Corteva is making a major move to expand its biological crop input business, announcing an agreement to purchase Stoller Group — one of the largest biological companies in the agriculture industry. The US$1.2 billion deal "reinforces Corteva’s commitment to providing farmers with biological tools that complement evolving farming practices and help them meet changing market... Read More
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If you're in love with wheat, and really, who isn't, is it worth skipping a fungicide in soybeans to get wheat in sooner? That's a big question and one that requires a few more perspectives than just fungicide use, so host of Wheat Pete's Word, Peter Johnson, tackles that in this week's episode. Plus, we'll... Read More
Agriculture and food issues often cross provincial, national and international boundaries. Being a leader of a farm organization frequently requires representatives to look well beyond the farm gate to tackle issues that impact their members. That's certainly the case for Thunder Bay, Ont., dairy farmer Peggy Brekveld, who in 2023 will again lead the Ontario... Read More
Succession planning isn't just for farms — it's important for every business. A few years ago, Josée Lemoine brought her business, Pivot Performance, into the Backswath Management fold. As planned, Backswath founder Terry Betker is now stepping down (but not away) from leading the business, as Lemoine will step up to lead the company as... Read More
Science misinformation about genetically modified crops (GMOs) and foods had a potential global readership of over a quarter of a billion people, according to a new study published by the Alliance for Science, which combats anti-science misinformation on topics such as climate, vaccines, and GMOs. The paper, which is published in the peer-reviewed journal GM... Read More
Ground Truth Agriculture Inc. has secured $4 million to develop technology that it says will provide farmers with lab-quality grain analysis right off their combine, in real-time and with location precision The funding round was led by Conexus Venture Capital Inc. and includes $2-million from the ag-tech Emmertech fund. Additional investors include SaskWorks Venture Fund... Read More
An organic farming couple from Saskatchewan and a pair of dairy farming brothers from Quebec have been named Canada's Outstanding Young Farmers for 2022. Cody Straza and Allison Squires, who operate Upland Organics, and brothers Étienne Lessard and Guillaume Lessard, who farm together under Ferme Holdream Inc., were chosen from the field of seven nominees... Read More
The Pest Management Regulatory Agency’s (PMRA) 2021 re-evaluation of the permitted uses of lambda-cyhalothrin, the active ingredient in insecticide products such as Silencer, has at least one company reconsidering offering the affected products for 2023. ADAMA Canada announced today it will consult with industry before making a final decision on its products with lambda-cyhalothrin as... Read More
Farmers looking to prepare for seeding using lower horsepower requirements can look no further than the Bednar Swifterdisc XO 8000F. Rene Van Geerenstein, with Pentagon Farm Centre, introduced Bednar's 8000F at Agri-Trade 2022, explaining its main purposes is as a secondary tillage unit. He says it's not used to break ground, but instead is intended... Read More
Using three priority pillars, the Government of Ontario has announced its roadmap to building agriculture and food success over the next decade through the Grow Ontario Strategy. Announced today, strategy is designed to "make sure the province’s food supply chain remains safe, strong and stable from farm to fork,” according to Lisa Thompson, Minister of... Read More