Washington | Reuters — The United States on Monday extended restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico through Oct. 21 that bar nonessential travel such as tourism by […] Read more
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U.S. extends travel restrictions at Canada, Mexico borders
Opinion: Extra attention to food doesn’t make it an election issue
Agriculture has received little mention in the general election campaign
As COVID-19 emerged, Canadians paid more attention to where their food was coming from. For some city dwellers, it was the first time they experienced a grocery store lacking supplies. […] Read more
Ag organizations lean toward virtual AGMs this year
Hybrid models with an in-person option are possible in 2022
As autumn creeps along the edge of summer and harvest hits high gear, plans are made for agriculture’s season of annual general meetings. An AGM used to mean a few […] Read more
Health Canada warns people not to take livestock dewormers
No evidence that drug is effective against COVID-19
“Concerning reports” of people in Canada seeking out veterinary-grade dewormers for personal use have led Health Canada to formally advise against doing so. News reports in Western Canada in the […] Read more
U.S. reports world’s first deer with COVID-19
Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. government said Friday it had confirmed the world’s first cases of COVID-19 in deer, expanding the list of animals known to have tested positive […] Read more
Afghanistan ‘marching towards starvation,’ UN food chief says
Doha | Reuters — Millions of Afghans could soon face starvation due to a combination of conflict, drought and the coronavirus pandemic, the executive director of the World Food Programme […] Read more
Simplifying conservation programs
Researcher sees unnecessary overlap of funding options in southern Ontario
Many dairy farms in Ontario have a wide range of environmental programs available to them, but a University of Guelph researcher is wondering why the programs aren’t more streamlined. “Many […] Read more
U.S. extends travel curbs at Canada, Mexico land borders
Washington | Reuters –– The United States on Friday extended the closure of its land borders with Canada and Mexico to non-essential travel such as tourism through Sept. 21 despite […] Read more
An enviable problem
Direct-to-consumer farm marketers learn to manage businesses that have grown much quicker than they expected
Farmtario talked to Amy Kitchen and Emma Butler early in the pandemic. We went back to see how they are managing the rapid growth in their direct-to-market farm businesses a […] Read more
Editorial: Time for another Hay West?
Ontario farmers have many reasons to be thankful
People look at me strangely sometimes when I make the case that Ontario is one of the best places in the world to farm. There are always struggles in farming […] Read more
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