There are no indications China will be lifting restrictions on Canadian canola imports as a direct response to the exchange of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou for Canadians' Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, according to the president of the Canola Council of Canada. The two Michaels returned to Canada on Friday following a deal negotiated by... Read More
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Now that the 2021 election is complete and we know who will be returning to Ottawa once Parliament resumes, the focus shifts to cabinet appointments and the upcoming throne speech. As of Friday, Prime Minister-elect Justin Trudeau has not yet held a post-election press conference, saying he wants to wait until all the votes have... Read More
Two days of heavy rain in areas of southern Ontario drenched fields of standing crop, closed roads, and caused streams and rivers to breach banks. Near London, over 100 mm fell in a short time, causing significant flooding. Farmers across the region posted rain gauge shots, photos of flooded fields, and images of the storm's... Read More
The Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) has announced the participants in the 2021-22 Beef Researcher Mentorship program. Following an open application process, four researchers from across Canada were selected: Dr. Gleise Medeiros da Silva, who recently joined the faculty at the Department of Agricultural, Food & Nutritional Science at the University of Alberta as an... Read More
Croptimistic Technology and Combyne Ag have announced a partnership, effective Wednesday, September 29. Farmers across North America can use SWAT MAPS to show management impacts on soil, water, and air, the companies say. Through the integrated SWAT MAPS and Combyne Ag platform, called Combyne Connect, farmers will be able to show buyers their digital soil... Read More
Farmers and ranchers in the drought-affected areas of Ontario will have an opportunity to access up to $15,000 per farm for well drilling and pond construction projects. Applications for the Northwestern Ontario Drought Assistance Initiative will open later in September through Agricorp. The program will be retroactive to June 14, 2021. Ontario will provide up... Read More
Protein Industries Canada (PIC), in collaboration with several partners, has launched a sector roadmap for Canada's plant-based food, feed, and ingredients sector. The roadmap outlines key actions that will help the sector reach its goals in a strategic manner, including supplying the ingredients for 10 per cent of the global plant-based food products by 2035.... Read More
One of the most data-intensive fields in Canada has received a $300,000 donation from BASF Digital Farming. The donation is as a part of its three-year commitment to support the Olds College Smart Farm. Made on behalf of the company’s xarvio Digital Farming Solutions brand, it benefits the farm’s HyperLayer data concept, a process that... Read More
For Western Canada, the 2021 growing season has been one of the worst on record for both severe drought and extreme heat. As a result, the risk of injury from herbicide carryover in sensitive crops in the 2022 growing season is high, so much so that BASF has issued an urgent notice to growers for... Read More
Ontario Sheep Farmers recently updated several online resources for its membership, including a new version of the price and profit predictability tools. OSF created this farm management tool in partnership with the University of Guelph and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and recently assumed ownership and administrative duties of the resource... Read More