With an eye to the future, cattle prices and cut-out values will eventually have to reflect significant shifts in labour and robotics, packaging, transport, and sustainability demands on the sector. Over the last 23 months, there's been a lot of talk about supply chains moving from just-in-time delivery to a more of a just-in-case type... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
There has been no shortage of opinions since the January 15 trucker vaccine mandate came into force. The mandate requires all travellers, regardless of their job, to be fully vaccinated before crossing the Canada-U.S. border. The mandate coming into force has served as a watershed moment for the COVID-19 pandemic, spurring protests in downtown Ottawa... Read More
A Liberal MP from B.C. has introduced a private member's bill in the House of Commons that's aimed at protecting Canadians' right to repair items they own, which could potentially affect rules around tractor and farm machinery repairs. The intent of Bill C-244, which was brought forward by Wilson Miao of Richmond Centre, BC, is... Read More
The Canadian government announced Tuesday, February 8, 2022, that table potatoes from Prince Edward Island would begin moving into Puerto Rico beginning today, February 9. Potato movement from the island province to the U.S. and even other provinces has been on hold since late November, 2021, after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) stopped exports... Read More
If you've been waiting for your question to be answered by Peter Johnson, today is your day. Yes, there are some talking points in this Wheat Pete's Word, but Johnson has devoted most of this episode to Q and A! Have a question you’d like Johnson to address or some yield results to send in?... Read More
In 2022, the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame will induct Paul Kelly, Patrick Lynch, Patricia Mighton, James Rickard, and Dr. Patricia Shewen as worthy candidates based on their life-long commitments to Ontario’s agriculture. The five will be recognized in an induction ceremony on June 12, (in-person, if restrictions permit, and online) bringing the total number... Read More
A consortium of investment firms and plant protein industry stakeholders, including Protein Industries Canada, is looking to raise $200 million in equity capital to create a fund that will help finance plant-based food and ingredient processors. Led by Bellwoods Partners and Champlin Advisory, Protein Industries Canada (PIC) says the consortium will work with an advisory... Read More
Eligible producers who were not paid for grain delivered to Pipeline Foods, ULC, will be fully compensated through the Canadian Grain Commission's (CGC) Safeguards for Grain Farmers Program. Following a review of individual producer claims, the CGC determined there were 49 eligible claims for unpaid deliveries to Pipeline Foods, ULC. The CGC will issue compensation... Read More
With new money flowing to GFL Environmental, Bio-Cycle Solutions is taking on a new name — GFL Ag — to more accurately reflect its purpose of supplying farmers with crop nutrient products. GFL Ag will continue to turn leftover food into fertilizer products for farmers, the company says, bringing organic materials full circle so they... Read More
Ruts are compaction we can see, but what about the yield-robbing compaction you don't see? What can we do to prevent compaction, and how do we manage already-compacted ground? For this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by compaction action gurus Jodi Dejong-Hughes, extension specialist with the University of Minnesota, and Ian... Read More