Delayed soybean emergence and the seed costs for a lush cover crop of rye are the main reasons why one innovative approach to no-till farming might not make financial sense […] Read more
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OSCIA-supported trial examines no-till organic soybeans
Despite difficult spring, growers persist with planting into roller-crimped rye
Farm couple each head organic organizations
Gillian Flies takes over as president of Canadian Organic Growers
Dinner-table discussions at The New Farm near Creemore are taking on a heightened significance for Ontario’s organic farming community in 2019, as both members of the farm’s husband-and-wife management team […] Read more
EFAO, Dairy Distillery win first Excellence in Agriculture Awards
The awards recognize leaders in innovation in the agriculture sector in Ontario
A farmer organization taking research to the farmer level, and a unique alcohol made from dairy products are the first winners of the inaugural Excellence in Agriculture Awards. The Ecological […] Read more
EFAO wins first Excellence in Agriculture Award
Other awards will be presented in the near future
The Ecological Farmers Association of Ontario (EFAO) has been named the first recipient of the inaugural Excellence in Agriculture Awards. Ernie Hardeman, Ontario’s minister of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs […] Read more
On-farm research solves problems close to home
An EFAO project put farmers in charge of 18 projects that helped look at issues they faced on their farms
Farmers are gaining practical knowledge derived from on-farm research projects conducted by operations similar to their own. In one case, the research carried out through an Ecological Farmers Association of […] Read more
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