Scotlynn Group, an Ontario logistics and produce company, has had its workforce hit hard by a COVID-19 outbreak. In response, the company is looking for teams of five people to form harvest squads to bring in the asparagus harvest. The company has used its social media streams to shed light on not only the COVID-19... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
Rural communities need certain basic functions to survive in the long term. Whether it's medical service, the local school, rural broadband, or a dry goods store, rural communities struggle to keep enough services around. Could mail delivery be one the next big battles to keep alive? For many rural communities in Canada, Canada Post is... Read More
We're starting to warm up and get into the swing of things for the growing season, so it's a great time to chat corn and soybean agronomy on this Wednesday edition of RealAg LIVE! Host Shaun Haney is joined by PRIDE Seed's Eastern Ontario Market Development Agronomist, Neil McGregor, who covers crop agronomy and the... Read More
The Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI) has launched a Canada-wide campaign to connect consumers to the Canadian food system. The campaign, dubbed "It's Good, Canada," aims at highlighting the food system that works 24/7 to deliver safe, quality, and affordable food to Canadians and global customers. It features personal stories of Canadians working in... Read More
We're back with the latest episode of Pests & Predators, and on this episode, you'll hear from Dr. Meghan Vankosky. She is a research scientist in the field crop entomology department with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), based in Saskatoon, Sask. In addition to the research Vankosky does for AAFC, she is also the co-chair... Read More
Add Canada's Outdoor Farm Show to the list of events that will not be taking place in-person this year. The farm show was slated to be held September 15-17, 2020 at Woodstock, Ontario. On Monday, organizers for the Glacier FarmMedia-owned event said they are not moving forward with an in-person show this year due to... Read More
Fresh off of one of the biggest barbecue weekends of the year in Canada and headed into another in the United States, the cattle market is paying close attention to retail sales and the effect on prices throughout the supply chain. At the same time, processing capacity has started to return following slowdowns and shutdowns... Read More
Canadian-developed autonomous field unit DOT has made its debut in Ontario, beginning with a commercial fertilizer application in Chatham-Kent. This first autonomous unit is owned by Haggerty Creek and contributes to operator efficiency, says Chuck Baresich, general manager of Haggerty Creek. "The operator can be answering calls and providing service to customers while the machine... Read More
Markus Haerle, chair of the Grain Farmers of Ontario, says the producer group's recent social media and radio campaign is aimed at getting the federal government's attention and at pushing Ottawa to quit stalling on making improvements to business risk management tools, so that these programs can address shortfalls and challenges in the industry. Reaction... Read More
It's time for a very spring edition of RealAg LIVE! Q&A and for it, we've go the crowd-pleasing Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson to talk about, well, just about everything. Check out the summary and video below! The best thing we can have at seeding and planting is a drought. And for eastern Ontario, they're looking... Read More