A team of University of Guelph agriculture students won the North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC), held remotely this past month. Rebecca Barr, Brooke Boonstoppel, Clayton McWilliams and Tyrone Wagler […] Read more
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Guelph students win at 2021 North American Dairy Challenge
Opinion: U.S., Canada have same challenge selling green policies
Like Canada, emissions from American farm operations continue to move in the wrong direction
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and United States President Joe Biden are fighting the same fight in trying to get farmers on board with ambitious climate plans. Industry groups in both […] Read more
COVID-19 underscores the labour shortage impact
Study shows sector vulnerability to labour shocks like a pandemic
COVID-19 has pushed the already-dire labour shortage in agriculture into sharp relief, and the numbers aren’t promising for the future. The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council’s (CAHRC) recent survey, Understanding […] Read more
NDP introduces soil health bill
Bill C-290 proposes to rebuild soil capacity
A bill being introduced by the NDP vows to help fight food insecurity and support farmers. MP and NDP agriculture critic Alistair MacGregor introduced a private member’s bill to create […] Read more
Letters: Airline subsidies make no sense if serious about the environment
An open letter to the minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: Dear Minister Bibeau, The $6.9 billion in support announced for Air Canada is assisting the industry most guilty of […] Read more
Federal budget brings few farm tax changes
Main points include wage subsidies, closing loopholes, and front-loading equipment write-offs
The 2021 federal budget included provisions designed to garner more revenues from high-level sources such as digital media companies and absentee homeowners. On the farm side, however, analysts say tax […] Read more
Brazil crop uncertainty boosts corn market
Commercial buyers struggle to find old crop supplies of soy
Compared to last year, Ontario farmers will increase soybean acres by two per cent and corn acres will be up 1.7 per cent, according to Statistics Canada. Ontario farmers are […] Read more
Editorial: There’s hope ahead
I recently had my COVID-19 vaccination. It was one of the best and most hopeful days I’ve had in a while. I’ve still got some time to go before the […] Read more
Activists challenge Bill 156 constitutionality
Filings suggest appeal would be based on Charter rights and arrest provisions
Animal Justice and two co-applicants caused a media stir in March by submitting an application challenging the constitutionality of what they call Ontario’s “ag-gag” law. The Security from Trespass and […] Read more
Rural strength lies in ability to make quick decisions on issues
Rural politicians point to municipalities being able to pivot to do what is needed for survival
Necessity is the mother of invention and rural Canada knows about both necessity and invention, a group of rural panelists agree. It has to be agile and innovative to get […] Read more