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“One of the most pleasing things about this is that we’ve built this network of positive, innovative producers who are out-of-the-box thinkers.” Those words were uttered by Christoph Weder, but could have come from Tom Cox or Tobin Schlegel, two...
For more than three decades, Raymond Levallois has been telling farmers that production excellence alone is not enough. It’s taken a long while, but the message is getting through – at least to some. “Today, even enterprises that are succeeding well from the technical...
Every second, twelve Android devices are activated. In the last three months, Apple has sold 26 million iPhones. These are big numbers, especially when you look to the launch of these devices just a few short years ago. In fact when BlackBerry was Canada’s crown jewel...
At the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario located at the University of Guelph, Dr. Steven Newmaster is using high-tech DNA barcoding to positively identify weeds. Call it CSI – crop science investigation – if you like, but those same DNA techniques used on crime shows...
“I have adopted strategic business management because it allows me to enjoy my time on the tractor, and evenings with my wife.” Cedric MacLeod As a young farmer, I owe so much to my mentors – my father has constantly inspired and encouraged me and I’ve learned a...
Any time genetically modified crops (GMOs), market access and multiple stakeholders are mixed together, the recipe for conflict can be high. But in a collaborative project, Canada’s forage industry came together over the last year to develop a report outlining the...
When interviewed by FMC in June of 2009, Grant and Justine Keefer were looking at Yellow Point Cranberries with pride, after eight years of successfully restoring a 43-acre farm that had been left to fallow for more than three decades. Raised on his father’s small...
August for Debra Pretty-Straathof, means seeing cattle on pasture, third cut hay being baled, and the dark green corn producing long, slender cobs of grain. Unfortunately for her and her Eastern Ontario neighbours, the few millimetres of rain this summer has stunted...
“People are more aware of the importance of eating healthy and eating local,” says Dr. Mary McKenna. “The Farm To Cafeteria program is about thinking local first when planning your food needs, which is a win for the farmer, a win for the environment, a win for local...
The weather has been dominating the concerns of farmers across Ontario. While conditions vary widely from region to region, there is no doubt that a great many farmers are very concerned about the conditions of their crops. The impact of heavy drought conditions...
