BLACKSTOCK — Winning a Master Breeder shield is an achievement for any dairy farm. But winning four puts you in a very small and select class.And not just one, but two farms took home their fourth shield last month, as Holstein Canada announced... Read more
BLOOMFIELD — Dairy farmer Jasen Kuipers figured he’d be winning a Master Breeders shield. He just wasn’t expecting to quite so soon. The 37-year old took home his first Master Breeders shield for Kuiperscrest Holsteins last month. There were fou... Read more
SAINT-HUBERT — As technology accelerates, space can play a huge role in the future of farming. The Canadian Space Agency is looking to hear from industries of all kinds, including agriculture, about how the agency can use its satellites to harne... Read more
SAINT-HUBERT — As technology accelerates, space can play a huge role in the future of farming. The Canadian Space Agency is looking to hear from industries of all kinds, including agriculture, about how the agency can use its satellites to harne... Read more
Lameness is a very common problem in dairy cows. There are numerous causes for the lameness but foot problems are most common. Sole ulcers, sole hemorrhages and white line disease (WLD) are three foot conditions that are often grouped because th... Read more
CARP — Sometimes following a dream isn’t as important as jumping at an opportunity. That’s how entrepreneur Jennifer Stewart and her Canadian soldier husband Kevin found themselves running fourth-generation grain mill, Ottawa Valley Grain Produc... Read more
My neighbour, Willy Little, gave us a three-furrow Massey trip plow as a wedding gift in 1987. I remember the day he trailered the plow over to our place and dropped it off in the laneway. “Don’t thank me,” said Willy. “Once you’ve ploughed a st... Read more
CARP — Sometimes following a dream isn’t as important as jumping at an opportunity. That’s how entrepreneur Jennifer Stewart and her Canadian soldier husband Kevin found themselves running fourth-generation grain mill, Ottawa Valley Grain Produc... Read more
THUNDER BAY— The new president of the OFA is a first-generation farmer who grew up on a farm and who told her mother at 13 that she’d never marry a farmer, Dutchman or someone from her church, and ended up doing all three. Thunder Bay-area dairy... Read more
I’m not one for spending a winter vacation in a Caribbean resort, or sitting around in any of the popular southern sunny havens for snowbirds. I’d be bored. I have to be on the move and see things. Now that travel is out of the question, I look... Read more
THUNDER BAY— The new president of the OFA is a first-generation farmer who grew up on a farm and who told her mother at 13 that she’d never marry a farmer, Dutchman or someone from her church, and ended up doing all three. Thunder Bay-area dairy... Read more
BERWICK — It’s a good time to be a Jersey farmer. As of Feb. 1, Ontario is implementing a new payment schedule for dairy producers based on milk components that will boost the bottom-line for Jersey farmers. Jerseys have been getting more popula... Read more
Back in April when the weather was lousy and the COVID-19 lockdown and news reports even worse, a routine online check of our bank resulted in a security question, “What was the name of your childhood best friend?” I entered, as usual, “Sharon.”... Read more
BERWICK — It’s a good time to be a Jersey farmer. As of Feb. 1, Ontario is implementing a new payment schedule for dairy producers based on milk components that will boost the bottom-line for Jersey farmers. Jerseys have been getting more popula... Read more
Although the grain industry has spent a lot of time over the final months of 2020 discussing export demand for soybeans as a result of weather issues in South America and strong Asian demand, those same market forces are also driving corn values... Read more
LISTOWEL — It’s often a taboo subject when farmers gather at the local coffee shop. But an agricultural group in Perth County is reaching out to farmers and rural residents wrestling with stress and mental health problems.The Farmers’ Toolbox pr... Read more
BLYTH — A Huron County man narrowly avoided getting scammed for $18,000 thanks to his bank. The scam was a long and convoluted one, designed to win the trust of the less-than tech savvy. The scam started when the man in his 70’s called a phone n... Read more
LISTOWEL — It’s often a taboo subject when farmers gather at the local coffee shop. But an agricultural group in Perth County is reaching out to farmers and rural residents wrestling with stress and mental health problems.The Farmers’ Toolbox pr... Read more
SIMCOE — As many as 400 migrant workers from Trinidad and Tobago were stranded on Western Ontario farms after harvest ended last year. Nearly 100 workers from the Caribbean country were stuck at Schuyler Farms Limited, a fruit and crop farm at S... Read more
SIMCOE — As many as 400 migrant workers from Trinidad and Tobago were stranded on Western Ontario farms after harvest ended last year. Nearly 100 workers from the Caribbean country were stuck at Schuyler Farms Limited, a fruit and crop farm at S... Read more
The world’s economy took one of its biggest hits last year as the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns swept the globe. There’s broad consensus among banks and think-tanks that 2021 will be a year of renewed growth and the beginning of the... Read more
Tractor sales are an indicator of the health of the agricultural economy and in Canada tractor sales were strong in 2020. According to the latest numbers (up to November 2020) from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, overall tractor sale... Read more
