By Kaitlynn Anderson
Staff Writer
Better Farming
Jason Robinson, a third-generation cash crop and vegetable farmer in Courtland, Ont., uses a range of precision ag technology in his family’s operation. Much of his equipment can collect data.
Robinson, who farms with his father, uses this data to make decisions throughout the year.
By Kate Ayers
Staff Writer
Better Farming
Blockchain is an emerging technology that provides supply chains with an online documentation system, which the agri-food industry can use to improve traceability and food safety, as well as reduce food waste.
By Kaitlynn Anderson
Staff Writer
Better Farming
Cameron McWilliam runs a cash crop, beef and turkey operation with his wife, Anne Marie, in Elgin County.
He also serves as mayor of Dutton Dunwich, a rural municipality in southwestern Ontario.
Through both of these roles, McWilliam is familiar with the importance of rural infrastructure.
By Jim Algie
Writer
Better Farming
The Kentucky Department of Agriculture wants a bigger slice of the US$72-billion American wedding industry spending to be directed to local farms. So, the agency has kicked off an active campaign to encourage publicity for the state’s 650 agri-tourism destinations.
By Kaitlynn Anderson
Staff Writer
Better Farming
Farmers and other industry members are familiarizing themselves with the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP), which came into effect earlier this month.
To understand how some farmers have reacted to the transition from the Growing Forward 2 framework, Better Farming reached out to two Ontario producers.
By Jim Algie
The addition of relatively small amounts of biochar to cattle diets could reduce greenhouse gas emissions while also improving feed efficiency in ways that support the greening of Canada’s cattle industry.
By Kate Ayers
London, England’s Metropolitan Greenbelt is one of the world’s oldest greenbelts.
The city established the land-use plan exactly 80 years ago through the Greenbelt Act.
By Kate Ayers
Cover crops planted after a cereal crop, such as winter wheat, fit well into the growing season and provide opportunities for livestock grazing. The crop can also provide a wealth of benefits for the field, such as improving infiltration, reducing erosion and increasing soil organic matter.
By Jim Algie
For long-standing members of St. Alban’s Anglican Church in Beamsville, their outreach to temporary agricultural workers has meant “new life for the church,” Rev. Javier Arias said in a recent interview.
“We are giving some kind of service and support to the guys, but they are bringing to us a new life, you know, new blood,” he said. A native Spanish speaker of Colombian origin, Arias is a former Roman Catholic priest who joined the Anglican Church of Canada eight years ago.