Farmers with livestock should take some of the same precautions that they are taking with people in order to make sure they don’t transmit the coronavirus COVID-19 to their animals. […] Read more
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Sick with COVID-19? Stay away from animals if possible
There’s not much yet known about transfer to animals, but pigs are at largest risk
Resistance management is of utmost importance for cucurbit downy mildew
Changes in fungicide regulations have reduced the available treatments
Management of cucurbit downy mildew (CDM) requires more diligence with limited fungicide options. Recent changes in fungicide regulations leaves fewer options for farmers to control CDM, economically the most important […] Read more
Study looks at once-per-day milking of ketotic cows
Economic analysis remains to be done on the idea that shows promise in treating ketotic cows
Two weeks of once-per-day milking can clear up a high proportion of ketosis cases —although researchers are holding off on recommending the strategy pending further analysis of the financial drawbacks. […] Read more
Could Ontario agriculture be a carbon sink?
Professor says it could be done today – if enough imagination and will is employed
Could agriculture be a net-zero carbon emitter, or even a carbon sink? According to Vern Osborne, professor of animal biosciences at the University of Guelph, the answer is yes — […] Read more
Economics around variable-rate fertilizer challenging
The reasons variable-rate application has had lower adoption is a lesson for new ag technologies
There are good financial reasons that variable-rate application of nutrients hasn’t taken off like automated guidance. Guidance systems for farm equipment ensure complete coverage without overlap, University of Guelph Professor […] Read more
Clarifying data ownership for higher ROI
Researchers says greater ownership of data could help bring down barriers
University of Guelph researchers say farmers and agribusiness people need greater clarity on data ownership issues when it comes to the adoption of precision technologies. Sarah Marquis and Emily Duncan, […] Read more
The next step for cover crops
Researchers with long-term trials looking at productivity benefits
Long-term cover crop research is moving beyond the basics to more complex interactions between covers and row crops. Projects are now looking at how cover crops affect yield over several […] Read more
Making non-family business transition work
These two families found a way to make a dairy farm transition succeed
Most farm transitions today happen through succession planning between families, but there are growing examples of how non-farmers are making it work with existing farmers and on their own. FarmSmart, […] Read more
Beef sustainability program expands across the sector
National program gains more traction in Ontario beef value chain
The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef’s program will soon be coming to Ontario’s largest beef processing plant — creating more opportunities for beef farmers here to sell their beef at […] Read more
Editorial: Still lots to know about mechanisms of soil health
The maintenance of soil health has come into much greater prominence in the past five to 10 years. That’s an important step — our soils are the basis of civilization […] Read more
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