The latest news from the agricultural sector
2024-11-05
Fall and Winter Management Strategies for the Cow Herd – Sample, Test, Inventory and Stage Harvested Hay
Haying season is over, the days are getting shorter, and temperatures are cooler. Fall is here and winter is just around the corner. Beef producers will keep cows grazing as long as they can because... Read more
2024-11-05
Dairy Has Persevered Through a Successful Year
In reflecting on where we were a year ago in this industry, it wasn’t very pretty in terms of prices. There wasn’t a lot of optimism. We have experienced several stressful headlines and considerable... Read more
2024-11-05
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Oregon
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is a disease that is highly contagious and often deadly in poultry, caused by highly pathogenic avian influenza A (H5) and A (H7) viruses; it is also known as... Read more
2024-11-05
Utah Reports Avian Flu in Dairy Cows as USDA Announces Plan for Bulk Milk Sampling
The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) yesterday announced that highly pathogenic avian flu has been confirmed at eight of the state’s commercial dairy farms, a development veterinary... Read more
2024-11-05
California, Washington Report More Suspected H5 Avian Flu Cases
Two states affected by avian flu outbreaks in dairy cattle and commercial poultry reported more probable H5 avian flu infections in farm workers over the last few days, four in California and three in... Read more
2024-11-05
Why Finding Bird Flu in a U.S. Pig for the First Time is Raising New Worries
At least one pig has picked up bird flu amid an outbreak in poultry on a backyard farm in central Oregon. Read more
2024-11-05
Potato wart: Appeal Court rejects P.E.I. Potato Board's bid to overturn ruling
Read Potato wart: Appeal Court rejects P.E.I. Potato Board`s bid to overturn ruling in addition to hundreds of recent farming and agriculture news articles. View up to date crop reports, livestock... Read more
2024-11-05
Soil testing a key component in making sure farmland is outputting what's needed
Read Soil testing a key component in making sure farmland is outputting what`s needed in addition to hundreds of recent farming and agriculture news articles. View up to date crop reports, livestock... Read more
2024-11-05
Syngenta Canada introduces YieldON – a new biostimulant to help drive higher yields in row crops
Syngenta Canada Inc. is pleased to introduce YieldON™, a liquid foliar biostimulant that helps improve crop productivity in cereals, corn, and other row crops. Read more
2024-11-05
Genesis Fertilizers expands partnerships with CARBONCO and Whitecap to develop a proposed low carbon-intensity fertilizer plant
Genesis Fertilizers Limited Partnership ("Genesis Fertilizers") has solidified two strategic partnerships to further its vision of developing a low carbon-intensity fertilizer production facility.... Read more
2024-11-05
University of Guelph’s Ontario Agricultural College: 150 years of developing sustainable agriculture leaders
Can agriculture feed the world’s growing population in a more sustainable manner? That’s the question many agri-food leaders are working on throughout the world, hoping to advance technology and... Read more
2024-11-05
Croptracker earns honourable mention at Ontario’s 2024 Excellence in Agriculture Awards
A local technology company has been recognized by the Ontario government at its Excellence in Agriculture Awards ceremony. Read more