Reading Time: 3 minutes The Ontario garlic industry is gradually working to create a cleaner seed supply, which should help reduce disease transmission on cloves. “There is no certified seed in Canada at this time,” says Joann Chechalk president of the Garlic Growers Association of Ontario, and a Smithville, Ont. garlic grower. “Other countries are developing it. Spain and […] Read more
Garlic growers look to develop certified seed
A certified program would help build a knowledge base for pest control measures
VIDEO: Why Ontario needs a clean seed program for garlic growers
Reading Time: < 1 minute Michael Celetti, OMAFRA’s horticulture pathologist, talks with John Greig, Ontario field editor for Glacier FarmMedia, about how garlic growers would be assured they aren’t getting contaminated seed if they had more protocols and certification.
Eastern dairy farmers get big quota increase
Reading Time: 2 minutes The eastern Canadian provinces have approved a five per cent dairy quota increase — their largest one-time quota increase since the daily quota system was implemented in 1998. It will also be implemented quickly, on July 1. The five provinces — Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario — create quota policy […] Read more
How the biotech conversation continues to evolve
As technology changes, activist voices are changing their focus
Reading Time: 3 minutes The debate over biotechnology is evolving as new voices enter the debate, technology changes and much of the innovation in the field is coming from outside of North America. That means that some of the scientists that have defended the use of genetically modified crops over the past decade have to deal less with activists […] Read more
VIDEO: Conversations on biotechnology: Kevin Folta
Reading Time: < 1 minute Dr. Kevin Folta talks about how new gene editing techniques and science communication lessons are changing the conversation around genetically engineered crops.
Former BFO president turns to provincial politics
Reading Time: < 1 minute A former president of the Beef Farmers of Ontario will be running for the Liberals in the next provincial election. Bob Gordanier was nominated Monday as the Liberal candidate for the southwestern Ontario riding of Dufferin-Caledon, which has been held by Progressive Conservative MPP Sylvia Jones since 2007. During his farm organization service Gordanier served […] Read more
Ontario watershed study shows overapplication of phosphorus
Reading Time: 3 minutes Farmers in one Huron County, Ont. watershed are applying almost exactly the nitrogen needed by their crops, but more than 30 per cent more phosphorus than is needed. University of Guelph researchers reached the conclusions by analyzing multiple years of data collected by the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority during in-person interviews with farmers in the […] Read more
Ontario minimum wage increases concern farmers
Reading Time: 3 minutes Changes to the way labour is regulated and paid for in Ontario will have detrimental effects on farm profitability, say farm organizations. Premier Kathleen Wynne and Labour Minister Kevin Flynn announced the changes this week, outlining the proposed legislation after a review of the acts that govern labour in Ontario was completed. The largest impact […] Read more
VIDEO: Late planting suggests more soybeans for Ont. farmers
Reading Time: < 1 minute Wet late May weather is hindering completion of Ontario planting, likely meaning more farmers will make the switch to soybeans from corn. To read a related article on Country Guide, click here.
Trust in agriculture increases with farm visits: survey
Reading Time: 2 minutes Residents of the Greater Toronto Area who have worked in agriculture or have recently visited a working farm are more likely to be optimistic about job prospects in the agriculture sector. That’s according to a recent survey of 676 residents of the GTA by Grassroots Public Affairs and Delphi Polling and Consulting. The survey highlighted […] Read more
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