By Tom Collins INDIAN RIVER — To handle COVID-19 concerns, managers are doing everything from postponing sales, to switching to online only, to considering tag sales or a hybrid of all three. Billy Elmhirst, of Indian River Cattle Company, says... Read more
ROBOT MINDS MAKE FARMING DECISIONS A robot can now give you better advice than your neighbour and give the crop advisor a run for his money Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA— Robots milk cows and sweep manure in the barn and now the next bi... Read more
DUNNVILLE — Unhappy Haldimand County dairy producer Jerry Huigen lifts the lid on milk-dumping to comply with quota constraints, in this viral video posted to social media at the start of February. Huigen’s original TikTok video has been d... Read more
TORONTO — Ontario had 152 barn fires and record damages of just over $54 million in 2021, according to the most current statistics from the Ontario Fire Marshal’s Office ... Read more
Guelph – In 2023, the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame (OAHF) will induct 11 individuals who have made significant impacts on Ontario agriculture and beyond. Their influences range from agronomy and crop consulting, soil health and water... Read more
Beef farmer wins another round with PAWS trying to stick him with foster-farm bill Read more
Federally-inspected slaughterhouse suspended operations, CFIA reports Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum TORONTO — Farmer-owned TruHarvest Meats in Toronto, one of the last federally inspected beef packing plants in Ontario, stopped taking cattle f... Read more
Greenhouses, nurseries and flower producers report top Ontario farm income Farmers Forum staff OTTAWA — Total farm income increased in the first year of COVID restrictions. The average Canadian farm family’s total farm income in 2020 was $179,72... Read more
SOUTH HURON — A motorist from London was seriously injured and charged with impaired driving Jan. 24 after crashing into the rear end of a loaded hay wagon being towed by a tractor east of Exeter. Read more
Nelson Zandbergen Farmer Forum OTTAWA — The number of farm employees in Canada held steady during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic while non-farm jobs plummeted. The number of people working on Canadian farms stood at 278,762 in 2020, a d... Read more
The World Economic Forum is not your friend unless you’re close to a billionaire or a president James Pascual Farmers Forum Canada was back at the World Economic Forum last month. But this year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and most G7 leaders... Read more
ONTARIO — The vast majority of rural Canadians are worried about the healthcare system, and to an even greater degree than other parts of the country, according to a recent survey by Leger and The Association for Canadian Studies. The survey fou... Read more
