After reaching untold heights in 2019, more wheat acres this year means the price of straw has stabilized at much lower levels. These cheaper prices — which in some areas […] Read more
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Straw market stabilizes with decent wheat crop
Prices for straw have also been driven up by demand for straw as a feed for dairy cattle
Vineland refines test for apple quality
New measurement standards may be necessary for adoption
Measuring friction might be the best way to determine apple quality, says a new project from the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre. Tribology, the science of wear, friction, and lubrication, […] Read more
Ministers’ orders could mean faster development of farmland
CFFO says new powers could reduce local input into land use changes
Updated Sept. 11, 2020 The COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act is already a matter of concern for some agricultural communities in the Region of Durham as well as the Town of […] Read more
New grain declaration system coming to Eastern Canada
There’s a one-year exemption while the trade deal-driven change is implemented
Ontario grain farmers have a year’s reprieve from increased documentation made necessary by the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade. The trade deal, which came into effect July 1, changed a provision […] Read more
Achieving a state of #AndyClean
How the chase of an Ontario farmer’s equipment cleaning approval has become a global phenomenon
Combining elbow-grease and perfectionism to keep farm equipment pristine – that’s what it means to be #AndyClean. Such is the now globe-spanning hashtag originating with Andy Pasztor, a Norfolk County […] Read more
Livestock Central tackles challenges and looks at opportunities
Preview: Canada's Digital Farm Show, Sept. 15-18
There’s no doubt that COVID-19 has impacted every industry, and there’s no better time to sit down and see where each one is headed. Livestock Central will feature different livestock-related […] Read more
Money in AgriInvest accounts ‘disappointing’: Bibeau
Minister continues to advocate that the ‘first line’ money needs to be spent
Glacier FarmMedia – Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau maintains farmers who need cash should first look to any available money sitting in AgriInvest accounts “The last numbers I’ve seen […] Read more
Editorial: Crises will push you out of your comfort zone quickly
We’re all being pushed into new and sometimes challenging experiences during COVID-19, me included. The movement and personal contact restrictions made necessary by the pandemic have changed how journalists work, […] Read more
From the dairy capital of Canada to digital
Preview: Canada's Digital Farm Show, Sept. 15-18
In a normal year, Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show is held in Woodstock, a southwestern Ontario town in Oxford County. It leads the province in milk production, and is home to […] Read more
Soy price rises with Chinese demand and deteriorating U.S. crop
Ethanol, feed demand help raise corn prices in North America
Over the past 30 days, Ontario temperatures have been one to two degrees above normal while precipitation has been quite variable. A large portion of the Ontario growing region, mainly […] Read more
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