Last month, 1400 tonnes of grain was dumped from a freight train onto the trackside in Brittany, France. Forcing the train to stop before an improvised cinderblock barrier, activists from […] Read more
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Will war open Europe to biotechnology?
Severe supply disruptions have prompted some member states to consider wider acceptance of GM crops
Food waste put to use in formula to boost root growth, sugar content
Nurture Growth uses microbes from waste to let plants fix their own nitrogen
The power of rescued food waste is being harnessed to lessen farmers’ dependence on synthetic fertilizers. A bio-organic formula using food waste developed by Mississauga-based Nurture Growth that contains more […] Read more
Motivating and managing employees for farm markets
Pandemic pressures taught farm market businesses lessons on employee engagement and retention
Labour attraction and retention are challenging in agriculture, especially for seasonal vegetable and fruit operations. Whether front-line or field workers, maintaining and managing seasonal employees through pandemic burnout, consumer aggression […] Read more
Comment: Better approach needed for soil health
Farmers need support from those who ask them to do more
Soil might seem like simple dirt to many people, but it is anything but simple for Canada’s food producers. It is foundational to putting food on tables in Canada and […] Read more
Proximity to pollinator habitat linked to larger soybean size
Science Notes: Habitat was created by planting wildflowers on unused land
Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that soybean crops planted near pollinator habitat produce larger soybeans than crops not planted near pollinator habitat. “Even though soybeans are not […] Read more
Beef producers squeezed while packers profit: new study
Farmer share of retail prices falls to 39 from 41 per cent, retailers drop to two from eight and packers rise to 59 from 51
Glacier FarmMedia – If Ontario beef producers feel they are getting squeezed into losses despite high beef prices, new analysis indicates they could be right. But it isn’t the grocery […] Read more
Russia’s war to affect farmers, food security
Canadian grain growers can expect profits despite higher input costs, while some people will eat less
Glacier FarmMedia – The outcome of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine is unknown, but for Ukrainians it’s already a human tragedy of suffering, death and destruction, but also […] Read more
Sevita launches 13 new soybean varieties
Sevita International has introduced 13 new soybean varieties across Canada for the 2022 growing season and will have another 10 new varieties available in 2023. Sevita has also launched a […] Read more
Judge dismisses suit against feds over BSE
Glacier FarmMedia – The Ontario Superior Court has dismissed an $8 billion class action lawsuit over the federal government’s handling of BSE. In a written decision in late January, Justice […] Read more
Nitrogen-fixing input touted for ease of use in all crops
Corteva enters the biologicals market with Utrisha N
Following successful in-field trials in various crops in 2021, Corteva Agriscience is using the N-fixing ‘biostimulant’ Utrisha N as the first product in its planned portfolio of biologicals in North […] Read more
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