Nestled between Bowmanville and Newcastle on the Oak Ridges Moraine, Wilmot Orchards is not the traditional location for a blueberry operation. Charles Stevens bought Wilmot Orchards in 1975, a year […] Read more
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Wilmot Orchards bests the blueberry odds with continued expansion
Farm sees 30,000 visitors a season and will have 37 acres in production by 2024
Court battle begins over Ontario law banning hidden-camera farm investigations
Legal challenge to law begins Monday, October 30
The lawsuit brought against the province of Ontario over its so-called ‘ag-gag’ law by activist organization Animal Justice goes to trial on Monday Oct. 30. The Security from Trespass and […] Read more
Province launches Veterinary Incentive Program
Veterinary graduates can now apply for funding to practice in areas with critical labour shortages
To encourage newly licensed veterinarians to practice in northern and underserviced communities in Ontario, the provincial government has launched the Veterinary Incentive Program. The program will provide grants of up […] Read more
Bison gain ground as a lean protein alternative
Producer numbers in the province are growing, while they are shrinking in the west
Brian Arnold has a life-long passion for agriculture but his foray into regenerative farming and bison conservation began in 2015. “Before we bought this place (Thunder Ridge Bison Company), we […] Read more
Opinion: Canada’s agri-food sector needs a long-term vision
Glacier FarmMedia – Many Canadians were shocked to learn during the pandemic that they couldn’t always get the food items they wanted at their grocery store. That was followed by […] Read more
Repurposing food waste can offer benefits to agri-food sector
Companies are finding ways to create value and increase food availability
The concepts of reducing food loss and finding ways to repurpose waste streams into viable, useful products are gaining traction as countries around the world look to tackle food security […] Read more
From Ukraine: Rebuilding the farm from the rubble
Hryhoriy Tkachenko revives his farm after the occupation leaves animal buildings, equipment destroyed
Glacier FarmMedia – One and a half years have passed since the invasion of Russian troops into Ukraine. The farm of Hryhoriy Tkachenko came under attack in the first days […] Read more
A Canadian option for managing dairy data
A new herd health record-keeping app will join CATTLEytics ‘Moo To Do’
CATTLEytics is creating a dairy data software program designed to streamline barn management regardless of operation size. Data is generated to various degrees on many farms, ostensibly to help farmers […] Read more
Opinion: Recognizing our mixed environmental record
Cancelation of Chatham-Kent’s woodlot-removal moratorium should spur reflection, not victory cheers
The Municipality of Chatham-Kent recently removed a bylaw prohibiting farmers from clear cutting areas of tree cover above a quarter acre in size. Many in the area’s agriculture community have […] Read more
Genetic engineering of microbes lower fertilizer dependence
Science Notes: Nitrogen-fixing microbes could help crops pull nitrogen from the air
Helping crops acquire nitrogen from the air could be a sustainable solution to meeting crop nutrient requirements with less synthetic fertilizer. A team of bacteriologists and plant scientists from the […] Read more
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