Latest Newsletter

News — page 365

Ken McEwan, Ridgetown Campus director, left , Rene Van Acker, Ontario Agriculture College dean, Malcom Campbell, vice-president of research for the University of Guelph, Randy Petttpiece, parliamentary assistant to the agriculture minister, Rick Nicholls, MPP for Leamington and Chatham-Kent, Lorne Hepworth, Chair, Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario (ARIO), Crosby Devitt, CEO of Grain Farmers of Ontario, and Darrin Canniff, mayor of Chatham-Kent, recently helped launch a new crop science building for the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown campus.
Crops, News

New crop research facility coming to Ridgetown

$6.5 million structure to be completed in spring 2022

By
The University of Guelph is constructing a new field crop services building at its Ridgetown campus in an effort to modernize research operations. In an on-campus announcement Oct. 19, public servants and university staff described the soon-to-be 12,000 square foot facility as a long-awaited replacement for the current and much-dated field crop services building.   […] Read more
The federal government’s Clean Fuel Standard is poised to increase the demand for biofuels.
News

Editorial: When good policy is foiled by bad additions

Biodiversity provisions are unworkable in clean fuel standards

By
The increase in demand for biofuels coming from the federal government’s Clean Fuel Standard should be a cause for celebration for farmers, but there’s concerning fine print in the regulations. It can be argued that ethanol policy over the past 20 years has been the most successful farm support program in history. It created a […] Read more
News

Kelly named new OMAFRA deputy minister

By
John Kelly is the new deputy minister of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs for Ontario. Kelly is known for numerous roles he’s held in Ontario and Canadian agriculture over the past 25 years. He’s been involved in organizations such as the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association, MaRS Landing and Bioenterprise. He also has had […] Read more
Poultry firm buys processing facility
News

Poultry firm buys processing facility

By
A growth-minded Toronto poultry and deli meat further-processing company has made a vertical move with a deal for a federally-inspected Niagara-area poultry slaughter plant. ADP Direct Poultry announced recently it has purchased Cami International Poultry, a slaughter and processing facility at Welland, Ont., for an undisclosed amount. “I’ve believed for years that vertical integration was […] Read more
Group sow housing deadline could be pushed back
News

Group sow housing deadline could be pushed back

The National Farm Animal Council has recommended a new 2029 deadline

By
Glacier FarmMedia – Pig producers in Canada may have another nine years to convert their barns to group sow housing. A report from the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) on the codes of practice for raising pigs in Canada has recommended pushing back the deadline from 2024 to 2029. A five-year review of the […] Read more
There are increasing demands to certify – and pay farmers – for growing crops in ways that fit definitions like “regenerative”.
News

Low-carbon plan aims for premiums

Agriculture companies increasingly see carbon scoring as opportunity

By
Glacier FarmMedia – What does it take to produce a bushel of grain? How much fertilizer, fuel, chemical and carbon? These are questions a new company — Gro Network — hopes to answer. If things go as planned, farmers who participate in Gro Network’s low-carbon grain scoring program will receive premium pricing for every bushel […] Read more
Being able to spray weeds like redroot pigweed early without spraying an entire field could help reduce costs for farmers.
Crops, News

Canadian weed sensing project could mean targeted spraying

Pesticides sprayed with more precision could reduce farmer costs and build consumer confidence in products

By
Glacier FarmMedia – A project that will examine the use of artificial intelligence to detect weeds and crop pests during passes over a field received a $12.8 million investment from Protein Industries Canada. Led by Precision.ai., Sure Growth Solutions Inc., Exceed Grain Marketing and the Global Institute for Food Security, the project is designed to […] Read more
DynaCERT chief engineer Robert Maier says he’s looking for farmers who have new gen machinery with a high degree of connectivity, so he can run documented trials on HydraGEN performance in an agricultural context.
Machinery, News

Hydrogen and oxygen equal cleaner burn

Lower combustion temperatures increase power and decrease nitrogen oxides, creating healthier fuel efficiency

By
Glacier FarmMedia – A minuscule mist of hydrogen and oxygen sprayed into the air intake of a diesel engine can burn cleaner and lower fuel consumption by 10 to 20 per cent. The technology delivers greater fuel efficiency with less pollution. The unique HydraGEN technology is based on the fact that flame speed of hydrogen […] Read more
Many plant operators are pondering greater automation of the process as a hedge against future disruptions.
News

Meat plants consider automation

Tyson hires former Google research executive as president

By
Glacier FarmMedia – Hundreds of meat plant workers in North America fell ill with COVID-19 when the pandemic hit earlier this year. It caused many processors to temporarily close or slow production. That was combined with high absenteeism because workers feared getting sick and higher rates of worker absence persist in some regions. Why it […] Read more
There are 50 workers employed at the GoodLeaf Farms facility in Guelph.
News

Automated Guelph vertical farm supplies retailers with local, leafy greens

The newly opened farm grows crops 40 to 50 per cent faster than traditional crops

By
An automated vertical farm in south Guelph is now fully operational. GoodLeaf Farms has the capacity to produce 800,000 units of locally grown leafy greens for Ontario retailers — including Loblaw banners, Longo’s and Whole Foods — 12 months of the year. “It’s really unique for Canada that we can grow 365 days of the […] Read more

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Glacier Farmmedia Podcast