The very dry conditions in Ontario this summer have left many livestock producers very short on forage. The Hay East initiative (www.HayEast2012.com) is still looking for donations from the west and now has widened the request to include Ontario farmers with a little extra to spare. Jim Hair (@OFA1) posted this tweet this morning: #HayEast... Read More
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After he was re-elected this week as the President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, Shaun Haney asked Mark Wales his opinion on the overall health of Ontario agriculture. If you cannot see the below embedded video, CLICK HERE
The drought conditions in Ontario this year squashed the potential of what was looking to be an exceptional corn crop. A number of producers suffered crop failures in some of the hardest hit areas. It wasn't just corn that was affected. The extreme heat took it's toll across a number of different crops. The damage... Read More
Two weeks ago we posted a series of videos from six groups of University of Guelph students. The project was for the UofG Crops 4240 undergraduate class. We asked the RealAgriculture.com community to vote on the best weed ID videos from the students. As you see below when you click on show results, Group 6... Read More
This week the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) is holding its AGM. With a AGM comes an election. On Monday, Mark Wales was re-elected as President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. Mark Wales is re-elected & will serve another full year term as OFA President #ofa2012agm yfrog.com/kecl8ulj — Ont. Fed. of Agri. (@OntarioFarms) November... Read More
The Canadian Government has announced two initiatives "that will help to identify opportunities and address issues facing the next generation of farmers," according to the press release. The announcement was made at the Ontario Young Farmers Forum in Toronto, November 19. today an investment for two initiatives . The Rural Ontario Institute (ROI) will receive... Read More
The Canadian cattle industry has made continual gains in beef quality and safety and production efficiency, year over year, even in the face of significant challenges in the past decade. That's due in no small part to the tenacious nature of Canada's beef producers, but it's also a result of significant gains made through extensive... Read More
After a year-over-year doubling of traffic to the site, RealAgriculture.com hired its first full-time editor this spring. Now, the site continues to expand in the form of a new school. Joining the line up RealAgriculture's production-focused Schools is the new Beef Research School — a series of 30 videos produced in partnership with the Beef... Read More
Canadian vintners will uncork new international market opportunities with the help of new government funding announced today. The investment of $160,000 earmarked for the Canadian Vintners Association will help Canada's wine producers increase exports in key markets. This investment ongoing international market development and trade efforts to increase the awareness of the value, quality, and... Read More
The world is a much smaller place than it ever was. When it comes to areas like feed grains, what was once a very localized trade is now increasingly international. That requires a new level of international awareness for producers, especially in times marked by historic highs and increasingly tight supplies. So what should we... Read More