GERMANY — The agricultural ministers of the G7 countries recently met with their Ukrainian counterpart to discuss global food security in light of Russia’s invasion of that country. Canada’s... Read more
Statistics Canada reports that Canadian farms continue to grow larger in terms of sales and number of employees, while smaller and mid-sized farms are on the decline. The recently released 2... Read more
OTTAWA — The newly released 2021 Census of Agriculture counted 189,874 farms in Canada, down 1.9% from the 193,492 farms of five years earlier. Still, the decline in farm numbers has slowed.... Read more
ONTARIO — After a delayed start to the planting season, the province’s farmers were making quick progress on the task in the second week of May. OMAFRA’s May 11 crop report estim... Read more
TORONTO — With the election campaign underway, Rocco Rossi, President and CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce, says his organization wants to hear from the political parties on the... Read more
TORONTO — After a two-year in-person hiatus, The Royal will be back bigger than ever to celebrate its 100th anniversary this fall. The event is scheduled Nov. 4-13 at Toronto’s Exhibition Pl... Read more
Farmers now have until June 30 to enroll in AgriStability. It’s the fourth year that the federal government has extended the deadline to sign up for the risk-management program. The original... Read more
GUELPH — Syngenta’s Operation Pollinator program continues to grow in Ontario with a spring initiative for farmers engaged in soil health and water quality research through an On-Farm Applie... Read more
SASKATOON — The global fertilizer supply crunch could extend “well beyond this year” amid continuing sanctions on Russia and Belarus, according to Nutrien Ltd, while a new Royal Bank of Cana... Read more
GUELPH — Ahead of the June provincial election, the Grain Farmers of Ontario is calling on the next government to provide relief from escalating crop input costs as well as the carbon tax im... Read more
Election season is upon us. With the provincial election taking place on June 2, parties are releasing platforms and making promises. The question for CFFO and our members is where agricultu... Read more
BLYTH — In life, bachelor farmers Cliff and Don Schultz diligently cultivated a Blyth-area cash-cropping and beef farm, as well as an impressive tractor and toy tractor collection. In death,... Read more
NORTH PERTH — Equipment valued at $65,000 was stolen out of the cabs of tractors and combines at a dealership on Perth Road 164, north of Listowel. The theft occurred sometime overnight Marc... Read more
GLEN ROY — The Township of South Glengarry is turning over 115 acres of forest to the local watershed authority. The donation to the Raisin Region Conservation Authority (RRCA) involves two... Read more
OTTAWA – Canada’s upper chamber is getting down to earth: The Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture and Forestry is about to start a new study on soil health. Soil experts, research... Read more
QUEBEC — A Drummondville company is turning insects into animal feed — black soldier fly larvae raised on food waste — and it’s expanding. Entosystem Inc.’s waste-recycling conce... Read more
KINGSTON — Canada Royal Milk’s Kingston plant has tapped into a supply of goat milk from over 120 Ontario and Quebec producers, allowing the Chinese-owned baby-formula maker to fulfill... Read more
LEEDS — An investigation continues into a farm fatality that took the life of a Leeds and Thousand Islands Township man found trapped beneath an agricultural sprayer on April 22. Marcus Clae... Read more
ELORA — Farm & Food Care Ontario (FFCO) presented the Food & Farming Champion Award April 13 to long-time 4-H volunteer and agricultural advocate John Drummond at the organization... Read more
