Thornloe Cheese may have a new lease on life, after its announced closure in October 2023. Owner Gay Lea Foods has announced the plant is set to be purchased by Triple “A” Cheese, a Mississauga, Ontario-based cheesemaker. The co-operative says it has entered into a letter of intent with Triple "A" Cheese, so the deal... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
How much does lodging affect yield? It all depends on when the crop goes down. Evidence of that is showing up on Ontario yield monitors in the winter barley fields and will be coming to a wheat field near you in the coming week, says Peter Johnson, host of Wheat Pete's Word. The other thing... Read More
Soybeans are one crop that have had a pretty excellent decade. Managing the crop at the field level is a farmer's job, but ensuring the crop moves freely and on-demand globally is part of what Soy Canada does. Brian Innes is the executive director for Soy Canada, which held its annual general meeting and a... Read More
At least one crop protection company is among the group of Cereals Canada's industry members that have submitted withdrawal notices to the national cereal grain value chain organization. BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions filed the notice ahead of Cereals Canada's annual general meeting on June 27th. Several grain company members, including Cargill, have also signaled their... Read More
Agricorp will expedite risk management program payments for Ontario cattle producers for the first and second quarters of 2024. The move comes as the Cargill Guelph beef processing plant remains closed due to a labour union strike that started on May 27, 2024. To expedite payments, Agricorp says it has moved the deadline to report... Read More
Cereals Canada has officially announced its broad vision for a new $100 million facility to be built in downtown Winnipeg that would be branded as the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (Gate.) The national cereal grain value chain organization sees the facility serving as a hub for Canada's grain industry, promoting the use of Canadian crops... Read More
Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness Rob Flack announced via social media that farmers in eight counties will have an extended amount of time to plant soybeans and still receive coverage through Agricorp. Farmers in Brant, Chatham-Kent, Essex, Elgin, Haldimand, Middlesex, Niagara, and Norfolk counties now have until July 2, 2024, to plant soybeans... Read More
Syngenta Seeds North America celebrated the grand re-opening of the Arva Research & Development (R&D) Innovation Centre this week, unveiling $2 million in renovations to the office and lab. The renovations mark the first significant update to the site in 30 years. The Arva R&D Innovation Centre is located on a 100-acre site just north... Read More
Last week's intense heat and humidity across much of Ontario had significant impacts on several crops, some of them good, some of them not so good. Heat-loving crops, such as corn, had a rip-roaring week, blasting through leaf stages, however any spring cereals in the flowering stage or crops with poor root growth suffered in... Read More
Consultations slated for June 26 and 27, 2024, in eastern Ontario regarding expanding wetland protection on farmland in three watersheds has been abruptly "paused," following petitions and pushback from residents and landowners in the area. Earlier this week, several petitions were circulating via social media over concerns that the proposed new wetlands designation in three... Read More