If you’re one of the farmers who submitted an application for Growing Forward 2 funding and were turned down, you’re not alone. Whenever a new or changed funding model rolls out, there’s always a learning curve. But does a first rejection mean you should abandon the application? Not necessarily. As Margaret May, regional program lead... Read More
Category: Canadas Outdoor Farm Show
There was mud, rain, green corn, Japanese beetles, more rain, and oh-so-many demos — that’s right, Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show is in the books for another year, and it was a great one. As always, Real Agriculture’s founder, Shaun Haney, and its editor, Lyndsey Smith, took some time at the end of the show to... Read More
The 2014 Ontario corn crop went in the ground over the course of nearly six weeks — a hardly ideal scenario. While some lucky farmers in the far south were planting before May, most didn't have the opportunity until mid-May and still more long after that. Coupled with a cooler than average summer, and farmers... Read More
The Real Agriculture team took in the sights and sounds of Canada's Outdoor Farm Show this week at Woodstock, Ontario, and if there was one thing in on the minds of farmers it was the approaching harvest season. There's more than a little concern about the maturity of the corn and soybean crop, and significant... Read More
If you've never been to Canada's Outdoor Farm Show, or it's been a long time since you've gone, Real Agriculture's Bern Tobin spent a day on the grounds talking with those in the know about the 2014 show set to start in just two weeks — September 9, 2014. From where you should stop first,... Read More
When you've got many hungry mouths to feed, efficiency counts. And while a big tractor or TMR mixer may help, the process of creating rations and feeding cattle can be made faster and more efficient through the use of a piece of equipment engineered specifically for the task at hand. The Faresin Ecomdoe self-loading TMR…Read More
Monsanto Canada's dicamba-plus-glyphosate-tolerant soybean system is in the works for a 2015 launch, if all goes according to plan (you can read more about that here), and, as part of the system, the company has rolled out more than just new in-the-plant herbicide tolerance. As Derek Freitag, with Monsanto Canada, explains in this interview filmed…Read More
The twin fan, or double, nozzle concept is not new, but several new design tweaks on this nozzle had many farmers asking some great questions at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show. Tom Wolf, spray application specialist and Wheat School regular, hosted a sprayer demo at the show in early September, to compare the coverage differences between…Read More
4-H has been an integral part of the rural landscape for just over 100 years now. It's something that's so familiar to the young rural experience that it's substantial contributions to the towns and cities it's in can sometimes be overlooked. 4-H is a place where kids are exposed to all the elements that make…Read More
If you're like most, the idea of filling out paperwork is rather low down on the "how I like to spend my free time" list. At the same time, the extra effort it takes to stay in the know and access government funding can be well worth it, as there are several options within Growing…Read More