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1. When Biology Meets Chemistry

   ... relatively new to the conventional row crop world and can be a great way for farmers to better utilize nutrition already present in their ... are often curious and ingenious experimenters on their farms,” says Code. Biological products generally come with a broad range of ...

   angel.dolan - Mar 21 2024 - 14:11 - 0 comments

2. Avoiding Scammers

   ... way to keep your farm business safe. By Emily Croft Farms, like every other business, are at risk of being targeted by scammers. ... and Communications outreach officer at CAFC. “It’s a huge problem that is likely into billions of dollars lost.” As prices ...

   angel.dolan - Feb 28 2024 - 12:32 - 0 comments

3. Business management: still room to improve

   Is farming more of a lifestyle for you? By Richard Kamchen Despite a growing need for a ... profitable, he says. “There are plenty of large farms that have grown and are wealthy in spite of themselves because the ... together and said, ‘We really want to see this from our ag clients,’” Gerencser says. But the chances of that happening are ...

   angel.dolan - Jan 24 2024 - 08:58 - 0 comments

4. The Farmerettes: Renewed Awareness

   ... leaving and enlisting for service, and the farmers were at a loss for how the farm labour force would be able to produce food,” Sitter ... recruited more than 30,000 young women to work on farms between 1941 and 1952. Many of them still reminisce on those summers as ...

   angel.dolan - Jan 24 2024 - 08:58 - 0 comments

5. Applying Imaging Technologies

   ... an optical probe) and are therefore unsuitable for use on farms to select market animals. As a result, large numbers of pigs do not meet target specifications set by the ...

   angel.dolan - Jan 24 2024 - 08:58 - 0 comments

6. Carbon Offset Programs

   Do carbon credits have a future on prairie farms? By Emily Croft Carbon sequestration has become a common topic in ...

   angel.dolan - Dec 19 2023 - 16:19 - 0 comments

7. Choosing A Guidance System

   ... Guidance systems have become commonplace on Ontario farms as precision agriculture technologies grow in popularity. Various ... features and accuracy levels mean farmers can choose a guidance system that best suits their operation’s needs. “Guidance ...

   angel.dolan - Dec 19 2023 - 16:19 - 0 comments

8. Field crop report October 10, 2012

   ... development. Growers should scout for visual moulds ( www.ontario.ca/tf51 ) and test for vomitoxin as warranted. Mycotoxins, ... fed to livestock, (www:ontario.ca/v979) especially hogs. A total of 171 samples were collected from September 18 to 25 from corn fields ...

   Mary Baxter - Oct 11 2012 - 12:36 - 0 comments

9. Value of Validation

   ... of new innovations before implementing them on their farms. That is why commercial validation farms are utilized to conduct research ... scientific knowledge and actual farm practices. What is a validation farm? A validation farm is a commercial production facility ...

   angel.dolan - Nov 23 2023 - 14:13 - 0 comments

10. ‘Reviving’ Regional Ag Federations

    ... their rural communities. “The Revive Fund started as a COVID project for us,” says Drew Spoelstra, vice-president of OFA. ... the transit service and also highlight the agritourism and farms that Perth County has to offer,” says Julie McIntosh, a director on the ...

    angel.dolan - Nov 23 2023 - 14:12 - 0 comments