Late Blight Control In Tomatoes: The Loss Of Mancozeb
From ONvegetables.com By: Amanda Tracey, Vegetable Crop Specialist, OMAFRA The Pest Management Regulatory Agency recently announced that it will be cancelling the use of the group M3 chemicals mancozeb...
View ArticleUSDA FORECASTS LOWER CORN AND SOYBEAN ACREAGE
The United States Department of Agriculture estimates that U.S. farmers planted slightly fewer acres of corn and soybeans this year. According to the USDA’s June 29 acreage report, corn planted area...
View ArticleC-K’s Lake Erie Fishery Is Enormous
Fish is something we don’t normally think about when it comes to food. Last month, we celebrated Local Food Week across Ontario, but how many of us think about fish when we think about local food? Here...
View ArticleONTARIO FARMERS PLANT MORE CORN, FEWER SOYBEAN ACRES
Statistics Canada estimates that Canadian farmers planted 6.3 million acres of soybeans in 2018, a decrease of 13.2 % from the previous year. In its Principal Field Crops report on June 29, the agency...
View ArticleGuide To Weed Control Hort Crops 2018 – Pub 75B
From ONvegetables.com By: Kristen Obeid, OMAFRA Weed Management Specialist – Horticulture The OMAFRA Guide to Weed Control Hort Crops 2018 (Publication 75B) is available in the following formats:...
View ArticleOTTAWA FUNDING RISK MANAGEMENT STUDIES
The federal government has announced an investment of up to $355,710 for two projects aimed at helping grain farmers manage financial risk. The investment included $197,400 to Soy Canada to develop a...
View ArticleEARLY DAYS IN ASSESSING CANCELLED CAP AND TRADE
Ontario Federation of Agriculture Commentary By Drew Spoelstra, OFA Executive Member Weather, climate and trade are all hot topics in Ontario right now. The recent elimination of Ontario’s cap and...
View ArticleFARMERS HELPING OTHERS
Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario Commentary By Simon de Boer, CFFO Executive Board Director No doubt by now everyone has formed for themselves some opinion about the NAFTA trade talks. Complex...
View ArticleNEW VERSION OF APHID ADVISOR
By Tracey Baute, OMAFRA Field Crops Entomologist From fieldcropnews.com Some fields are starting to see soybean aphids colonize in the last few weeks. This is their typical behaviour and of no concern...
View ArticleA WHOLE SYSTEMS VIEW OF SUPPLY MANAGEMENT: PART I
Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario Commentary By Suzanne Armstrong, CFFO Director of Research and Policy The current press frenzy around Canada’s supply managed dairy system is mostly thanks to...
View ArticleTARIFF BATTLE BOOSTS SOYBEAN STOCKS ESTIMATE
Reflecting the impact of China’s import duties on U.S. soybeans, the United States Department of Agriculture chopped its estimate for exports by 250 million bushels to 2.040 billion in 2018-19. Market...
View ArticleADVANCING INNOVATION IN CANADA’S BEEF SECTOR WITH A $14 MILLION FEDERAL...
From a news release The Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) welcomed the announcement of $14 million in funding for the Sustainable Beef and Forage Science Cluster under the Canadian Agricultural...
View ArticleOFA OUTLINES PRIORITIES TO NEW PROVINCIAL MINISTERS
Ontario Federation of Agriculture Commentary By Peggy Brekveld, OFA Vice President As the new PC government sits at Queen’s Park for the first time, the Premier is expected to provide direction to each...
View ArticleChatham-Kent Gleaning Project – Your Support Is Important!
Dear Local Producer, Food security is a public health issue gaining recognition at local and global levels. In Canada, many individuals are experiencing a lack of food security, which significantly...
View ArticleGOVERNMENT HELPS YOUNG CANADIANS BECOME STEWARDS ON THE FARM
From a news release The federal government is giving a boost to the Agricultural Youth Green Jobs Initiative. During an event in the Wellington area on Saturday, Member of Parliament Lloyd Longfield...
View ArticleGFO PUSHES FOR CONTINGENCY PLAN TO OFFSET TRADE WAR DAMAGE
From a news release The Grain Farmers of Ontario continues to urge the federal government that Canada be more active in helping farmers maintain their businesses in the event of financial loss from...
View ArticleUSDA ANNOUNCES $12B AID PACKAGE FOR FARMERS
Sources: United States Department of Agriculture and American Farm Bureau The Trump administration is taking several actions to assist U.S. farmers in response to what it says is trade damage from...
View ArticleTRADE OR PROTECTIONISM
Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario Commentary By Paul Bootsma, CFFO Field Services Manager It’s hard to believe that two neighbouring nations with the world’s longest unprotected border are in a...
View ArticleWATER MANAGEMENT MORE IMPORTANT WITH EXTREME WEATHER
Ontario Federation of Agriculture Commentary By Jackie Kelly-Pemberton, OFA Director On any given day, farmers are talking about the weather. It dictates what we do across all seasons and dominates our...
View ArticleFarm Safety Day At C-K Children’s Safety Village – Sponsorships Available
The Chatham-Kent Children’s Safety Village is holding it’s 4th Farm Safety Day Wednesday, August 29th from 10am-2pm for local children of Chatham-Kent for just $5/child. Preregister by call...
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