JBS has told U.S. government officials it believes the cybersecurity attack that has affected the meat processing giant's computer servers in North America and Australia was likely based in Russia. "JBS notified the administration that the ransom demand came from a criminal organization likely based in Russia," said White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
Over the past 32 years, Cleanfarms has calculated the rolling three-year average recycling rate of agricultural pesticide and fertilizer containers that are 23 litres and smaller. Cleanfarms has just calculated the 2020 recycling rate, which shows another major surge in recycling of these containers. In 2018, the rolling average rate was 64 per cent; in... Read More
Since the beginning of time, the business world has focused on size. The pursuit of scope and scale to lower cost of production, increase efficiency, and expand markets has been celebrated from the hallways of Boeing and CN Rail to farms in Saskatchewan and Ontario. In Canada we have big farms and we have small... Read More
Syngenta Canada has decided to separate its seed and crop protection businesses as of June 1, 2021. The seed business will operate under the NK Seeds brand. “As a customer-focused organization, we regularly review our operations to ensure we are positioned for growth and evolving to meet the needs of the customer and industry. With... Read More
The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) has released a new online tool to help producers quickly and accurately determine the volume and test weight of their grain. The test weight calculators for Canadian grains — which are available for free on the CGC's website — will make it easier for producers to calculate the test weight... Read More
AGCO-Amity, the joint-venture that manufactures and sells seeding and tillage equipment under the brand names of Concord, Wil-Rich, and Wishek, has been bought by Sweden-based Väderstad. Väderstad, which owns and builds Seed Hawk equipment at Langbank, Saskatchewan, says it has acquired 100 per cent of the AGCO-Amity Joint Venture (AAJV) and will be fully integrating... Read More
The United States has requested and established a dispute settlement panel to review measures regarding Canada's administration of its dairy tariff rate quota (TRQs) policies, under the new trade agreement USMCA/CUSMA. The U.S. is challenging Canada’s allocation of dairy TRQs — specifically the set-aside of a percentage of each dairy TRQ exclusively for Canadian processors.... Read More
A lot of athletes have superstitions, whether it's not changing your socks during a tournament, never washing a hat, baby powdering the end of a hockey stick before a face-off, or whatever it may be. Some of us in agriculture can also be superstitious at times, especially when it comes to the weather. With weather... Read More
One of the reasons weed species can be so difficult to get ahead of is because of their ability to adapt to conditions. Herbicide labels often refer to weed size when targeting the ideal control window, but in dry conditions weeds can stay small while rapidly move towards maturity. Mike Cowbrough, weed specialist for the... Read More
The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) has launched an advocacy campaign called Home Grown in an effort to decrease the loss of farmland to development. "Once it’s paved over, it’s gone forever," the organization says. Home Grown focuses on protecting and preserving farmland and domestic food production, and is designed to increase awareness on the... Read More