Hogendoorn Dairy has been irrigating crops since 2012. With drier weather conditions on average and a soil profile that features lots of sand, Kees Hogendoorn Jr. says it can be challenging to produce feed on the farm for the 430 milking cow operation based at Baden, Ontario. For 2025, Hogendoorn has added a 360 Rain... Read More
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A new reported case of new world screwworm (NWS) by Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) has led the U.S. to close the U.S.-Mexico border to livestock movement, again. The USDA had closed the border to livestock movement in May, however a three-month phased re-opening was set to begin July 7.... Read More
What started as a family-run, grass-fed beef operation near Calgary has grown into a thriving direct-market business focused on full-animal utilization. Lorin and Barry Doerksen of Gemstone Grass Fed Beef say that working with the whole animal, rather than boxes of cuts, is both a challenge and a strength. “It’s a lot different than butcher... Read More
The calendar is sliding into the dog days of summer — and grills across the continent are working overtime. That's good news for cattle markets, and to break down the cash prices, cattle movement, and inventory, we've got host of the Beef Market Update Shaun Haney with Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange. In... Read More
It's pretty safe to say that the evolution of electric fencing has been a game changer when it comes to giving farmers and ranchers cost-effective, flexible solutions for rotational grazing, riparian protection, and keeping wildlife out of bale yards. While putting up an electric fence sounds like a straightforward process, there are a lot of... Read More
Two University of Guelph researchers will share in the $100,000 Early Career Research Award. Dr. Kelsey Spence received $40,000 towards her work in on-farm biosecurity research, and Dr. Sam Workenhe was awarded $60,000 to further his research into discovering and developing antiviral treatments for highly pathogenic livestock and poultry viruses. An annual award funded by... Read More
Managers of Ontario's community pastures will soon have access to funding to improve pastures, protect sensitive areas, and better control runoff through the announced Community Pastures Initiative. Funded through the Resilient Agricultural Landscape Program (RALP) under Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP), up to $5 million will be available for eligible community pastures to adopt best... Read More
Michael Grunwald didn’t set out to write about agriculture. But after two decades of reporting on environmental policy, the veteran journalist realized the sector’s massive impact on the environment, and his own equally large knowledge gap about farming. His journey to better understand food production resulted in his new book, We Are Eating the Earth,... Read More
The confirmation of a dairy cow in southern Manitoba testing positive for bovine tuberculosis has prompted many questions about the disease, its prevalence, its spread, and the relative risk to human health. To answer some of the frequently asked questions, we asked Dr. Noel Ritson-Bennett, veterinary program manager for Western Canada for the Canadian Food... Read More
The World Trade Organization on Monday agreed to establish separate dispute settlement panels to investigate both sides of the Canada-China tariff tit-for-tat that is affecting Canadian agricultural exports. China argues Canada is not meeting its WTO obligations in regards to duties on Chinese electric vehicles, steel, and aluminum that the Canadian government imposed last year... Read More