Shifting weather patterns helped drought conditions significantly improve across much of Canada in May, with the most significant improvements seen through the southern Prairies where an upper-level low provided cooler and unsettled conditions bringing well above-normal precipitation, according to the latest drought monitor report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada showing conditions as of May 31. […] Read more
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Canadian drought conditions improve: AAFC
Canada-U.K. free trade talks remain comatose
Upcoming election in the United Kingdom may explain why little short-term hope remains on the trade agreement front
Glacier FarmMedia – One year ago, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak published an open letter to farmers in his country. Released May 16, 2023, it focused on agricultural trade and British government priorities for future free trade deals. Why it matters: Trade talks between the United Kingdom and Canada fell apart earlier this year. Sunak […] Read more
Ontario rookie wins Canadian Livestock Auctioneering Championship
Lars Deleeuw youngest-ever winner; also takes home Rookie of the Year award
Lars Deleeuw tipped his cowboy hat to the crowd as his rhythmic chant danced from the speakers. The 19-year-old self-taught auctioneer from Burford, Ont., swept the 25th annual Canadian Livestock Auctioneering Championship, winning Rookie of the Year and Grand Champion titles at the Livestock Marketing Association of Canada gala May 24. Why it matters: The […] Read more
Opinion: Diversity model may buffer risk of farmland buys
Should farmers consider ecological diversity as a risk management tool?
Glacier FarmMedia – It’s the time of year that farmland often changes hands. This spring, there is an increase of sales in certain sectors, driven by land stress and owners’ inability to weather another financial or literal storm. Many of these properties are monocultures or singularly focused production units and highly dependent on one source […] Read more
Prairie forecast: Drier with a slow warming trend
Now—for those of you who still need rain, the developing pattern doesn't look like an overall dry pattern. It's just not all clouds with the threat of showers every couple of days. For those of you on the eastern Prairies who are tired of rain then a little sunshine and heat is what the doctor ordered.
New AgScape initiatives aim to fill industry gaps
$3 million total from governments will be used toward agriculture education
AgScape, a non-profit agriculture education organization, recently announced investments of up to $3 million from the governments of Canada and Ontario. The funds will be split between two partnerships, each with the goal of engaging students and creating educational programming about Canada’s agriculture sector. Why it matters: Government investment in education could encourage youth engagement […] Read more
Remembering Tom Pick
Pickseed co-founder passes away at 86
Tom Pick, co-founder of seed company Pickseed, passed away April 26 at the age of 86. Born in Czechoslovakia, Pick moved to Canada as a newborn and was later educated at the Ontario Agricultural College in Guelph. He would eventually grow the seed business established by his parents, Otto and Marie, into the fourth largest […] Read more
Three Oaks Cabin boosted by $25,000 BASF grant win
Community continues to raise funds to support farmer, emergency responder mental health
Three Oaks Cabin recently edged out tight competition to secure the BASF Growing Home $25,000 Ontario grant with approximately 10,000 votes. “It will be earmarked directly for our guests,” said Three Oaks Cabin co-founder Diane Bergsma. “We’re thinking (of) using it towards upgrading the trails to be used year-round.” Why it matters: Three Oaks Cabin […] Read more
Battle lines clear in nuclear waste storage plan
Opponents and proponents weigh in on risks, benefits
A battle between opponents and proponents of the proposed geological repository for nuclear waste in South Bruce continues to rage ahead of an Oct. 28 referendum. The Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) is seeking a home for waste from the province’s nuclear generating stations, and a 1,700-acre area in South Bruce is one of the […] Read more
Jack Miner Migratory Bird Sanctuary gets creative with income streams
Finding new ways to support conservation and education
Limited resources are a perennial problem for conservation organizations. At the Jack Miner Migratory Bird Sanctuary, a non-profit conservation park in Essex County, staff and volunteers are trying to diversify income streams in an effort to improve the area’s ecology, and help people better connect with the natural landscape. Jack Miner Migratory Bird Sanctuary was […] Read more
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