Ontario farmers were in the final stage of planting corn and soybeans during the last week of May. The region between Toronto and Windsor has received less than 40 per […] Read more
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Less demand means soybeans to hit seasonal low from now to October
Chinese demand for corn will be a large and unknown factor for the 2021 crop
Reducing methane can benefit livestock
A combination of strategies is focus of new research
Reducing methane emissions from cattle likely depends on more than one strategy, a researcher told the Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada. Dr. Cecile Martin from the Université Clermont Auvergne in […] Read more
Getting proactive with PRRS
Ontario’s swine industry looks to collaborate on better diagnostics, surveillance to mitigate
A highly virulent strain of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus (PRRSV) has renewed focus on the importance of disease surveillance and vaccination programs in the province. Swine Health Ontario […] Read more
Viewing your farm debt differently
FCC veteran John Geurtjens discusses how attitudes to debt and business opportunities have changed on the farm
Decades of experience with Farm Credit Canada (FCC) showed John Geurtjens, former vice-president of operations in Ontario, how adaptable the province’s agriculture sector really is. And while issues may change, […] Read more
Home Grown campaign educates citizens on farmland loss
OFA initiative seeks agriculture impact assessments as part of urban planning
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) is sowing seeds of advocacy through its recently launched Home Grown campaign. It wants to educate Ontarians on how development threatens finite farmland resources […] Read more
Editorial: Will agriculture seize the moment?
There’s growing interest from outside the traditional agriculture world in what’s happening on the farm and the arrival of new ideas and people will change the sector in ways we […] Read more
Anhydrous use dwindles in Ontario
Suppliers are turning to more popular, less regulated nitrogen options
Safety concerns, ever-tighter regulations and good alternatives continue to reduce the availability of anhydrous fertilizer in Ontario. But while urea and urea ammonium nitrate (UAN) now dominate, some growers and […] Read more
Finding green on green and dead where it needs to be
Spot spraying: Reliably identifying green weeds among a green crop has long been a goal for spot spraying herbicides
Glacier FarmMedia – There’s a race to build computer programs that instantly differentiate weeds from crops within images taken by sprayer-boom mounted cameras. Green-on-brown spraying, where cameras identify plants on […] Read more
Knowing sheep behaviour makes handling easier
This is part of an OMAFRA fact sheet on sheep handling facilities. Producers who understand sheep behaviour can use this knowledge to their advantage in all aspects of sheep production […] Read more
How hot can prices get?
High prices can skew cost of production, making farmers vulnerable
Commodity prices have been strong for the past eight months. It’s been a boon for growers, though prolonged periods of decent returns can skew cost of production. Canadian growers could […] Read more