Glacier FarmMedia – The Canadian seed industry is expected to vote this summer on a proposal to form a new seed organization called Seeds Canada. In a June 19 news […] Read more
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Seed industry group amalgamation moves to be voted on later in summer
Seed Canada could be formed by the coming together of five organizations
Delayed calf twin surprises farmers
An Ontario farming couple were surprised to find that a cow that calved on June 10, calved again on June 21 — a second twin calf 11 days later. Doug […] Read more
New big green machine heads out to harvest
John Deere continues the trend towards combines that put through more grain per day
Glacier FarmMedia – It’s a 10. A big green number 10. Whether the new Deere combine is a Class 10 is a debate for engineers comparing horsepower and thresher size, […] Read more
Crunching numbers on meat sustainability
Improvements in agriculture industry have lowered animal environmental footprint
Consumers have increased interest in sustainable diets. Conflicting information from various resources has these consumers viewing sustainable diets as eating less meat. Dr. Kim Ominski with the University of Manitoba […] Read more
Large jump in U.S. soy acres didn’t materialize
Corn acres also didn’t rise as much as expected in latest USDA report
Weather has been mostly favourable for Ontario wheat, corn and soybean crops over the past month. Average type temperatures have materialized while precipitation levels are quite variable. Northern counties have […] Read more
Herd largely spared as tornado moves dairy barn
Family grateful for support of friends and neighbours as barn will have to be rebuilt
A potentially “overwhelming situation,” was eased significantly by an outpouring of community support, after a tornado ripped through a Belmont-area dairy farm on June 10. “The first couple days were […] Read more
Figuring out where robots fit in the field
European developers are still trying to decide what size of farm will buy their products
As Europe aims to slash herbicide use, some equipment developers are looking to weeding robots as a solution. Those developers, however, say misalignments between individual farmer needs and equipment designs […] Read more
Regional vaccine helps manage swine influenza
The Ontario-specific vaccine is made up of strains commonly seen in the area
A preventive influenza vaccine for pigs was launched in Ontario last year. Now, new data supports anecdotal evidence from the industry that the regional vaccine is making a difference in […] Read more
Opinion: The issues of the people we feed should be our issues
Furthering public trust with consumers begins by speaking out for them
This column is not an easy one to write because it speaks to a very necessary topic that should be top of mind for us– racism. No word count will […] Read more
Editorial: Internet access needs to be rural development priority
The time at home because of COVID-19 has laid bare the deficiency of rural internet. In a world where we all needed good connectivity, many didn’t have it. Those who […] Read more