Olymel, Canada’s largest pork producer and processor, is working with scientists from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Université Laval on research to better understand the links between pig gut health, […] Read more
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Report pushes changes within supply management
System needs to better respond to consumer demand and create a long-term plan, report says
A new report from Dalhousie University and the University of Guelph paints a way forward for the dairy sector within supply management. The report, called Supply Management 2.0, calls for […] Read more
Opinion: U.S. election winner unlikely to be friendly to Canadian farmers
Glacier FarmMedia – No matter who wins the upcoming election in the United States, Canadian farmers will likely continue to face tough competition from their heavily subsidized counterparts south of […] Read more
Listowel event results in new online mental health resource
The initiative started with the local agricultural society
From a local food fundraiser to a professionally produced website and videos, a group of Listowel-area farmers have turned a small grant from RBC Royal Bank into a go-to resource […] Read more
Trump subsidies make up a third of U.S. farm income
Administration has used trade wars, COVID-19 as reasons to boost subsidies
Reuters – U.S. President Donald Trump is assuring a bumper year for farmers as the Nov. 3 election approaches, with record government subsidies projected to make up more than a […] Read more
More corn, soybean traits spread across seed companies
Soybeans have more herbicide resistant options across more company choices
Updated Nov. 5 The latest herbicide resistant trait stacks are spreading across the products of more seed companies and several are working to get Western bean cutworm resistance into their […] Read more
Technology monitors high-risk barn wiring to help stop barn fires
A project by Trillium Mutual Insurance aims to get 100 monitoring devices installed on farms in a year
An Ontario insurance company is trying to stop barn fires before they start by subsidizing the installation of technology that monitors wiring systems for faults. The sensor-based early warning system […] Read more
Strong yields and prices make for good Ontario harvest
Global buyers look to build larger ending stocks
At the time of writing this article, Ontario corn and soybean harvests were in the final stages. Most of the growing region had received 60 to 80 per cent of […] Read more
Simple smart technology helps fleet and spray monitoring
Keeping ahead of maintenance can help reduce downtime and repair costs on farms
A group of University of Waterloo engineering graduates who first got together as a student design team to convert a Camaro into a hybrid electric vehicle has turned its talents […] Read more
Smart Connector plugs app into tractor
Device allows farmers to monitor tractor information from a smart phone
Glacier FarmMedia – Farmers can monitor tractor performance from their smartphone, including engine r.p.m. and coolant temperature John Deere has updated its TractorPlus smartphone app for compact utility tractors and […] Read more
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