A new technology that turns air, renewable energy and water into nitrogen fertilizer could reduce global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and provide farmers with consistent local access to a nutrient that’s proving to be better for crops. Nicolas Pinkowski. “We use the same fundamental process as a lightning storm,” says Nicolas Pinkowski, co-founder and CEO[...]
A food hub that grows
A proposed $36 million food hub in eastern Ontario may be the model for a more regionalized Canadian food system that will benefit farmers and consumers as they emerge from the disruption of COVID-19. “We know that food sovereignty is on the mind of everyone,” says Carole Lavigne, director of economic development and tourism in[...]
New mentorship program looks to connect Angus breeders
What kind of advice can an Angus breeder in the Maritimes give to a breeder in Manitoba? If their management practices are similar enough, they might be about to find out. Participating long-term breeders will be paired off with industry newcomers this summer after the Canadian Angus Association launched its national mentorship program June 10.[...]
Versatile springs back to life, breaking expectations all along the way
Rostselmash must be the world’s most successful combine maker that nobody’s ever heard of. Today, the company boasts a 60 per cent share in combine market in Russia, the Ukraine and Kazakhstan — but it has almost no market presence in North America, despite owning 17 per cent of global combine manufacturing capacity. That’s about[...]
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