A Bobolink in a southern Ontario grassland. Photo Victoria Pepe

Canada and Ontario invest $14.6M to boost farmland resiliency and sustainability

Increased funding enables the Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program to expand its project scope to improve soil health, protect water resources, promote biodiversity, and support long-term sustainability and competitiveness.

Canada and Ontario increased investment of $14.6 million to help farmers improve soil, water, and biodiversity through the Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program.

Field workers dressed head-to-toe in bright yellow rain gear shovel drainage channels in a Holland Marsh onion field under a steady drizzle.

Ontario invests $3 million protecting the Lake Simcoe Watershed

Funding offsets Holland Marsh farmer adoption of innovative phosphorus reduction technology

Ontario continues to encourage farmers to adopt technologies reducing phosphorus runoff into local watersheds with a $3 million Farm Washwater Innovation and Stewardship program addressing the Lake Simcoe Watershed.

Chuck Baresich, Haggerty AgRobotics, stands beside a bright orange Pixelfarming Laser One–i prototype adapted to fit the Orio NAiO’s frame.

Robots, lasers, and AI, Oh My!

Advanced field robotics is transforming agriculture with AI-driven precision, lower labour costs, and reduced soil disturbance.

Advanced field robotics, including laser and high-voltage electricity, is transforming agriculture with AI-driven precision, lower labour costs, and reduced soil disturbance.





Evaporator technology has developed beyond the traditional wood-furnace evaporators, seen here, allowing producers to more effectively and efficiently process sap into maple syrup.

Sticky business

Ontario maple syrup producers continue tradition in face of many challenges

Ontario’s maple syrup industry is resilient, with improvements in technology and marketing, but isn’t exempt by impacts from tariffs or Mother Nature