Bothwell’s Haggerty AgRobotics and Alvinston’s BioLiNE and CanGrow are three of 10 Ontario companies splitting $2 million in provincial funding. The three Lambton- and Chatham-Kent-area companies have each been awarded […] Read more
Improving fertilizer use efficiency focus of three Ontario companies
BioLine, CanGrow, Haggerty Creek Robotics winners in province’s funding challenge
Interactive Ask a Farmer kiosk brings consumer questions to the experts
Kiosk is latest offering in Farm and Food Care Ontario’s consumer engagement projects
Consumers have questions about agriculture but only some have direct access to farmers so they can ask them. Enter the Ask a Farmer kiosk, Farm and Food Care Ontario’s interactive […] Read more
China makes effort to reduce soybean imports
Imports expected to fall to 87 million tonnes in 2025 from 94 to 95 million in 2022, profoundly affecting global trade
Glacier FarmMedia – China’s soybean imports have likely peaked, which has “profound” implications for oilseed and grain markets, according to a global food and agriculture bank. The Chinese government has […] Read more
Avian flu farm-to-farm spread looks less likely
Wild birds remain most likely suspects, but the CFIA is investigating detection of the disease in flies and darkling beetles
Glacier FarmMedia – There are no signs that the spread of avian influenza will be contained anytime soon, according to a workshop recently hosted by Animal Health Canada. “We are […] Read more
Thurston family honoured at Kawartha Lakes event
Family recognized by Lindsay Agricultural Society as farm family of the year
In the year that Keith Thurston and his son Jeff mark 50 years of serving the Lindsay-area farming community through their Pioneer Seeds dealership, someone in that community had an […] Read more
Comment: Canada needs to push back against U.K. trade behaviour
The U.K. government hopes to use CPTPP as part of its post-EU plan, but it’s not a good deal for Canadian pork producers
Glacier FarmMedia – Sadly but predictably, the United Kingdom’s probable entry in the Asia Pacific trade deal might give it room to continue to defame Canadian meat. Since joining the […] Read more
Ontario Pork recharged and ready for education, promotion events
Organization has upgraded its Pig Mobile and provides training for ‘Hambassadors'
Ontario’s pork industry is taking a renewed approach to consumer and agriculture education events this year. Starting with an interactive Pig Mobile, a spring Hambassador training event, and building on […] Read more
TikTok influencer helps farmers maximize messaging
Farm and Food Care Ontario dipping toe into TikTok with Ask a Farmer kiosk
In three years, Hayden Fox has amassed 1.9 million followers on TikTok by posting often hilarious farm-related videos. However, the 25-year-old fourth-generation farmer said he’s most proud of the agricultural […] Read more
Anti-viral technologies can reduce pathogen transmission in the greenhouse
Pandemic battle to reduce COVID transmission gave researchers a unique opportunity to study anti-viral potential in tomatoes
Three new anti-viral technologies could help prevent the transmission of both COVID-19 and a plant virus that affects tomatoes in commercial greenhouses. That’s according to a recent Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable […] Read more
Hedgerows enjoy potential new growth in Ontario
Living fence lines offer a plethora of biodiversity and ecological positives
The European practice of hedgerows and hedge laying is slowly entering Ontario’s landscape. During a recent Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario webinar, Jim Jones, a British ecologist and hedge laying […] Read more