Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian farmers can play an even greater role in the global food powerhouse while reducing overall greenhouse gas emissions, a team of economists and analysts argues in a new report. From today’s 93 million megatonnes of annual emissions, Canadian agricultural emissions will grow to 137 million by 2050 if current farm production […] Read more
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How to expand production and slash emissions
A recent report concludes that carbon sequestration is the key to producing more crops while reducing greenhouse gases
Sylvite donates $30,000 to local food banks
Sylvite Holdings Inc. announced it is donating $30,000 to local foodbanks again this year. This is the third year that the company has donated to local foodbanks, with donations totalling just over $75,000. Sylvite said in a release that when thinking about how it could give back this year, the team felt it was best […] Read more
Ontario technology lets farmers produce their own inputs
Waterloo-based company producing green ammonia using water, air and electricity
Clean, economical, and practical – those are the foundational building blocks of a technology that will let farmers produce their own inputs on the farm. Using water, air and electricity, a containerized production system by Waterloo-based FuelPositive will produce ammonia for a variety of uses including agricultural fertilizer or fuel for grain drying and internal […] Read more
Soil tech firms allow sensors to work together
Ceres Imaging and Soiltech Wireless say the recent agreement allows their technology to validate each other in the field
Glacier FarmMedia – Ceres Imaging and Soiltech Wireless have an agreement that enables the two systems to work together. Soiltech Wireless offers a cellular-based wireless sensor and Ceres Imaging uses in-field sensors, advanced analytics and high-resolution imagery to provide a macro-level look at crops. Ehsan Soltan of Soiltech Wireless said the company’s wireless sensor monitors […] Read more
Plant-based foods potential touted
Sector says recent gloomy news has focused solely on the poor performance of plant-based burgers
Glacier FarmMedia – Reports of the death of the plant-based protein industry were grossly exaggerated, according to industry proponents. Major U.S. newspapers have reported that the 10-year plant-based protein fad is over, pointing to ominous signals such as the 80 per cent plunge in Beyond Meat’s share price and meat giant JBS’s termination of its […] Read more
Year-end tax advice you don’t want to ignore
There are many strategies for tax deferral, but be strategic, says a tax specialist
It’s year-end tax strategy crunch time. For those farmers who had higher crop returns or have experienced an especially good year, Dec. 31 is the deadline to take advantage of farm tax deferral strategies that can help manage extra income. Tom Blonde, partner at Baker Tilly GWD, said that most farm businesses have plenty of […] Read more
High oleic soybean oil works well in pig diets
Science Notes: Study also focused on carcass characteristics
Adding a fat source to the traditional corn-soy swine diet is common practice, but the type of fat can make a difference for growing pigs and carcass quality. Polyunsaturated fats, the primary type in distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS), can reduce fat quality and complicate processing of pork bellies and bacon. High oleic soybeans, […] Read more
OFA welcomes opportunity to work with federal government on resolution to fertilizer tariffs
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) said in a news release Dec. 16 that it looks forward to continuing work with the Canadian government to find a fair resolution to tariffs that have been applied to fertilizer imported from Russia. The tariffs were applied by the Canadian government in response to the Russian invasion of […] Read more
Non-supply-managed poultry sector gets avian influenza support
Newly announced CAP program offers help for biosecurity enhancements
Poultry producers outside of Ontario’s supply-managed poultry sector can now apply for funding to fend off the risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). On Nov. 24, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs announced up to $1.5 million in cost-share funding through the federal-provincial Canadian Agricultural Partnership “to help non-supply-managed poultry operations […] Read more
Beef Farmers of Ontario wins Paul Mistele Memorial Award
Annual award recognizes commitment to ending hunger in Ontario
Farm and Food Care Ontario’s Harvest Gala had a capacity crowd of farmers and agribusiness leaders from across the province to celebrate agricultural excellence in Guelph Nov. 18. As part of the agenda, Feed Ontario, the province’s largest collective of hunger relief organizations, presented the 2022 Paul Mistele Memorial Award to Beef Farmers of Ontario. […] Read more
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