The impact of a carbon tax is on the minds of many Canadian farmers. It’ll be up to the provinces to decide how federal carbon pricing applies to agriculture, as we’ll hear from the federal agriculture minister. There are pros and cons to cover crops, while harvest is a mess in much of Western Canada... Read More
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Frost over the Thanksgiving weekend has put an end to the growing season, and should help with drying down soybeans, as Peter Johnson kicks off this week's Word with an update on soybeans and corn. From there, he offers some timely advice on fall burdock control, disease considerations in cover crops and — of course,... Read More
The Manitoba government is planning to implement a carbon pricing system with the goal of reducing emissions, but what it will look like has yet to be determined. Unlike her colleague from next-door Saskatchewan, Manitoba's minister of sustainable development did not walk out of the federal/provincial/territorial environment ministers meeting in protest last week when Prime... Read More
For a peek at the future of the U.S. dairy industry and the potential impact of the November presidential election, who better to ask than Orion Samuelson? The dean of U.S. farm broadcasting, who grew up on a Wisconsin dairy farm, has been on the air at Chicago’s WGN Radio since 1960 and offers a... Read More
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shared his directive for a national price on carbon on this week. Farmers and farm groups are concerned agriculture and food could be hard hit by a tax on carbon emissions... Ontario farmers are also concerned rising hydro rates will hurt competitiveness... What are the odds the Trans-Pacific Partnership goes ahead... Read More
In a world where we're bombarded by Facebook memes and sensational headlines skewing our perceptions about food and health, it's hard for complex, science-based messages to get the attention they deserve. Legitimate scientific work based on replication and the peer review process tends to be complicated, tedious, and, often, boring. Dr. Joe Schwarcz, director of... Read More
As we roll into October, some later-seeded soybean yields are coming in better than expected, but there are still some disappointing stories where growers in the driest areas aren't even bothering to harvest their beans. Meanwhile, decisions have to be made for fall weed control and wheat planting as the days get shorter. Peter Johnson,... Read More
Farmers and farm groups are voicing concerns about the impact the carbon tax announced by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have on farming and food production in Canada. Trudeau said the government will require provinces meet a minimum federal price on carbon of $10 per tonne in 2018, rising to $50 per tonne in 2022.... Read More
There's always a strong Canadian presence down in Madison, Wisconsin at the World Dairy Expo, including a team of Ontario 4-H members competing in the National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest. This year, Team Ontario finished 5th out of 29 teams, one of the best results they've seen in 27 years attending the prestigious contest.... Read More
When it comes to potential "step changes" toward higher global crop yields, there are several areas where we could see major developments in the next decade or two, says the of the Saskatoon-based Global Institute for Food Security. The two big targets, as Maurice Moloney shared at the 2016 Agriculture Biosciences Innovation Conference in Fargo,... Read More