The Agriculture Carbon Alliance (ACA) announced that four more members have joined the new organization. New to the alliance are Canadian Forage and Grassland Association, the National Sheep Network, the National Cattle Feeders’ Association, and the Dairy Farmers of Canada. The ACA was formed to ensure that Canadian farmers and ranchers are included in important […] Read more
Agriculture Carbon Alliance grows in numbers
Herbicide injury rising in potato fields
Knowledge and preventative management can mitigate most instances
The source of potato herbicide injury isn’t always easy to pin down, especially when the usual suspects aren’t the guilty ones. During a recent Ontario Potato Board webinar, Andy Robinson, extension potato agronomist at North Dakota State University/University of Minnesota (NDSU/UMN,) said pinpointing how herbicides came into contact with a plant is often a challenge […] Read more
Space agency looks for out of this world food solutions
Food innovations for space flight could also have impact on food security on Earth
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) are turning to Canadians for help in figuring out how to keep people alive during long future space flights to Mars and beyond. The two organizations have come together with national food and agri-tech accelerator Bioenterprise and its Quebec counterpart ZoneAgTech to launch an exceptional call for innovation […] Read more
Farm-created plastic management gets federal funding
The federal government is investing $4.5 million in five projects to improve plastic waste management from farms and advance bioplastics research. Marie-Claude Bibeau, Canada’s minister of agriculture and agri-food made a recent announcement alongside Cleanfarms, the national non-profit industry stewardship organization. Cleanfarms will receive up to $1.1 million through the Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program […] Read more
Opportunities in a new food relationship
Not every pandemic-induced food trend will stick, but buying Canadian is one that should
The pace of change in Canada’s food system might have accelerated under pandemic pressure, but will alterations to our personal relationship to food really stick? In some ways yes, but likely not everything. According to a meta-analysis of purchasing trends grocers, farmers, and other purveyors will have to wrangle with a combination of new, lasting […] Read more
To spray or not to spray
Documentation and transparency are keys to heading off spray drift conflicts
The Ontario Professional Agri-Contractors Association (OPACA) brought stakeholders to the table for a candid discussion about spray drift. Deb Campbell, agronomist and owner of Agronomy Advantage near Dundalk, has seen first-hand the results of off-target movement of crop protection products. She has reviewed six insurance claims and has attended several driveshed meetings of angry neighbours. […] Read more
Genetic precision and new modes of action a focus for Bayer
Company aims to solve crop production, sustainability problems on farms
Bayer is driving ahead with an array of investments designed to reckon with coming environmental, economic, and social issues in crop production. Already spending approximately two billion Euros each year on agricultural science initiatives, the company is further emphasizing its investments in expectation of massive growth in several key areas – plant breeding, biotechnology, chemistry, […] Read more
Fall and full-season cover crops show promise in potato trials
Some varieties have shown yield increases and erosion control
Cover crop trials in Prince Edward Island potato fields are yielding promising results. Over the last two years, Ryan Barrett, research and agronomy specialist, Prince Edward Island Potato Board, has run fall-seeded and full-season cover crop trials to assess if there are an overall soil and potato harvest benefit. Why it matters: An estimated 80 […] Read more
AGRIS Co-operative announces patronage dividend
AGRIS Co-operative has announced a patronage dividend of $1.5 million to be returned to its farmer-owners and investors. Total enterprise revenues in 2020 for AGRIS Co-operative were more than $259 million, with $2.4 million added to retained earnings to support its operations. Patronage rebates will be issued as 33 per cent cash and 67 per […] Read more
Pork’s affordability may create opportunities
Industry told it can capitalize on COVID-19-driven changes with cheaper meat and convenience
Glacier FarmMedia – Sylvain Charlebois sees opportunities for pork, and by extension hog producers, amid trends emerging from the pandemic. The Dalhousie University professor and researcher, who has become known as The Food Professor, told participants at the Banff Pork Seminar that the hog industry should find new ways to present pork to capitalize on […] Read more
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