Adjustments to agriculture practices can play a significant role in attaining Canada’s lower carbon emissions commitment, according to a recently released report from Value Change Management International (VCMI). The report, entitled Low Carbon Food Production, suggests commercial benefits and opportunities are possible if businesses are willing to adapt to and profit from environmental initiatives. “Because […] Read more
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Farmers at the forefront of reducing GHG emissions
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Ontarians bring diverse backgrounds to cattle mentorship program
Next generation of leaders are not only primary producers
Three Ontario women have been named finalists in the Canadian Cattle Young Leaders (CYL) Mentorship Program, a national initiative of the Canadian Cattle Association. Madison Lewis of Meaford, Danika Mayer of Alexandria, and Holly McGill of Listowel were selected as three of 16 finalists from a pool of 22 semi-finalists who competed in judged roundtable […] Read more
Opinion: World given opportunity to revive rules-based trade
Glacier FarmMedia – A couple of years ago, rules-following free traders like Canada seemed to be sadly out of step with the march of history. China was beating down on countries like Canada and Australia for daring to anger it, nakedly weaponizing trade for political ends. The United States was coming to the end of […] Read more
FedDev boosting early-stage genomics companies through $5.6 funding of BioCreate
Ontario Genomics’ program will assist in commercialize genomics and engineering biology products
Ontario Genomics’ BioCreate program has received approximately $5.6 million to scale and commercialize genomics and engineering biology technology in southern Ontario. Over five years, the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) funding will provide 32 high-potential small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) 18 months of intensive business mentorship and access to critical infrastructure to scale-up […] Read more
Should soil organic matter be a factor in insurance premiums?
Research has found higher organic matter reduces drought impact
Glacier FarmMedia – Farmers may one day see lower crop insurance premiums if they have high levels of organic matter in their soil. A study by the Agriculture Financial Services Corporation (AFSC) found that farms with higher soil organic matter have better yields and lower crop insurance claims. In the region between Edmonton and Red Deer, AFSC […] Read more
Province funding Ontario-led agri-food projects
The Ontario government announced Oct. 3 its investing $7.25 million in 50 Ontario-led agri-food research and innovation projects. The investments are being made through the Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, a collaboration between the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) and the University of Guelph that works to advance the next generation of […] Read more
Argentina eyes production of genetically modified wheat
Country has given limited approval to a variety with a drought-resistance gene from a sunflower
Reuters – In fields near the Argentine farm town of Pergamino, spiky green shoots of wheat stretch in neat rows to the horizon. It is a crop that developers hope will yield higher thanks to a single gene borrowed from sunflowers to help it better tolerate drought. The field is one of dozens of sites […] Read more
Some bills remain unpaid as Hay West winds down
CFA initiative helped drought-stricken ranchers on the Prairies source hay from eastern Canada last year
Glacier FarmMedia – Nearly 20 million tonnes of feed made up the 2021 Hay West program. Now eastern Canadian farmers are hoping things have improved enough on the Prairies this year to help them settle accounts as the aid program’s sponsor, the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, wraps up the initiative. Todd Lewis, CFA second vice-president, […] Read more
Conditions grim for U.S. winter wheat planting
La Nina is expected to stick around for a rare third year, likely resulting in another dry fall for southern plains farmers
Glacier FarmMedia – Conditions are ripe for another poor start for the U.S. hard red winter wheat crop, but there could be a massive Brazilian soybean harvest next year, say analysts. La Nina is hanging around, and that likely means a third consecutive dry fall in the southern U.S. Plains. Weather models from the U.S. […] Read more
Sunflowers are liquid gold for Norfolk County producer
The Persalls are Canada’s biggest – and only – makers of cold-pressed sunflower oil
Nestled on a quiet road in Norfolk County, Pristine Gourmet is Canada’s only cold press sunflower oil operation. “We are the only processor in Canada producing sunflower oil, and a lot of people are a little bit surprised by that,” said Jason Persall, a fourth-generation farmer. “It’s an opportunity for us.” Why it matters: Entrepreneurial […] Read more
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