Once again, there is talk of a cosmetic pesticide ban for Manitoba. This isn't the first time this has been discussed; Manitoba is also not the first province to entertain such a ban -- one exists in whole or in part in Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and PEI. Ontario introduced its ban even while expanding... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
Livestock handling demonstrations always gather a crowd at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show. Brussels Agri-Services, a Gallagher distributor, was a popular site, as they demonstrated the Auto Drafter – a state-of-the-art, incredibly quick sheep sorter. Capable of sorting several hundred sheep per hour, the Auto Drafter used RFID tag information to sort sheep in up to... Read More
If supply and demand is a big part of how ag commodities are priced, it's understandable why there is some head scratching surrounding the high price of wheat. From the outside it would appear as though there is a lot of wheat around, but as Moe Agostino of Farms.com Risk Management explains it's not necessarily... Read More
Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture Inc is hosting their annual competition for people 11 - 24. The competition will be held November 3, 2012 at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, Ontario. With a rich competition history, the CYSA looks to hold a fantastic event for youth from all over Canada in 2012. The... Read More
What if there was a way you could get at least 25% more grass out of your pastures with minimal investment? There is — the secret is adding electric fencing and moving your cows more. Jack Kyle, grazier specialist with OMAFRA, says that restricting the cows to smaller pastures and then moving them every day... Read More
As the sunburns start to heal and we begin to get the first taste of weather that makes farmers button up more than just the bottom button of their shirts, we head waaaaay back, to last week, to the grounds of a very successful Canada's Outdoor Farm Show. It's there that we took our cameras... Read More
Marsha Trinder lives rather far from an urban centre. Her cow/calf operation and horse breeding and training facility near Russel, Man., is not exactly a quick drive from the nearest city, and yet, for the third year in a row she's opened her farm up to anyone who would like to come visit on Open... Read More
First identified in Tennessee in 2008, soybean vein necrosis virus was confirmed just over a week ago in two Ontario counties. Easily confused with general plant stress, Cercospora leaf blight or scald (sunburn), SVNV often begin as light green to yellow patches near the main leaf veins which may enlarge eventually becoming necrotic (brown) areas.... Read More
When you have success, people notice. BASF apparently recognizes the growth and success of Becker Underwood. This morning BASF announced that they have purchased entire global portfolio of Becker Underwood for 1.02 billion dollars. The Press Release states: “We are impressed with Becker Underwood’s ability to translate growers’ needs into innovative, tailor-made solutions that can... Read More
Whether it's wet springs or just farmers exploring their options, it appears as though the moldboard plow is making a bit of a comeback. It is though, as Agronomist Pat Lynch explains, not the moldboard plow you knew before. The newer plows are much more adjustable, doing their job much better than their older counterparts.... Read More