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Rodent poisons allowed on B.C. farms during temporary ban

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British Columbia has temporarily banned a stronger class of rodent poisons pending a review of their effects on non-target wildlife, but farm uses will be exempt. The province on July 21 announced an 18-month prohibition on sales and use of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides (SGARs). The second-generation products are “more powerful” than the previous generation and […] Read more
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Editorial: The two routes to agriculture minister

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Lisa Thompson was recently named the new minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs for Ontario, another in a line of female agriculture ministers from Huron-Bruce. I’ve known Thompson for a long time and she’s spent her life in agriculture. I remember riding the bus while I was taking the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program (AALP) […] Read more
Can-Am has introduced an updated line of Commander off-road, side-by-side machines for 2021.
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Can-Am releases new side-by-sides

Better performance and more hauling and towing capacity promised for 2021 Commanders

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Glacier FarmMedia – It’s been 10 years since BRP’s Can-Am brand first introduced its side-by-side Commander models in 2010. Now, the company has given them a major redesign for 2021. BRP claims the revamp not only enhanced the Commanders’ performance but made them more versatile as well. “The 2021 Can-Am Commander is our most versatile […] Read more
Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, shown here with Craig Riese (l) of Keystone Agricultural Producers and Manitoba Beef Producers president Tyler Fulton, speaks on July 22, 2021 at The Forks in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)

Tax deferrals, crop insurance changes en route against drought

Assessments underway for AgriRecovery, minister says

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Updated — As the federal government looks to manage impacts of ongoing drought conditions in Canada’s West, producers in parts of five provinces can already expect to be eligible for the livestock tax deferral program. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced Thursday in Winnipeg that producers in drought-designated areas of southern Alberta, southeastern British Columbia, northwestern […] Read more
The bylaw bans the clear-cutting of woodlots and woodlands to address environmental issues in the county.
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Farmers push back against Chatham clear-cut bylaw

Municipality says council intended to prevent aggressive cutting as wider environmental policy changes are discussed

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A Chatham-Kent bylaw banning the clear-cutting of woodlots and woodlands has generated frustration and feelings of exclusion in policy development among some Chatham farmers. Passed by municipal council on April 26, the temporary, 120-day bylaw pertains to wooded landscapes more than half an acre in size, and a specified density of trees. It comes as […] Read more
A view near the Canadian end of the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Windsor and Detroit and is considered one of North America’s busiest trade routes. (Steven_Kriemadis/iStock/Getty Images)
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U.S. extends travel curbs at land borders through Aug. 21

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Washington | Reuters — The U.S. government on Wednesday extended the closure of land borders with Canada and Mexico to non-essential travel such as tourism through Aug. 21 even as officials debate whether to require visitors to have received a COVID-19 vaccine. The latest 30-day extension by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) came after […] Read more
Province launches Winery Agri-Tourism Relief Initiative
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Province launches Winery Agri-Tourism Relief Initiative

One-time grant offered to wineries and cideries to offset on-site sales impacted by pandemic

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Ontario’s alcoholic beverage industry raised a glass to the province’s Winery Agri-Tourism Relief Initiative (WATRI) grant launched July 20. The province has provided a one-time $10 million grant to offset a decline in winery and cidery’s on-site store sales and increased COVID-19 safety measure costs during the pandemic. WATRI will disperse the grants in September […] Read more
“It was easy to do because the technology was already there.” – Bryce Eger, president of Corteva Canada.
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Corteva at two

Company manages through pandemic while building old and new brands

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The emergence of Corteva two years ago from the merger of Dow Agrosciences and DuPont put a new player on the agriculture stage — a company focused on agriculture that had to merge different cultures and product brands. Corteva recently turned two and Bryce Eger, president of Corteva Canada, talked with Farmtario about the evolution […] Read more
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Letters: Prioritize prime farmland above gravel pits

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Dear editor, Prime farmland. It comprises less than five per cent of Ontario’s land base and is mainly concentrated in southern Ontario. It is considered by many, including government, as the foundation of our economic prosperity.  Why then are governments willing to put this finite, non-renewable resource in jeopardy to gravel pits? In Waterloo region, […] Read more
Opinion: Robot farmers could improve jobs, help fight climate change — if they’re developed responsibly
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Opinion: Robot farmers could improve jobs, help fight climate change — if they’re developed responsibly

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Farming robots that can move autonomously in an open field or greenhouse promise a cleaner, safer agricultural future. But there are also potential downsides, from the loss of much-needed jobs to the safety of those working alongside the robots. To ensure the use of autonomous robots on farms creates more benefits than losses, a process […] Read more

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