Swimming in milk, drowning in red ink south of border Tuesday, March 3, 2009 Ontario's producers can't supply enough milk and, unless trends change, won't meet their targets for matching supply to demand this year. Poor quality feed harvested during last year's rainy summer gets blamed. But, on the other side of the border the opposite is true. There's way more milk than producers can sell and the price has dropped like a stone. According to U.S.Department of Agriculture reports at the end of January, the all-milk price of $13.80 per hundredweight for January was down nearly a third from $20.50 a year before. The ratio of the cost of feed to the price of milk is 1.65 to one, the lowest it has been since recording of this sign of profitability began in 1985, according to Dairy Herd Management magazine.When the ratio is 3:1 it makes financial sense to buy feed to make milk, so profitability, at current soybean prices, is a long way off. BF Export and slaughter numbers tell the COOL tale Name your cow and get more milk
Ontario Farm Leaders Drew and Heather Spoelstra Named 2026 Outstanding Young Farmers Friday, April 10, 2026 Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers (COYF) Program has announced Drew and Heather Spoelstra of Binbrook, Ontario, as the Ontario regional winners for 2026. The announcement was made following the Ontario regional competition held April 7 through 9 in St. Jacobs, Ontario. As provincial... Read this article online
Ontario Agri-Food Discovery Centre designs revealed Thursday, April 9, 2026 Attendees of the Ontario Agri-Food Discovery Centre’s (OAFDC) AGM last month received a first look at building design concepts. The planned 34,000-square-foot science centre in Listowel, Ont., designed by Moriyama Teshima Architects, the same firm responsible for the looks of buildings... Read this article online
Proposed USDA budget cuts could shift the North American ag landscape Thursday, April 9, 2026 Image by Konyvesotto from Pixabay The US administration’s latest budget proposal includes a significant reduction to the US Department of Agriculture’s discretionary spending, a move that could have ripple effects across North American agriculture. According to Farms.com reporting... Read this article online
Corn and Soy Products Cleared for Global Market Access Thursday, April 9, 2026 The Market Access Committee for corn and soybeans has completed its 2026 review of new crop protection products, confirming no export concerns for four corn products and six soybean products. Approved corn products includeCovintroCorn,TelaroneDC,ZiduaSC Herbicide, and Storen Herbicide.... Read this article online
What Distributed Energy Resources Mean for Canadian Producers Tuesday, April 7, 2026 As energy costs rise, many Canadian farms are looking for ways to take greater control of their electricity use. One term that farmers are hearing more often is distributed energy resources, often shortened to DERs. While the phrase may sound technical, the concept is highly practical, and... Read this article online