Too much rain in 2012? Thursday, April 4, 2013 In 2012, likely the driest year in some parts of Ontario since the 1960s, Agricorp, the Crown corporation that delivers Ontario's business risk management programs, paid out $300,000 in claims on its pilot excess rainfall option.There were 204 producers who signed up for the excess rainfall option after the pilot was offered to the first 750 customers who signed up under the forage rainfall plan, says Agricorp spokesperson Stephanie Charest.Under the excess rainfall pilot, farmers could insure their forages for excess rainfall during first cut hay, which usually occurs around Victoria Day weekend in southern Ontario and a week or two later in the north.The excess rainfall pilot is being made into a permanent program this year, Charest says. Last year, 1,432 farm businesses enrolled their forage crops in the production insurance program. BF Russia and China impose zero tolerance on ractopamine Highly strung cattle not best feedlot choice
Ontario Pig Producer Disease Advisory -- PED and PDCoV Risks Rising This Winter Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) and Porcine Deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) continue to pose significant risks to swine operations across the industry. Both viruses are highly infectious, spread easily through manure, contaminated equipment, transport vehicles, and human movement, and can have... Read this article online
Ag Minister Launches National Consultations to Shape the Next Agricultural Policy Framework Tuesday, January 20, 2026 As Canada begins charting its next decade of agricultural policy, the Honourable Heath MacDonald, Minister of Agriculture and Agri Food, officially launched national consultations on the development of the Next Policy Framework (NPF)—the federal, provincial, and territorial agreement that... Read this article online
Syngenta introduces new soybean seed treatment Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Soybean farmers have a new crop protection product available to them for the 2026 growing season. Syngenta recently introduced Victrato Complete, its new fungicide and nematicide seed treatment. “It’s the only fungicide and nematicide seed treatment with five active ingredients that’ll... Read this article online
Yield Energy debuts ag-focused DERMS to turn farm operations into grid assets Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Yield Energy, the company formerly known as Polaris Energy Services, has launched a new distributed energy resource management system designed specifically for agriculture—a move that positions farms as a major source of flexible, utility-grade grid support. The new platform, ,... Read this article online
CLAAS earns two AE50 Awards for advancing forage harvesting technology Monday, January 19, 2026 CLAAS of America has been recognized with two from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), highlighting the company’s continued leadership in forage harvesting innovation. The awards honor the newly introduced series self-propelled forage harvesters... Read this article online