Considering the costs of the latest farm equipment and technology, more and more producers are opting to hire agri-contractors for one or more field operations. Every three years, OMAFRA polls farmers ...

Tar spot is an emerging foliar leaf disease in corn which first appeared in the U.S. in 2015 and was later identified in Ontario in 2020. As the disease continues to spread and impact Ontario’s corn ...

In the spring, a team of researchers – including University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign scientists and industry partners – approached a professor in the university's animal sciences department to ...

Soon after being named Ontario’s new Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness in late March, Trevor Jones sat down with Better Farming for a discussion on his background, his political goals, ...

In Canada the chicken, turkey, egg and dairy industries employ a quota system that matches supply with demand ensuring stable pricing and consistent supply. Beginning in 2009 however the chicken board ...

Concrete tower silos are a defining feature of Ontario’s rural landscape, serving as crucial storage for silage and grain. However, these structures face a persistent threat from within: The gradual ...

The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) acknowledges that one-size-fits-all solutions often fail to meet local needs, given the province’s diverse rural landscape. The OFA Revive Fund works with ...

For months now, producers have been grappling with a growing season marked by weather extremes and mounting economic uncertainty. With conditions shifting from a rain-soaked spring to a summer defined ...

Many rural communities across Ontario have a long-standing annual tradition of gathering at their local fall fair to celebrate agriculture. While many fairs are now over a century old, their events, ...

Western Canada is celebrated as the breadbasket of Canada, with more than 70 per cent of the country's farmland within Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. But who really owns most of this land? And ...

MISSISSAUGA—The gap between the Ontario-grown chicken supply and demand for product within the province is widening, participants at the Chicken Farmers of Ontario annual meeting were told last week.

"You used to leave your equipment in the field when you were done for the day. … (Now), you come back to it in the morning to (find) the windows smashed out of it or the toolboxes stolen," says Bruce ...