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
Category: Eastern Canada
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Marie-Claude Bibeau announced May 19 that over $244,000 will go towards supporting the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI). The organization will continue its work to build public trust in the Canadian food system, and the announcement by Minister Bibeau comes after a meeting with several members. “COVID-19... Read More
U.S. Governor Gretchen Whitmer ordered Enbridge to cap Line 5 by Wednesday, May 12, which would starve Ontario, Quebec, and parts of the north central U.S. of about 50 per cent of their energy supply. Enbridge has refused the governor's directive and continues to operate. Ashley Davenport of Michigan Ag Today recently joined Shaun Haney... Read More
Forests Ontario and partners are working to plant 26,000 new trees in Rouge National Urban Park, in Toronto, as part of the federal government's pledge to plant millions of trees to combat climate change. The trees planted are aimed at creating riparian buffers and wetlands, improving habitat connectivity, fixing carbon, and enriching agricultural soils in... Read More
When it comes to summing up this past week in the beef market, Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange says there are two stories to look at when it comes to the cash market. In the U.S., the cash market didn't really come up, unfortunately — it's still sitting around that $119 mark. However,... Read More
Raven Industries has announced it is moving its autonomous farming products under one umbrella brand, which means the well-known DOT power platform originally developed in Saskatchewan has a new name. Raven launched OMNi as the new brand for its autonomous agriculture business earlier this week. As a result, the DOT platform is now going to... Read More
With the crops starting to emerge, so are the weeds. Recently, the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) published a survey that ranks the most common and troublesome weeds in 2020. The survey sparked this week's question on RealAg Radio's Farmer Rapid Fire: what weed is the most troublesome for you? Which one really makes... Read More
Walmart Canada is now sourcing its beef from certified sustainable farms and ranches, according to standards set by the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB). The company will become the first retailer in Canada to offer an on-pack certified sustainable claim, on a line of its product. CRSB says that Walmart's efforts to help expand... Read More
Canadian National Railway (CN Rail) appears to have come from behind and taken the lead in the race with Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) to merge with Kansas City Southern to form the first rail freight network to link Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. CN announced Thursday that it has revised its offer to merge... Read More
Farmers Edge has announced the general availability of its Smart Carbon program for certain agricultural markets in North America, helping farmers in North America create potential new carbon offsets. The program combines hardware, software, agronomy, and hands-on customer support to create a "connected acre" providing farmers and their advisors a 360-degree view of their carbon... Read More