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October 17, 2018

If a girl wants to be part of the ag community, she can be. That’s the message several Canadian farmers are helping share with a young girl in the Ottawa, Ont. area. Adrian Harewood, a news anchor with CBC Ottawa, posted a message on Twitter on Friday following story time with his five-year-old daughter, Zoe. The pair had presumably finished reading an ag-related book. “Why do all the farmers always have to be men?” Zoe asked, her father’s tweet said. That’s when female farmers began reaching out to Zoe through her father on social media to show how many... read more

Moisture continues to stall Ont. harvest

October 16, 2018

The sun may be shining in Ontario today, but cash crop producers still find themselves looking for a window to harvest their crops. A recent stretch of rain and cooler temperatures forced some farmers to come up with concrete plans to harvest, regardless of field conditions. “My soybeans were ready to come off about 10 days ago but I haven’t been able to start harvest yet,” Bill Lammers, a cash crop grower from Lambton County, told Farms.com. “I can’t afford to wait any longer, so I’m probably going to start today or tomorrow no matter what. “... read more

Kickstarting the plans for the next IPM

October 15, 2018

With 337 days until the launch of the 2019 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo (IPM) in Verner, Ont., organizers are already unveiling plans and recruiting volunteers. An open house is scheduled for Oct. 18 (6 p.m. to 8 p.m.) at the Marcel Noel Community Hall in Sturgeon Falls, Ont. to allow anyone interested in the show to engage with its organizing committees. “We want to provide the entire community with the opportunity to ask any questions they like, as well as give us ideas on how to put on the best show we can,” Neil Fox, chair of the 2019 IPM, told Farms.com.... read more

Mould in Ont. grain corn increasing

October 15, 2018

results show signs of mould and Vomitoxin on the rise Lauren Arva Staff Writer Farms.com Grain corn ear mould, such as Gibberella, is on the rise in Ontario this year, a Friday OMAFRA field crop report said. Industry representatives tested corn ear samples, collected from Sept. 21 to 28, for the survey. Overall, 60 per cent of tested samples ranked low ( Signs of visual mould were greater in this year’s results, and a larger number of samples had heightened DON concentrations. DON can be harmful when fed to certain livestock, such as pigs. Although samples ranked low for DON,... read more

Birthplace of McIntosh apple for sale

October 10, 2018

The birthplace of an iconic piece of fruit is now on the market. A 5.5-hectare (13.5-acre) farm in Dundlea, Ont., where farmers grew the McIntosh apple, is for sale for $875,000. The original McIntosh tree on the farm burned down in the early 1900s. It’s current owner, 76-year-old Gerd Skof, purchased the property in 1987. He never viewed it as a historic piece of land that he wanted to share with the public. Instead, he put up signs and two layers of fencing to keep trespassers away from the property, which includes a family graveyard. The Skofs moved out two years ago because the... read more