The Organic Council of Ontario (OCO) wants to understand why the province can't seem to attract farmers and processors who want to fill the growing consumer demand for organic food. The organic market has seen tremendous growth in recent years. Ontario has more than $1 billion dollars in sales alone, about 30% of total Canadian... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
Leafhoppers out the ying-yang, fertility issues, double cropping soybeans, fungicide questions — it's all in this week's Word, as Peter Johnson, resident agronomist for RealAgriculture, shares his advice and answers your questions in this update for the week of June 22, 2016. Have a question for Wheat Pete? Call 1-888-746-3311, send him a tweet (@wheatpete),... Read More
Langbank, Saskatchewan-based equipment manufacturer Seed Hawk debuted a new metering system for its air carts at Canada's Farm Progress Show in Regina last week. The company hopes to put the plugging problems associated with its iCon seeding system to rest with the release of the Fenix III, a metering unit designed by Seed Hawk's Swedish... Read More
One of the top criticisms of advocacy efforts is that organizations tend to all work on the same goal, without pooling industry resources. But, could the idea of pooling resources go even beyond that, to include players from other industries as well? At the Learn. Create. Eat. workshop (held in conjunction with the Dietitians of... Read More
Are carcass weights too high? Are we not putting enough emphasis on quality feet and legs? These are questions Temple Grandin, well-known cattle handling expert, had ranchers and reporters asking themselves as they filed out of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association's 103rd annual general meeting and convention. As part of her presentation, Grandin described a... Read More
More than 300 Ontario farmers consider lambsquarters Ontario’s worst weed. Results from a months-long online survey show lambsquarters narrowly edged out Canada fleabane by a half-dozen votes to take the title. “They were neck in neck,” says survey coordinator David Bilyea, weed specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in Ridgetown.... Read More
Grains through the middle of May saw fund buying continue to try keep the elevated prices where they’re at after some bearish weather and crop progress reports. Some warmer temperatures in the forecast for June across many parts of North America’s major growing regions have been offset by some timely rains in many locations. More... Read More
Ontario farms tend to be dominated by field crops and managed pasture, but there are many opportunities for farmers to create habitat for endangered species. The Species at Risk Farm Incentive Program (SARFIP) is designed to help farmers make those opportunities become reality, explains Margaret May, Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) Regional Program... Read More