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A man wearing a protective face mask walks by TD Bank in the financial district as phase 2 reopening from COVID-19 restrictions began in Toronto, June 24, 2020.
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Editorial: The man in the mask

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Watching the debate over face covering to prevent COVID-19 spread has been fascinating. Western culture is full of negative portrayals of people wearing masks. Can you think of a positive figure wearing a mask? U.S. President Donald Trump said he felt like the Lone Ranger and that might be one of the few historical heroes […] Read more
Dave Smardon spoke at the Innovation Expo in Guelph in 2018.
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Agriculture technology incubators evolve during pandemic

There’s greater interest in funding food security and agriculture automation

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Global farm technology investment funding hit an all-time high in 2019 of $4.9 billion U.S. According to the 2020 Farm Tech investing report by AgFunder, that’s an increase of 6.8 per cent over the year before, and a rise of 370 per cent since AgFunder first began tracking these statistics in 2012. And although the […] Read more
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Harness horse group joins OFA

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The Ontario Harness Horse Association (OHHA) has joined the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA). The OFA has been the voice of farmers in Ontario for over 80 years. OFA provides 51 localized County Federations of Agriculture for strong leadership and local representation. It includes 31 organizational members and affiliates representing a majority of Ontario’s commodities. […] Read more
The added plus of the federal government’s food surplus program is that it will support producers, particularly those with nowhere to send their perishable commodities.
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Opinion: Food recovery program would have permanent value

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Glacier FarmMedia – Now that we know more about how the Surplus Food Rescue program will work, there should be a recognition for its need beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The program was announced as part of the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and comes with $50 million in funding to help move extra […] Read more
Brussels Transport delivers 50 loads of pigs per week to the Sofina plant in Burlington.
Livestock, News

Transport company increases security after threats

Online harassment escalated after a protester was killed by a truck at a pork processing plant

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Drivers are increasingly nervous delivering pigs to the Sofina Foods plant in Burlington after online threats against them have increased since the death of a protester at the plant. Tyler Jutzi of Brussels Transport says the company has had to take down its website and social media feeds after the “number of harassing and threatening […] Read more
Crops, News

Harvested fields a good time to improve soil health

OMAFRA Field Crop Report for July 23

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Harvested wheat fields offer the perfect opportunity to focus on improving soil health. Planting cover crops and/or applying manure or other organic amendments provides soil microbes with the carbon compounds that help create a more porous soil structure which improves water, air and nutrient cycling. Here are a few common questions that come up every […] Read more
Meat market experts for beef, turkey and pork say demand was strong in the first part of 2020 and further gains could come if livestock sectors successfully navigate their way through COVID-19.
Markets, News

Long-term market outlook appears promising for pork and beef

Demand for Canadian beef was up by 17 per cent in 2019 over 2018

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Glacier FarmMedia – The outlook is cautiously optimistic for Canadian beef and pork trade, say industry experts, so long as the worst effects from the pandemic are over. Fawn Jackson of the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, Phil Boyd of Turkey Farmers of Canada and livestock and meat market analyst Kevin Grier each said demand for beef, […] Read more
Truck driver charged in protester death incident
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Truck driver charged in protester death incident

Driver charged with careless driving causing death

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Updated July 22 A North Perth truck driver has been charged after a truck struck and killed a protester at the Fearman’s Pork processing plant in Burlington June 19. The driver was charged with careless driving causing death under the Highway Traffic Act by Halton Regional Police Service. The police said in a statement that […] Read more
Amazon deforestation linked to lower corn yields in Brazil, study says
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Amazon deforestation linked to lower corn yields in Brazil, study says

The large mass of forested land helps to moderate temperatures in the country

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Reuters – Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon and neighboring savannah may be hurting regional corn yields, according to a new study. Roughly one-fifth of Brazil’s Amazon has been cleared in the last 50 years, as the country went from being a food importer to a global farming powerhouse. In terms of corn, Brazil is now […] Read more
A research paper estimates that 70 tonnes of two of the most critically important antibiotics in human medicine are sprayed on rice crops in Southeast Asia each year.
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Antibiotic use on crops more widespread than thought

Science Notes: Few monitoring systems exist, compared to extensive tracking of animal use

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The world is more aware of the overuse of antibiotics and the development of resistance in bacterial populations. This has led to calls for greater control and monitoring of their use in both human and veterinary medicine. What is less well known is that antibiotics are routinely used in crop production and according to new […] Read more

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