4-H Canada and BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions (BASF) have announced their renewed partnership — effective from 2021 to 2023 —which is designed to help youth leaders advocate for important issues and make positive contributions to their communities. The partnership will see BASF continue as the lead partner of 4-H Canada's Community Engagement & Communications Pillar... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
Everyone has a different motivation to get involved in agricultural policy — sometimes family is an influence, other times it's the drive to advocate on behalf of a certain commodity. Essex, Ont., farmer Brendan Byrne was elected at the beginning of February to the position of chair for Grain Farmers of Ontario. Before being appointed,... Read More
It's only 11 days until the meteorological start of spring, which is pretty cool, but so are the temperatures in Ontario, in Western Canada, and all the way down to the southern U.S. On this Wheat Pete's Word, our host Peter Johnson fields all sorts of questions about the cold, plus manganese, scaring away birds,... Read More
Meat and Poultry Ontario (MPO) is launching a project to identify opportunities to increase meat processing capacity in Ontario. The $127,000 project, funded through the federal/provincial Canadian Agricultural Partnership, is aimed at addressing a growing demand for abattoir services across the province, including the north. MPO has begun researching a strategy that pairs skills development... Read More
Need a certain wrench in the middle of a field? Call a drone. Lost a shear pin? Call a drone. Finished your lunch in the cab and it's only 10 am? Call a drone. Or more likely, just open the app or your phone's virtual assistant and order that second lunch. Okay, it may be... Read More
If you clicked on this article, you're probably wondering what "live your best life" I'm spewing out now. Today's focus is sunlight. The polar vortex that has dominated the Prairies is making its way south of the border in a hurry (which, if you are reading this and from the parts of the U.S. that... Read More
The federal agriculture minister tried to address some of the questions coming from farms and other businesses that employ temporary foreign workers (TFWs) in a news conference on February 12. Employers of TFWs have been seeking clarifications regarding the federal government's international travel restrictions and COVID-19 isolation protocols, as workers arrive for the upcoming growing... Read More
The 2020-2021 winter weather has been somewhat surprising, given that the typical polar vortex took its time getting to Canada. But it's here now and until it moves on, Eric Snodgrass, senior atmospheric scientist with Nutrien Ag Solutions, says he's not comfortable in giving a planting weather forecast. Snodgrass says that modeling does suggest a... Read More
When it comes to field work in either spring or fall, time is money. To speed up the process, Brandt Industries rolled out the new HP Torsion Harrow last fall and is currently moving units to dealers for #plant21. The new implement comes in 100- and 120-feet widths, geared to the larger producer who needs... Read More
Degelman Industries LP and John Deere Company have reached an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) agreement to provide a line of heavy harrows designed for small grain farmers. The agreement gives the John Deere dealer network a new tool for managing heavy residues, controlling weeds and volunteer plants, as well as for warming soil ahead of... Read More