The latest news from the agricultural sector
2022-05-27
Fertilizer Canada Welcomes Dan Demers as New Vice-President, Government Relations
Ottawa, ON – Fertilizer Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Demers as Vice President, Government Relations. Dan brings with him over 30 years of government relations and public... Read more
2022-05-27
Private Member Bill for Carbon Tax Exemption for Grain Drying Passes Second Reading
Guelph, ON – Grain Farmers of Ontario, the province’s largest commodity organization, representing Ontario‘s 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean and wheat farmers, congratulates Member of Parliament... Read more
2022-05-27
Potato Leafhopper In Alfalfa
Potato leafhopper (PLH) is the most damaging alfalfa insect pest in Ontario in most years. While the damage created is not as dramatic as an alfalfa weevil or armyworm outbreak, leafhopper damage is... Read more
2022-05-27
Crabgrass for Summer Grazing…Have You Lost Your Mind???
Crabgrass is a summer annual grass that often shows up in pastures, especially in thin stands that have been damaged by hay feeding or overgrazing. To flourish in a pasture, crabgrass needs a six-inch... Read more
2022-05-27
Managing Your Farm Pond to Get Maximum Benefit
In the springtime, our Penn State Extension Offices get many questions about farm ponds. Most of them have to do with controlling unwanted algae and other aquatic plants. We have many resources that... Read more
2022-05-27
Tetanus: A Storm Aftermath Problem for Animals
How do you treat and prevent it? Read more
2022-05-27
Agricultural Impacts of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Nature.com reports that farmers in Ukraine are extremely stressed because of bombings and fighting the invaders. Truth is that irrespective of where and what, the intertwined nature of food... Read more
2022-05-27
Reviewing Participation in Dairy Risk Management Programs
In dairy risk management, one size does not fit all. Throughout recent history, a number of dairy-related risk management programs, some available through private crop insurance providers and others... Read more
2022-05-27
Crop Insurance Protects the Farmers Who Feed Us
In America,
approximately 220,000 farming and ranching families raise 80 percent of the crops and livestock that feed and clothe our nation. All 330 million of us. Read more
2022-05-27
Province extends deadline for flood-recovery help for farmers
B.C. farmers whose farms were damaged by floods in November 2021 can now apply to the Canada-BC Flood Recovery for Food Security Program until Aug. 31, 2022. Read more
2022-05-27
New study shows Abbotsford has highest farm sales per hectare in Canada
Abbotsford agriculture is responsible for $3.83 billion in economic activity today, up from $1.8 billion in 2008, according to a newly released report. Read more
2022-05-27
Scientists will set 1,000 traps for murder hornets this year
Scientists will set about 1,000 traps this year in their quest to wipe out the Asian giant hornet in Washington, the state Department of Agriculture said Tuesday. Read more