Concerns are being raised over a new program for grain drying being offered to Alberta residents. The federal and Alberta governments recently announced Alberta farmers seeking to make grain dryer improvements will have access to funding through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The Efficient Grain Dryer Program aims to cover costs for energy efficiency improvements to […] Read more
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Subsidy for grain dryer upgrades in Alberta draws critics
Alberta program to cost-share grain dryer upgrades
Applicants under previous FEAP plan eligible
Alberta plans to use federal and provincial funding to help grain growers cut the energy bills from grain drying with more fuel-efficient equipment. The provincial government on Friday announced what it’s dubbed the Efficient Grain Dryer Program, backed by $2 million from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership federal/provincial funding framework. Applicants can get 50 per cent […] Read more
Antimicrobial monitoring project gets support
A project to monitor antimicrobial resistance in beef feedlots recently received funding. The Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) welcomed the investment of up to $294,314 through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership to conduct new research on the “National Surveillance of Antimicrobial Use and Antimicrobial Resistance in Ontario Feedlot Cattle”. “Collecting antimicrobial use (AMU) and antimicrobial resistance […] Read more
Ontario’s broiler egg tracking systems backed for upgrades
Systems used to track broiler hatching egg and chick production in Ontario will get upgrades using federal-provincial cost-shared funding. The federal and Ontario governments on Monday last week announced up to $141,450 through the Place to Grow: Agri-food Innovation Initiative, a Canadian Agricultural Partnership program, for the Ontario Broiler Hatching Egg and Chick Commission (OBHECC). […] Read more
Cover crops: Short-term pain but long-term gain
A U.S. study underlines the benefits, but costs of adoption can be higher north of the border
A new, coast-to-coast study in the U.S. tracks five years of the financial benefits of including cover crops in corn and soybean rotations, but the numbers may not apply in Ontario. Why it matters: One factor that can prevent adoption of cover crops is the effect on bottom line due to additional costs such as […] Read more
Agricultural Adaptation Council loses funding role to OMAFRA
The Agricultural Adaptation Council has meted out government funding to organizations for years
The Ontario government is taking Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) funding for organizations and partnerships in house, a significant blow to the industry-led Agricultural Adaptation Council, which has administered such programs for 23 years. “We’re disappointed with the province’s decision,” said Terry Thompson, executive director of the AAC. “The decision to abandon industry-led delivery is a […] Read more
The new look for the wildlife damage compensation program
There have been several changes to the program to make it easier for farmers
The Ontario Wildlife Damage Compensation Program has changed. The program is designed to help farmers whose livestock, poultry or bees have been killed or injured by predators. Why it matters: The changes are designed improve access to compensation once livestock is lost to predators. Some key changes include: More ways to provide sufficient evidence to […] Read more
Bean growers head laments drop in research funding
Farmer groups say there is more competition for dwindling funds given for shorter durations
Days before a new intake of applications for funding under the federal-provincial Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP), the executive director of Ontario Bean Growers (OBG) has expressed frustration with what he described as a decade-long regression in government support for agricultural research in Canada. Ryan Koeslag made the comments days before a new intake of applications […] Read more
Governments promise help for farmers with DON-infected corn
There are few details yet for the federal-provincial program
The federal and provincial governments have announced steps to help Ontario corn farmers hit by high deoxynivalenol (DON), in their crop through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership. Why it matters: Corn farmers in Ontario are continuing to try to get their corn harvested, while dealing with serious quality issues that depending on geography and local buyers, […] Read more
Project to fund 2000 acres of cover crops
The Upper Thames River Conservation Authority (UTRCA) has announced that the Canadian Agricultural Partnership has granted $500,000 for UTRCA staff and local certified crop advisors to work closely with landowners and plant cover crops within a subwatershed of Medway Creek. The upper Medway Creek watershed will host this project over the next three years. UTRCA […] Read more
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