“In ag and agri-food, most businesses are small and medium-sized. We are talking about a sector where the impact of an attack could be getting out of the business completely.” – Ali Dehghantanha, Canada Research Chair in Cybersecurity and Threat Intelligence.

Farm business cybersecurity an ongoing concern

Collaboration, standardization and investment needed to shore up agri-food cybersecurity infrastructure

Cybersecurity is a best practice in farm business risk management, but requires collaborative support to be successful and accessible. “(Our food system) is a critical infrastructure at the intersection of […] Read more





Agriculture industry wary of federal immigration plan

Agriculture industry wary of federal immigration plan

Feds vow to reduce ‘temporary immigration,’ but group says temporary workers not the same as international students

The 2024 federal budget’s promise to reduce “temporary immigration” could reduce the number of temporary foreign workers available to Canadian agriculture and agricultural businesses. The document states the government “will […] Read more





Ontario Agriculture College students on a plot tour in the late 1920s.

‘College on the Hill’ celebrates 150 years

Guelph location for Ontario Agricultural College came only after earlier plans for Toronto, Mimico

The Ontario Agricultural College (OAC) is celebrating 150 years of history, having first opened its doors in May 1874. Organizers of upcoming events celebrating the 150th anniversary put their promotion […] Read more