With the growing season upon us, life is about to get incredibly busy for farmers across Canada. With the hectic pace of farming comes the pressure to juggle many aspects of running a business — and sometimes one of the first balls to drop is caring for our mental health. In honour of Mental Health... Read More
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Applications for 2025 Nuffield Canada Agricultural Scholarships are due by June 30, 2024. Nuffield Canada offers $20,000 scholarships to develop future leaders in agriculture. The Nuffield Scholarship is a rural leadership program available to Canadian citizens who are involved in any aspect of agriculture. Its goal is to attract mid-career applicants with a passion for... Read More
Now in its third year, the On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) is a $704.1 million funding program that is part of the Government of Canada's Agricultural Climate Solutions initiative, intended to help farmers tackle climate change. The Fund falls under the $4 billion Natural Climate Solutions Fund managed by Natural Resources Canada, Environment and Climate... Read More
There's no shortage of demand for Canadian beef in South Korea, but the country's import tariff regime is making it difficult for Canadian beef to compete with meat from the U.S. and Australia, according to the president of the Canadian Cattle Association. Nathan Phinney and other representatives from the CCA and Canada Beef were in... Read More
May 3, 2024 will go down as "a ground-breaking day for Canadian agriculture," says the Canada Grains Council's vice-president for trade policy and seed innovation. That's because the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) published the third and final update regarding the rules for gene-edited crops going forward, clearing a regulatory pathway for them to be... Read More
The advent of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in several dozen U.S. dairy herds in nine states has prompted both U.S. and Canadian regulators to impose testing restrictions on transportation of lactating animals. Dennis Laycraft, executive vice president at the Canadian Cattle Association, says that the virus appears to reproduce in mammary tissue making dairy... Read More
The NHL Playoffs are underway, and as a nation we are captivated by the drama and excitement that comes from having your favourite team making their bid for the coveted Stanley Cup. Although hockey may be considered part of our national identity, it’s not a given that everyone shares the same level of interest, and... Read More
The union that represents more than nine thousand workers at CN Rail and CPKC says its members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike mandate, raising the odds of an unprecedented work stoppage at both of Canada's main railways as early as May 22. This is the first time in decades that both railways... Read More
There's something about the calendar flip to May that injects a sense of urgency to planting and seeding plans. Is it go time? Well, it might be — and already has been for some both in the west and the east — but the weather calls the shots this week, and some areas are just... Read More
If you feel like you're seeing Ontario Agricultural College jackets everywhere online and in Ontario today, you're not imagining it — May 2024 marks 150 years since the opening of the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC), one of the University of Guelph’s three founding colleges. This month kicks off several planned events to honour the 150th... Read More