An international team of more than three dozen researchers has published a paper highlighting the potential of citizen science to address pressing research challenges in agriculture and food systems. One key to capitalizing on such efforts, the researchers find, may be to build stronger ties between citizen science and agricultural extension efforts. “We define citizen […] Read more
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Citizen science can play role in addressing agricultural challenges
Science Notes: Local sampling and input can play a role in making agriculture research more efficient
Democrat-led House seen backing Trump’s China trade war
The Democrats are also expected to seek greater input into trade talks with allies
Reuters – The new Democrat majority in the U.S. House of Representatives is likely to back President Donald Trump’s trade war with China and could even egg him on, but will offer tougher scrutiny of his negotiations with allies, trade experts and lawmakers say. Trump has imposed tariffs on $250 billion of Chinese goods to […] Read more
Currie acclaimed as OFA president
The OFA’s Producing Prosperity program will be moving to the national level
Keith Currie has been acclaimed as president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture for another one-year term. Currie will be joined by re-elected vice presidents Peggy Brekveld and Mark Reusser. Drew Spoelstra will be the other executive member, as elected by the board of directors. Hugh Simpson was elected as the member-at-large by the delegates […] Read more
Opinion: Creating a base for trust isn’t easy
Capital Letters with Kelsey Johnson of iPolitics
Last week agriculture leaders, experts, government officials, farmers and academics gathered in Gatineau, Que., for a two-day conference to talk about public trust. It’s a hot topic, a reality quickly confirmed by the full house it attracted. But what does public trust actually mean? In broad terms, public trust is the idea that a person […] Read more
Kubota digs into tillage offerings
The orange brand adds compact discs to its growing implement line
With its acquisition of the Norwegian implement manufacturer Kverneland, Kubota has been steadily integrating that company’s equipment to its own product line, particularly hay and forage equipment. And in some cases, such as with the newest Kubota round baler offering, it’s the result of expanding the original Kverneland lines in order to cater to North […] Read more
Clean Seed adds a planter by acquiring Harvest International
Clean Seed is strong on the digital side, with Harvest International making planter components
A couple of years ago, Clean Seed Capital finally introduced the CX6 seed drill that the company had let farmers know was coming down the pike. Now with two years of CX6 production under its belt, Clean Seed is expanding its manufacturing footprint. In July the company announced it had acquired U.S.-based Harvest International, a […] Read more
A potential life-saving farm tool
These Ontario farms are joining a growing number of businesses with defibrillators for use in the event of a heart attack
Two midwestern Ontario farm businesses followed up on their most recent round of Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) training by installing on-site automated external defibrillators (AEDs). And both farmers agree it’s a trend that will likely grow. “We’ve known for a long time that beef farming isn’t for the faint of heart,” quipped Schaus […] Read more
Opinion: Tractors on the road – a debate around the world
Capital Letters with Kelsey Johnson of iPolitics
While driving through parts of rural Scotland last month, a farm-related debate came on the BBC radio program my friend and I were listening to. Since I was suffering from agriculture-news related withdrawal (it was only day four of my vacation), I immediately cranked the volume. The question up for debate: should tractors be banned […] Read more
Ontario ag data providers partner with Climate FieldView
Climate FieldView has added two more local partners. Farmers can now load information from SoilOptix and A&L Laboratories into Climate FieldView and use that information to deepen their analysis with the crop production management tool. “Our goal from a supporting farmer perspective and those who help them is about getting all their data in one […] Read more
Agricultural innovation incubators get another year of funding
Bioenterprise invests in early-stage businesses, especially in agriculture and food
Two innovation incubators have received additional funding to support early-stage businesses and entrepreneurs and especially those in agriculture and food. Bioenterprise Corporation and its delivery partner Innovation Guelph were awarded $2.28 million by FedDev Ontario to deliver the Bioenterprise Seed Fund and Innovation Guelph’s Fuel Injection program which provides seed funding and access for specialized […] Read more
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