Glacier FarmMedia – Canada requires the national ambition to move agriculture ahead faster and in a climate-smart way, said Royal Bank senior vice-president John Stackhouse. Speaking to the Canadian Federation […] Read more
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Canada encouraged to aim for an agricultural moon shot
Royal Bank’s senior VP says agriculture industry should be a priority for all governments as he urges them to be ‘export obsessed’
Canadian farmland values exceed expectations
Ontario leads the way in farmland value increases across the country
Glacier FarmMedia – Ontario farmland prices led the nation with an average increase of 19.4 per cent, well above the Canadian average increase of 12.8 per cent. The data was […] Read more
Searching for sustainable agricultural plastic solutions
Projects in Northern Ontario and the University of Guelph tackle logistical challenges and biodegradable options
The agriculture sector uses a lot of plastic products, from bale wrap and silage bags to plant pots, greenhouse plant clips and semen straws. How to recycle, reuse or otherwise […] Read more
As globalization fades new strategies needed
Don’t expect a return to normal geopolitical conditions — at least not if you think the past several decades were normal. That was Janice Gross Stein’s message March 8, in […] Read more
Former OFA president to lead CFA
Keith Currie acclaimed to replace Mary Robinson
A former president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture is taking the helm of Canada’s largest general farmers’ organization. Keith Currie of Collingwood, Ont. was acclaimed as the new president […] Read more
Charting Canada’s agricultural path forward
John Stackhouse is a senior vice-president of Royal Bank of Canada and author of the Farmer 4.0 report that delves into the transformation of agriculture. Stackhouse was a participant in […] Read more
Ontario land values rise by double digits – again
Grey, Essex, Elgin see rates climb well over 30 per cent
Southwestern Ontario farmland values continued to soar in 2022, with some of the most significant increases occurring in what were, at one time, historically undervalued counties. According to the latest […] Read more
The path to attracting workers
[UPDATED: Mar. 6, 2023] Farm labour was a hot topic at the annual meeting of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture in Ottawa March 6 and 7. Jennifer Wright, executive director […] Read more
Ontario police charge seven with trafficking, exploiting migrants
Workers provided for farms and other sites, police say
Toronto | Reuters — Ontario’s York Regional Police have charged seven people with trafficking and exploiting 64 Mexican migrants, saying the accused were part of an international labour trafficking ring […] Read more
GM’s truck production cut signals a turn in U.S. auto sales
Company to idle Indiana plant for two weeks
Detroit | Reuters — New vehicle sales in the United States are expected to increase in February, but the decision by General Motors to cut production of large pickup trucks […] Read more