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Ontario is investing $6 million over the next six years via the Ontario Craft Cider Marketing Fund (CCMF) to assist provincial craft cideries spur growth through product marketing.
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Provincial funding adds sparkle to Ontario’s craft cider marketing

Ontario is investing $6 million over the next six years to assist provincial craft cideries spur growth through product marketing. “The Ontario Craft Cider Marketing Fund (CCMF) is the single most impactful development for the Ontario craft and cider industry in over a decade,” said Jenifer Dean, Ontario Craft Cider Association (OCCA) chair. “The industry […] Read more
Ontario Tender Fruit Growers' bins are strategically placed within grocery retail stores allowing consumers to identify locally grown, seasonal tender fruit products quickly.
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Marketing initiative bears fruit for Ontario tender fruit growers

The province has invested up to $1.6 million over four years in purchasing Foodland Ontario branded bins for locally grown tender fruit.  “These display bins help elevate awareness of local tender fruit and ensure consumers can easily identify what is grown close to home,” said Phil Tregunno, Ontario Tender Fruit Growers chair. Why it matters: […] Read more
Rob Flack, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agri-business, left, speaks with farmers following an announcement for $2 million in funding for the Ontario Beef Marketing Program and a $240 million increase to the Feeder Cattle Loan Guarantee program at Henrydale Farms in Carleton Place, July 29, 2024.
Livestock, News

Ontario beefing up support for cattle producers

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A $240 million increase to the Feeder Cattle Loan Guarantee program will help strengthen Ontario’s beef sector. The increase doubles the loan program’s scope to $500 million in low-interest finance to support short-term needs and long-term growth of feeder cattle co-operatives and their members. Why it matters: Increased funding for the guaranteed loans provides sector […] Read more
Soybeans in Grey County
Crops

Soybean planting extension granted

Agricorp is extending the soybean planting deadline for areas of Ontario from June 30 to July 2. Essex, Chatham-Kent, Lambton, Elgin, Middlesex, Norfolk, Haldimand, Brant and Niagara counties were provided with the two-day grace period due to wet weather creating difficult planting conditions. Agricorp expects an influx of phone calls related to the delayed planting […] Read more
Lorne Hepworth (right), pictured here in 2021 accepting the Saskatchewan Order of Merit from Sask. Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty. Photo: Brighten Creative Group

Hepworth honoured for agricultural achievements

The London, Ont. resident started as a Sask. farmer and vet before moving to politics, then research

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Lorne Hepworth, former Saskatchewan agriculture minister and current chair of the Agriculture Research Institute of Ontario, has been named a member of the Order of Canada.
A file photo of the aftermath of freezing rain in Montreal on April 6. (David Himbert photo/Hans Lucas via Reuters Connect)

Weather Network predicts mild winter, with caveats

Colder scenario expected for East

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MarketsFarm — Strong El Niño conditions that have developed in the Pacific Ocean would typically lead to a milder winter across Canada — but other factors this year could challenge that outlook, according to the winter forecast from The Weather Network, released Wednesday. The winter forecast features a mild start to the season, with a […] Read more
Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) chair Brendan Byrne, left, and Crosby Devitt, GFO CEO, discuss issues such as carbon tax exemptions, fertilizer tariffs, increasing input and inflation costs, and concerns about agriculture land protection.
Crops, News

GFO members bring land planning and protection concerns to annual meeting

Fertilizer and carbon tax relief remain ongoing issues

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Grain farmer concerns on land use and planning gained traction against ongoing fertilizer pricing and carbon tax issues. Brendan Byrne, Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) chair, and CEO Crosby Devitt fielded questions on what measures the organization was taking toward agricultural land protection and intensification planning to address increasing housing pressure during the organization’s annual […] Read more
The annual Great Lakes Grain tour assessment showed above-average yields for corn at 199.9 bu./acre.
Crops

Ontario corn yield estimates above average, soybeans below

Corn needs heat units to optimize projected yields

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Mother Nature needs to turn on the heat for Ontario corn to reach its yield potential before harvest. “We’re behind” in corn, Jim Irvine, of FS Partners/Great Lakes Grain, told Farmtario at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show. “The weather has slowed things down. We need a warm, frost-free September.” The 2023 Great Lakes Grain (GLG) crop […] Read more
Two soybean varieties with varying levels of white mould tolerance. The less tolerant variety (right), is completely ruined by white mould. Image taken in Eastern Ontario in early September.
Crops

White mould troubling for some regions

Mixed impact on soybean crop, but greater damage on dry beans

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Wet and warm summer weather brings two things to southwestern Ontario: mosquitoes and disease pressure. Both were abundant during an early September Pioneer soybean plot tour in Essex County. For Emma Epp, certified crop advisor, co-owner of Epp Ag Solutions near Leamington, and host of the plot tour, the main enemy in 2023 has been […] Read more

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