By Rob Wallbridge, Songberry Farm, Bristol, QC. The story of how I came to be touring Monsanto starts back in late April and a blog post where I questioned the current tenor of the GMO debate. It caught the attention of Janice Person, a Social Media Director for Monsanto, who commented, “if you ever want... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
As corn and soybeans move west and north through the prairies, the interest in equipment that departs from the typical drill grows substantially. As western Canadian farmers are learning, it's not just the planter that makes a big difference to corn yields; seed bed prep and fertilizer placement can be much different versus these same…Read More
Monsanto Company announced yesterday that the company had entered into a "long-term strategic alliance" with Novozymes, to create what it is calling the BioAg Alliance. The agreement is subject to the approval of the relevant national antitrust authorities to the extent required, but is expected to close in early 2014. Monsanto paid $300 million in... Read More
Where do you go for the latest in beef production information? What drives you to make changes on your operation? The Beef Research School is one of these tools, yes, but most ranchers and feedlot operators draw knowledge from conferences, extension staff, neighbours and online and hard-copy research. See more: Click here for more episodes…Read More
Last week we published an article with Christmas gift ideas for the rancher in your life. Though many of the suggestions are fairly universal, we'd be remiss if we didn't also help those of you shopping for farmers who prefer to be livestock-free. I think one of the happiest days of my farmer-life was the... Read More
The ready-to-eat cereal manufacturing plant at London, Ont., is set to close by the end of 2014, according to the Kellogg's company press room. The plant employs about 500 people. This announcement is the second of its kind for Ontario's food manufacturing industry, as Heinz announced the closure of its ketchup plant in Leamington last... Read More
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Gerry Ritz was on hand at the Canterra Seeds warehouse in Winnipeg, Man., to announce the tabling of Bill C-18, the Agricultural Growth Act. The Act addresses a total of nine areas where Canada's regulations need "modernizing, amending and streamlining of processes". While there isn't a monetary figure attached to…Read More
The Peterson Farm Bros became an internet sensation overnight, with the release of their first parody, "I'm Farming and I Grow It" on June 25, 2012. Within a week of its release, the video went viral, and while still in shock, they were flown to New York City and back for an appearance on Fox…Read More
All of us have bad days at work, good days at work and then there are awesome days at work. Today it is clear that Dave Hansen had a great day at work. Not only did Gerry Ritz hold his Agricultural Growth Act press conference at the Canterra Seeds office but the inclusion of UPOV91... Read More
Agriculture minister Gerry Ritz was in Winnipeg, Man., today to announce the tabling of Bill C-18, the Agricultural Growth Act. The act covers a host of agriculture-related regulations — a total of nine — with an eye to "amending, streamlining and modernizing" Canada's regulations as they relate to several areas of agriculture. From plant breeding... Read More