Corn growers in eastern Canada will have a new residual herbicide option for the 2025 growing season. Surtain herbicide from BASF Canada uses new solid-encapsulated herbicide technology to deliver residual endurance in the field, the company says, and provides broad-spectrum control of key broadleaf and grassy weeds, including resistant biotypes. In this report, BASF technical... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
Not-for-profit organizations and municipalities in Ontario will soon be able to access funding to create a more welcoming environment for international agri-food workers who work in the province's agri-food sector. The Government of Ontario has announced $1.5 million for the international agri-food workers (IAW) Welcoming Communities Initiative, funded through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a... Read More
Update: Grain workers who were on strike in Vancouver are returning to work as early as Saturday (Sept. 28) morning after reaching a tentative four year deal on Friday evening. Read more here. 650 grain workers at the Port of Vancouver have been on strike since Tuesday, and now, workers at the Port of Montreal... Read More
Adam Pfeffer has put a lot of thought into the new shop he's just finished at his farm at Sparta, Ont. A cash crop farmer who runs a self-described "small to mid-sized" operation in southwestern Ontario, he also works as a market development manager for Bayer Crop Science. Growing up on the farm, Pfeffer's wish... Read More
Much has transpired in the weed control world over the past 40 years and Brian Woolley has seen it all. With farming roots in Port Dover, Ont., the Syngenta Canada territory sales representative is getting ready to close the book on a 40-year career in weed control. In this interview with RealAgriculture's Bernard Tobin, Woolley... Read More
Guest post by Kristjan Hebert, president of Hebert Group. This post was originally posted here. I’m usually a pretty positive person, but I won’t lie, it’s been a challenging harvest so far. Mother Nature has thrown us some curve balls, with too much rain and humidity slowing things down. This has put us behind schedule.... Read More
Agriculture can be a difficult industry to get into, especially for those that were not raised in it. Access to land, equipment and practical experience are often essential for creating a successful business model, and while there are courses and schools that can help with the knowledge piece, agriculture is an industry that typically requires... Read More
There are many things that are outside of a producer's control when raising cattle. Rain, or lack of it, market prices, and predators can make farming livestock a risky business. Then there is the risk of having cows that do not birth easily, have low immunity, or do not process feed efficiently. While the first... Read More
Soil fertility is the powerhouse that drives crop yield — and this episode of The Agronomists is an absolute powerhouse of soil fertility knowledge in order to learn more about soil pH. When too high or too low, the pH of soil can create huge issues in nutrient availability, nitrogen fixing capability, and soil microbe... Read More
Snobelen Farms Ltd. has completed a $2 million upgrade to its grain handling facility at the Brantford location. "Snobelen Farms is dedicated to serving our growers with the highest level of service. These upgrades reflect our ongoing commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction," says Troy Tate, location manager at the Brantford facility. The investment in... Read More