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Too much rain, too little rain, or will it be just right?

August 20, 2019

The Great Ontario Yield Tour is in its second week of corn and soybean counting to predict 2019 yields. There are 21 Scouting Teams assessing the health of corn and soybean crops across Ontario. The Tour began on August 12th and will conclude on August 26th. The first day of the tour started in Oxford Country. “It’s early” says Farms.com Chief Commodity Strategist Moe Agostino, “so it’s hard to assess some of the late planted corn and soybeans, but good yield potential is out there if Mother Nature will give the crops the long finish they need to reach... read more

Ontario reclaims Guinness threshing record

August 14, 2019

St. Albert, Ont. is once again the Guinness world record holder for the most threshing machines operating simultaneously. On Aug. 11, 243 machines threshed wheat together for five minutes to reclaim the record. St. Albert set its first record in 2015 using 111 machines before Austin, Man. broke it with 150 machines the following year. Bringing the record back Ontario feels good, said Francois Latour, president of Vintage Iron and Traditions of Eastern Ontario and event organizer. “It feels great that we were able to get the job done,” he told Farms.com. Breaking the record... read more

Thieves steal $10K of fuel in Norfolk

August 14, 2019

by Paula Schuck Norfolk County OPP is warning farmers to take precautions to avoid theft by removing keys from farm equipment, calling police when they spy anyone suspicious on a neighbour’s property and locking fuel tanks. OPP shared this safety advice after a recent theft of $10,000 worth of fuel from a Windham Road 9 property in Norfolk County. “To all of our farming community, all of our farmers that are out there working hard putting food on the table for everyone across the province … please do yourself a favour and be sure to secure all the fuel on your property,... read more

Crop acres and fertilizer applications

August 9, 2019

Alfons Weersink Department of Food, Agriculture and Resource Economics University of Guelph Fertilizer use in agriculture is under increasing scrutiny largely due to environmental concerns associated with emissions into the air (nitrous oxide) and the water (nitrates and phosphates). Algae blooms in Lake Erie are an example of the effects of excess nutrient runoff and the concerns have sparked the creation of initiatives such as the 4R nutrient management program in Ontario. In this article, we explore if a change has occurred in the area of Ontario cropland receiving fertilizer... read more

Ontario invests in ag research

August 8, 2019

A $1.8-million Ontario government investment is aimed at helping Ontario’s agri-food industry innovate and grow sustainably. The funding is part of the Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, a partnership between the University of Guelph (U of G) and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. This new investment will support ten environmental research projects at the U of G. These projects will address environmental challenges such as algal blooms in the Great Lakes while also providing new tools and building capacity forfarmers to become more resilient to a changing climate... read more