Sesame is showing promise as a new cropping opportunity for southern Ontario growers, with six years of research demonstrating a fit with the region’s growing season, existing farm equipment, and potential domestic and export markets. At Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ont., Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness new crop development specialist Evan... Read More

After a decade focused on helping Canadian growers get more from seed treatment technology, Syngenta Canada is expanding the mandate of its Plattsville, Ont., research facility to tackle another evolving area of crop production: biologicals. The company has launched the Canadian Seedcare & Biologicals Institute (SCBI) at its Honeywood Research Facility, 10 years after the... Read More

A shift in oceanic temperatures is signalling a major change for North American weather patterns heading into the winter months. As the heat dome over the central United States breaks down in the coming week, an historically strong "Super El Niño" pattern will begin asserting a dominant influence across the continent, setting up Western Canada... Read More

Since walking away from a nearly-done deal with the United States in late August, the U.S.-led trade war with Canada has escalated to retaliatory tariffs implemented by Canada, and more threatened tariffs by the U.S. This week, the Prime Minister is in Europe, laying the foundation for closer ties with the European Union, a move... Read More