Regulatory changes by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) are limiting fungicide options for Ontario potato farmers. That means more cost and more chance of resistance, says Darin Gibson with […] Read more
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Fungicide reductions challenge potato growers
Spraying programs could double in cost in 2020
Editorial: Feed the markets that want to be fed
A&W has been the whipping boy for many in the agriculture community who see any marketing that might lead someone to question what they do on their farm as an […] Read more
Large global soybean supplies continue to weigh on prices
Late March USDA report expected to be bearish for corn, soybeans
Ontario wheat, corn and soybean prices have been somewhat immune to the meltdown in the world financial and commodity markets. Ontario corn and soybean prices are relatively unchanged from last […] Read more
Targeted farmers need to recognize they’re victims
Dairy symposium panel discusses how to manage unauthorized visitors
As difficult or unnatural a feeling as it may be for some, a willingness by farmers to be recognized as victims is essential in the struggle to discourage the unlawful […] Read more
Farm market becomes all-season tourist destination
Family behind farm market award says authenticity is key to differentiating their farm
Wendy Hogarth and Murray Johnston have turned their cranberry farm market into a destination. Muskoka Lakes farm and winery, located in Bala, Ont. won the Ontario Farm Fresh Marketing Association’s […] Read more
When sustainable agriculture isn’t enough
What regenerative agriculture means on the farm, and in the corporate office
Move over sustainability. Regenerative might be the new environmental buzzword for food and agriculture. At the Innovative Farmers’ Association of Ontario’s annual conference on Feb. 19, farmers, marketers, and soil […] Read more
Business school no-till case shows complexity of tillage decisions
Farmers tested the delivery of the case for Ivy Business School
Ivy Business School at Western University is aiming to include more agriculture cases for study by its business students. But first, it recently hosted an evening for farmers and the […] Read more
NuFarm launches new Valtera liquid formulation herbicide
Growers in Eastern Canada have another option for early season control of broadleaf weeds in soybeans, wheat and corn. ValteraTM EZ is a pre-emergent herbicide from Nufarm Agriculture Inc. that […] Read more
Plant growth boosted with water-based carbon dioxide
The Canadian system allows hoop-structure growers to use carbon dioxide as a growth enhancer
An Ontario company has patented technology to dissolve carbon dioxide into water and apply it to plants to make them grow faster while also reducing disease problems. Toronto-based CO2 GRO […] Read more
‘Doomsday’ seed vault welcomes millionth crop variety
The vault was built to safeguard the world’s food supplies
Reuters – A vault in the Arctic built to preserve seeds for rice, wheat and other food staples will contain one million varieties with the addition of specimens grown by […] Read more