The federal and provincial governments are spending $12 million to better protect Ontario's farm lands from extreme weather and its agricultural toll. Read More
Food banks across the province will receive a “steady” supply of chicken raised by local farmers in new program announced Monday in London. Read More
ARVA – Tar spot can be a big black hole for potential corn yields, in the neighbourhood of 60 bushels per acre. Read More
Robert Grieger from Beausejour, MB, is facing a serious issue with Manitoba Crop Insurance after discovering toxic white cockle in his hay field. It is poisonous to cattle and horses, rendering the crop unusable. Read More
When Jim Pallister, a farmer near Portage la Prairie, MB, shared his crop update in late July on X-Twitter, he mentioned, “Corn is tasseling, wheat keeps filling, and beans are flowering. Tile drainage finally paid off and made a big difference.” Read More
Expropriation is a drastic measure. In acquiring land for public benefit, even when property owners are well compensated, it should be a tool of last resort. When negotiations do break down and governments forge ahead, we expect them to demonstrate their acquisitions are driven by reasonable necessity, and not unreasonable haste. Read More
Ontario’s cucumber harvest got off to an early start and at the beginning of August about half the crop had already been shipped. Dan Froese at Froese Vegetables in Norfolk County and Jeff Vanroboys at The Pickle Station in Chatham-Kent are pleased with the yield and quality. Read More
When I see collections of old but working farm equipment on display at this time of year, at fairs and events, I often think about the ‘ghost in the machine.’ Read More
All corporations in that ‘other world’ – the urban one – have to produce a balance sheet generally once a year, especially if they are publicly traded. When they do so, they will automatically list their assets and liabilities. And in the assets they may automatically break out ‘intangible assets’, a category of asset that is invisible. Read More
Ontario’s farmer mental health hotline has extended its services to offer unlimited counselling to more people in agriculture. Read More
Near the end of July, Bragg Farm will open the first of its two huge fields of sunflowers to the public where a maze has been mowed into the shape of a pair of sunflower heads. Read More
OTTAWA – Farm equipment purchases dropped by 5.1 per cent during the first quarter of 2024 and will likely be down by 2.2 per cent for the year, says Farm Credit Canada. Earlier this year it projected an 8.4 per cent increase in equipment purchases. Read More