Canada Beef and the Canadian Beef Check-off Agency have announced that Eric Bienvenue will join the team as incoming president effective Tuesday, October 3, 2023. Bienvenue brings 30 years of experience in the pork and poultry industries to Canada Beef. Current president Michael Young will mentor Bienvenue for a six-month transition period, at which time… Read More
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Sollio Agriculture officially opened CRF Agritech on Monday. The new controlled-release fertilizer production plant is based at St. Thomas, Ont. The project was launched in 2021, after Sollio Agriculture entered a joint venture with several of its cooperatives in Québec., its Agromart retail partners in Ontario and the Maritimes, and Pursell, a fertilizer technology manufacturer… Read More
There are few things as talked about between farmers as the weather. For a huge part of the Prairies, most conversations revolve around moisture, and as we very quickly approach the fall season many farmers are thinking ahead to snowfall expectations. There are many weather and moisture prediction methods out there, but even meteorologists will… Read More
The bill that would remove the federal carbon levy from natural gas and propane used on farms would result in nearly a billion dollar reduction in carbon tax collected from farmers by 2030, according to a new report published by the Parliamentary Budget Officer. The PBO issued updated analysis on Friday of Bill C-234, which… Read More
Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) has named Ashley Honsberger as its new executive director, effective October 9, 2023. Andrew Graham, the current ED, will retire after a celebrated career spanning 43 years, 33 of those with OSCIA. He served as executive director at Soil and Crop for more than eight years. Honsberger has… Read More
Olymel is closing two processing plants: a pork plant in Quebec and a poultry plant in Ontario. The Paris, Ont., poultry further processing plant will close and all production will be moved to another Olymel plant at Oakville, around 75 kilometres north-east of Paris. The closure impacts 93 employees, with their final day of work… Read More
The next generation of rootworm control is set to hit Ontario fields in 2024. Developed through RNAi technology, PRIDE Seeds SmartStax Pro rootworm control G9 corn hybrids offers a three-pronged attack for control of this yield robber. Matt Chapple, product development manager with PRIDE Seeds, says this new trait will offer a third mode of… Read More
When it comes to biosecurity in livestock barns, who has been where, who is allowed where, and are they following the right protocols can be a tricky feat — no matter the size of the operation. The best of intentions can be there, but as we know, sometimes biosecurity can lapse in the rush of… Read More
The largest irrigation district in Canada is counting on above average snowpack this winter to replenish water supplies for the 2024 growing season. The St. Mary River Irrigation District (SMRID), which supplies water to over 500 thousand acres of farmland in southern Alberta, is no stranger to drought, and 2023 has been the sixth driest… Read More
After years of forward momentum on a trade deal with India, it seems progress has stopped, at least for now, as there are reports the Canadian side has paused negotiations. What exactly has transpired over the last few weeks is perhaps only known by those in the room, but the outcome — one of continued… Read More