Many agricultural societies across Ontario have cancelled their 2020 fairs due to continued concerns caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Vince Brennan, manager with the Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies (OAAS), […] Read more
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34 Ontario fairs cancelled due to COVID-19
Community safety and financial risk cited as reasons not to run in 2020
Editorial: Tricking out planters has become popular
Few areas of agriculture see more farm-level innovation these days than we see in planters. There are hundreds if not thousands of permutations of planters and much of that variability […] Read more
Food service shutdowns challenge system
Diverse food system panel talks about COVID-19 effects
The Canadian Club of Toronto recently held an online event for key players in the agriculture and food supply chain. The May 7 event looked at key factors that affected […] Read more
Farmland versus nuclear waste
Farmland is often taken over for industrial uses, but the debate goes a bit deeper in southern Bruce County
A proposal to use Bruce County farmland to build a deep repository for spent nuclear fuel bundles has some area farmers worried. The southern part of the county is one […] Read more
Trust and telehealth services keep veterinarians rolling
Normal biosecurity focus moves to include human health
Technology and long-established client relationships have allowed farm animal veterinarians to maintain somewhat regular operations, albeit with some notable changes, during the ongoing pandemic. Widely used telehealth services, in particular, […] Read more
Hog farmers give back to processing workers
Sofina Foods workers had their lunch paid for by hog farmers
Hog farmers and their local and provincial associations recently donated lunch to pork processing plant workers. The event was part of the Pork Industry Gratitude Project, started in Perth County. […] Read more
Bittersweet end for Cellulosic Sugar Producers Co-operative
End of operations brings no losses for investors, with experience as interest
The Cellulosic Sugar Producers Co-operative (CSPC) has ceased to exist, though without financial losses for investors. The farmer-owned cooperative was originally formed to develop new processing opportunities for crop residues […] Read more
Planting progress in Ontario ahead of normal
OMAFRA Field Crop Report for May 14
Temperatures were well below seasonal for much of the past week due to the presence of an arctic air mass. Low night-time temperature records were set in many areas of […] Read more
Grain farmers target prime minister with attack ad
Grain farmers have not got same the funding attention from government as other sectors of the economy
Ontario’s grain farmers have launched an ominous, American-style attack ad aimed at Canada’s prime minister. “You’ve already seen the empty shelves. The food supply chain is breaking,” says the advertisement, […] Read more
Growth opportunities coming for oats
The crop has become a leading alternative to cow’s milk in beverages
Oats have long had a reputation as a heart-healthy cereal, but the plant-based eating trend is creating new opportunities for this crop. That includes oat-based dairy alternatives, in particular oat […] Read more
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