Reading Time: 3 minutes Animal rights advocates challenge the constitutionality of Ontario’s Security from Trespass Act, arguing it stifles undercover exposés and infringes on Charter freedoms; government defends the law as targeting trespass, not speech.
Ontario ag-gag appeal concludes, court ruling pending
Animal advocates argue law violates free expression; province defends focus on trespass, not speech
Critical Ground highlights the need for research during Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Senate's "Critical Ground" soil report makes 25 recommendations including designating soil as a national strategic resource, creating a national soil database and appointing a national soil advocate.
Organic fertilizer made from calamari? I squid you not
Reading Time: < 1 minute Squid Juice repurposes by-product waste from calamari processing and converts it into liquid organic fertilizer.
Government funds soybean climate-change resistance research
Reading Time: 2 minutes Performance Plants Inc. (PPI) is getting a multi-year federal funding boost through the AgriScience Program – Projects Component. Over four years, the agricultural biotechnology developer will receive $2,325,361 to develop a high-yielding, climate change-resistant soybean and enable field testing.
Senate proposes third-party Commission to address systemic TFW issues
Reading Time: 3 minutes An independent agency is needed to coordinate temporary and migrant labour policy, says a Senate committee report released yesterday.
Feds invest in research to promote more diverse crop rotations
Reading Time: 3 minutes The federal government is investing $5,733,852 million in funding to advance soybean, corn and oat research and promote diverse crop rotations across Canada.
Ontario court strikes down portions of ‘ag-gag’ anti-trespass law
Decision a "decisive victory," animal rights proponents say
Reading Time: 3 minutes Some sections of Ontario’s so-called ag gag law have been struck down by the province’s Superior Court. The court ruled April 2 that certain provisions within the Security from Trespass and Protecting Food Safety Act 2020 violate the right of freedom of expression under the Charter of Rights, declaring them to have no force or effect.
University of Guelph hits sweet spot with honeybee research centre
New centre to operate as hive of community engagement
Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – The University of Guelph is abuzz with anticipation now the ground has broken for a new $16 million honeybee research facility. The 15,000-square-foot Luckevich Pinchin Honey Bee Research Centre (HBRC) should be operational by 2025 and house North America’s most significant number of honeybee research colonies. Why it matters: The HBRC has operated […] Read more
AgScape continues to evolve and thrive in the classroom
Organization continues successful reach into school boards across Ontario
Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – AgScape grew from strength to strength throughout the pandemic, and its trajectory continues to climb. “After so many years of work and assembling a group of talented individuals, we’re being recognized as experts in the field of agriculture and food education,” said Kathryn Doan, AgScape board chair, at the provincial agri-food education […] Read more
Dairy industry makes strides in sustainability and GHG mitigation
Advances and adoption of new technologies show positive impact, according to new report
Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – North American dairy production is reducing its impact on the climate while maximizing production through genetics, technology and data-driven decisions. That’s the conclusion of a recent report, ‘The Environmental Benefits of Modern Dairy, Hay, and Forage Production Technologies’, which was unveiled at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin, during an industry […] Read more
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