Amish community disbanded and dispersed. Change came in […] Read more
Honesty key in building public trust through food marketing
Consumers increasingly value transparency over perfection
Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian consumers have a high level of mistrust when it comes to food labels and marketing. That was a key takeaway in a recent report from the […] Read more
Canadians trust farmers despite high food costs — for now
How farmers have maintained, and could risk, public trust
Rising food prices have been drawing the ire of the Canadian public, but the bulk of that frustration and anger is not directed at farmers. Not yet, at least. Food […] Read more
EU organic output out of step with consumption
European farmers say they are encouraged to produce organically amid waning consumer interest
Organic consumption is falling in Europe even as governments mandate more production using that farming system. The European Commission is not paying attention to what people want, said Lode Ceyssens, […] Read more
Turning food and farm byproducts into compostable fibres
Company is using the fibres to create more sustainable menstrual products
A Canadian start-up that makes compostable fibres out of farm and food byproducts has won The Green Pursuit, a national sustainability and innovation challenge hosted by Dairy Farmers of Canada […] Read more
VIDEO: Ontario company offers award-winning Clēan
Winning an award for environmental sustainability has to make for a nice feel-good moment when showcasing new technologies, and this was exactly what Clēan Works was awarded at Canada’s Outdoor […] Read more
OFA elects new executive, president
Drew Spoelstra, a dairy and crop farmer from Binbrook in the southeast corner of the city of Hamilton, was elected as the new president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture […] Read more
OFA’s proposal to remove Policy Advisory Council tabled to 2024
The OFA board is proposing to change its Policy Advisory Council to a policy forum which will change how the board hears from its members outside of the annual meeting. […] Read more
Hydroponic farming company going strong in 2023
Growcer’s modular farms generate appeal across Canada
The cost of food has always been a concern in northern communities, but one Ontario-based company has developed a solution for year-round food access through modular farms. Ottawa company Growcer […] Read more
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