Hannah Stamp of Vauxhall, Alta., and Sarah MacDonald of Vanderhoof, B.C., have been selected as the Outstanding Young Farmers Memorial Scholarship winners for 2023. Each winner receives a $1,000 scholarship to support their post-secondary agricultural education. The award includes two annual scholarships — one to an individual who has completed at least one year of... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
The outlook for oilseeds like canola and soybeans remains uncertain as harvest gets into full swing across North America, according to Tyler Schau of AgMarket.Net. For canola — which obviously has a much smaller footprint across North America — Schau notes there has been good production in some areas of Canada and North Dakota, though... Read More
Farmers across Canada care deeply about their soil but Derek and Tannis Axten of Axten Farms take it to a whole other level. The Minton, Sask., farmers' commitment is is even written into their company's tagline — loyal to the soil. "The reason I like it is it kind of reminds us that everything we... Read More
As the growing season winds down, fall provides a critical opportunity for weed management — especially in those soybean fields that are a bit behind in the maturity game. As Ken Currah of BASF explains in our latest episode of the Soybean School, this time of the year the focus is going to be on... Read More
Ontario farmers interested in participating in the Living Lab initiative are invited to complete a survey in order to begin the process. The Living Lab — Ontario project has been set up to bring together farmers, scientists, sector organizations, and other experts to co-develop, test, and evaluate Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs) that address climate change... Read More
Seven years ago, Chris Moore and Lyndsey Smith decided they needed more acres if they were going run a viable sheep farm. But rather than buy land, the partners opted to try their hand at solar grazing their Shady Creek Lamb flock at a solar power installation near their Kinburn, Ont., home farm. What started... Read More
The shouts to preserve farmland were not enough to reverse course on the breakup and development of southern Ontario's Greenbelt, but it appears several scathing reports of misdoings and resignations of ministers was. Late last week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford held a press conference (CTV clip below) to not only announce a pull back on... Read More
John Deere and DeLaval have joined efforts to create the Milk Sustainability Center (MSC), a digital eco-system to help dairy farmers improve the efficiency and sustainability of their operations. The eco-system will be open for partners to join, with the object of providing farmers with data needed for a holistic view of the dairy operations,... Read More
When the year starts early and starts dry, producers and researchers alike get pretty excited about the year ahead for edible beans. That was the story for the Ontario crop until July, when torrential and frequent rainfall began over much of the growing region and continued through August. The result, explains University of Guelph associate... Read More
For the most part, there are plans in place if (and when) a crisis were to hit agriculture in the short-term. But what about the long-term? That's exactly what a new report from the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) is looking to tackle. Al Mussell, research lead for CAPI, says Canada currently lacks a coherent... Read More