Growers can best maintain fertility in forage fields to produce optimum grass and hay crops with a little help from the 4Rs of nutrient management, says Nutrien Premium Fertilizer Technologies senior agronomist Lyle Cowell. He says that forage success really starts with the 4Rs and applying the right source of nutrients at the right rate,... Read More
Category: Livestock
As the Canadian harvest season gets underway, there’s a noticeable shift in farmer sentiment across the country. That's according to the latest Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index, gathered in July from over 500 farmers. Justin Funk and Shaun Haney, co-founders of RealAgristudies, are here to unpack the July 2024 results, touching on key topics such as... Read More
Over 40 per cent of Ontario's beef farmers that access the Feeder Cattle Loan Guarantee Program are under the age of 40, and that figure is part of the motivation behind the government significantly increasing the money set aside for the program and doubling the amount a producer can qualify for. Minister of Agriculture, Food,... Read More
The rain clouds can't seem to find the fields that would welcome the rain, and that's just as true in Ontario as it is in large parts of Saskatchewan. The corn crop in Ontario is on-trend for an average finishing date, as are the soybeans, as both crops ran into poor planting conditions, says Peter... Read More
The summer doldrums seem to be hitting the U.S. cattle markets this week, with trades coming in at around $2 less than last week, whereas the choice cutout held steady. While it may feel as though cutout is struggling a bit, Anne Wasko, of Gateway Livestock Exchange, reminds us in this week's Beef Market Update... Read More
No matter who wins the next U.S. presidential election, the Canadian beef industry wants Canada to be prepared for what is likely to be a challenging political landscape. Nathan Phinney, president of Canadian Cattle Association, says one point that was made clear during the latest Federal-provincial-territorial meeting at Whitehorse, Yukon, was that the trade relationship... Read More
African swine fever has not yet been detected in Canada, however the disease of hogs would have a devastating impact on the swine herds, the industry, the trade of Canadian pork products, and the Canadian economy should it show up. Wild hogs, an invasive species, can be a carrier or vector for African swine fever.... Read More
The Ontario government is enhancing support for the beef sector by making more financing available through the Feeder Cattle Loan Guarantee Program and also investing in the Ontario Beef Market Development Program. Expansion of the Feeder Cattle Loan Guarantee Program will see available funding for beef farmers increase by $240 million to $500 million. The... Read More
Product or service claims should be accurate, on that most people would agree. But changes to the Competition Act passed in parliament in late June encased in Bill C-59 will make it incredibly difficult — and possibly very expensive — for even the most basic claims a producer group or farm makes about environmental actions.... Read More
The Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers has named current acting general manager, Morgan Moore, to the role permanently. The board of CCWG contracted Salopek & Associates, a human resources company, to conduct a hiring search for suitable candidates and to guide the interview and decision-making process. Moore is a graduate of the University of Guelph, holding... Read More