Canadian pork producers asked the Canadian Pork Council (CPC) back in 2018 how a unique Canadian pork price can be set to decouple the price from the American market. The American […] Read more
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Decoupling Canadian pork price from American price study still ongoing
Hog producers lose money, request changes to risk management
Canadian Pork Council takes different approach to extract government funds
What was looking like a profitable year for Ontario pork producers has turned into a wreck. That’s prompted the Canadian Pork Council to come up with a hybrid proposal to […] Read more
New farm research group offers more by pooling resources
Central Ontario soil research and stewardship groups try two-year collaboration
A partnership based out of Trent University is offering farmers free access to its expertise. The Quinte Farm Research and Stewardship Collaborative is a two-year initiative described by project co-ordinator […] Read more
Debate ongoing over Y-drop systems
Moisture often critical factor in effective late-season nutrient application
Does “spoon-feeding” nitrogen via Y-drop systems make for a better corn crop? Some say yes — if there’s enough moisture to carry nutrients into the soil. Some growers, however, have […] Read more
New tool allows scripting of crop protection products
The Climate FieldView tool creates special management zones in fields
Climate FieldView has released a new manual crop protection prescription that allows farmers to create variable-rate scripts for any zone in their field. The new feature works for fungicides, herbicides, […] Read more
Specialized cellular compartments discovered in bacteria
Science Notes: Discovery of bacterial “organs” could pave the way for a new generation of antibiotics
Researchers at McGill University have discovered bacterial organelles involved in gene expression, suggesting that bacteria may not be as simple as once thought. This finding could offer new targets for […] Read more
Trial looks at cover crops in 60-inch corn
Increased sunlight exposure to the soil is thought to help the establishment of cover crops
A demonstration project south of Clinton is looking at 60-inch row corn, over traditional 30-inch row corn, to better establish cover crops. It is thought that the wider row corn […] Read more
Opinion: Technology changes – but adoption barriers don’t
Farmers are still waiting for companies to explain their new technology proposition
The capabilities of digital technologies change regularly, but how developers speak about adoption in the ag-sector doesn’t. The rhetoric and questions posed are the same as those asked several years […] Read more
Drop tubes allow dual urea and cover crop seed application
New granular/seed tubes for RoGator put the right products in the right places, between the rows, not on them
Glacier FarmMedia – Farmers can now apply 150 pounds per acre urea while simultaneously applying 20 pounds per acre cover crop seed through new drop tubes retrofitted to a RoGator […] Read more
An unclear Clean Fuel Standard
Farmers wary of potential for lost acres, inadequate credit system
Canada’s Clean Fuel Standard act – intended to achieve a reduction of 30 million tonnes of annual greenhouse gas emissions in fuel and energy – includes restrictions on land use […] Read more
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