Not that this anecdote means anything to the markets, but Canadian farmers grew more corn than canola in 2021, thanks to record corn yields in Ontario and severe drought on the Prairies. Canola production for 2021 was pegged at 12.6 million tonnes, with corn coming in at 14.0 million tonnes, in Statistics Canada's final crop... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
You may be familiar with The Line: a Canadian newsletter-based news outlet. In its second year of operation, The Line was started as a place for "irreverent commentary," says Jen Gerson, co-founder of the company. Founded with longtime friend and colleague of Gerson, Matt Gurney, it was created as a place for "someone that wasn't... Read More
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is set to publish a new rule that will allow the importation of live goat, sheep, and other ruminants, 30 days from December 12, 2021, provided they meet new regulatory requirements. The existing rule has been in effect following the 2003 finding... Read More
CropLife Canada, the national trade association representing the manufacturers, developers, and distributors of plant science innovations, including pest control products and products of plant breeding innovations, has announced a new chair of the board following its annual general meeting. Bryce Eger, president of Corteva Agriscience Canada, is now chair of the CropLife Canada board of... Read More
If you're already shopping around for next year's seed supply for, well, everything, you're probably going to be glad you did. To help make the decision on what to buy, Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson says the corn hybrid information for Ontario is complete and ready for your scrutiny, and on this week's Wheat Pete's Word,... Read More
When it comes to skilled labour needs in agriculture, we're very good at identifying and quantifying the gap. However, as an industry where we've lagged is in making progress on the action items required to fill that gap. Cam Dahl, general manager of the Manitoba Pork Council, says that while the labour shortage is not... Read More
Farmers Business Network (FBN) says it will not be bringing its new farm equity financing program to Canada in the near term. The California-based company, which aims to shake up traditional business models in crop production, launched its "Farmland Capital" program near the end of October. FBN said they will offer farmers up to 25... Read More
When a person thinks of cyber security, it's not often thought about in the context of agriculture, or at the same time as agriculture. But, recent cyber security attacks in the past few months have prompted large and small companies alike to review the risks and vulnerabilities to attack. Darktrace is a cyber security company... Read More
Software company Milk Moovement has received $1.5 million in additional funding through Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). Milk Moovement previously accessed SDTC's Seed Fund for early-stage entrepreneurs to support the development of its cloud-based software to improve the efficiency of the dairy supply chain through features like transport monitoring, production tracking, quality monitoring, and route... Read More
Elanco continues to restructure its business following its acquisition by Bayer Animal Health in 2019 for US$7.6 billion. The latest announcement details eliminating about 380 positions, including approximately 20 per cent of Elanco’s senior management. The company employs over 10,000 people world-wide. The company says it plans to realize "significant financial gains" through several major... Read More