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February 15, 2019

Producers can benefit from a new mental health pilot project in Lennox and Addington County. The Lennox and Addington Federation of Agriculture (LAFA) announced the L&A Farmer Wellness Program earlier this week, a LAFA release said Monday. The program will “provide accessible mental health counselling to meet the needs of farmers” in the county, the release said. Through the program, farmers can access assistance from a skilled and experienced mental health treatment counsellor. This individual can accommodate farmers’ schedules, offering evening and weekend services... read more

Chronic Wasting Disease looms on Ont.’s doorstep

February 14, 2019

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) hasn’t yet entered Ontario, however, the possibility of the fatal brain disease entering the province has heightened concerns for provincial wildlife. CWD is “a fatal, untreatable disease of the central nervous system affecting members of the deer family (e.g., white-tailed deer, American elk, moose and woodland caribou),” an overview of the disease on the government of Ontario website says. The disease can be transferred among animals through close contact or exposure to a contaminated environment, and evidence suggests CWD can remain... read more

Three Ont. producers heading to Kenya

February 13, 2019

A group of Ontario producers are traveling to Africa to help local farmers produce chickens. Stewart and Donald Skinner, brothers and hog farmers from near Listowel, Ont., will fly to Kenya in March to help a local co-op raise chickens to meet a buyer’s needs. Jen Christie, a dairy farmer from Bruce County, will join them on the trip. The Ontarians will help select eight farmers from the 100-member Mwaita Co-Operative who can demonstrate the necessary skills and resources to care for a flock of 120 chickens. “The plan is that the co-op will provide the chicken feed and the... read more

Feds invest $50.3 million in Canadian ag

February 13, 2019

While celebrating Canadian Agriculture Day, the federal government announced the new Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program (CASPP) yesterday. The $50.3-million investment in CASPP over the next five years “focuses on four priority areas: adoption of new technology; environmental sustainability; strategic development and capacity building; and emerging issues,” a government of Canada release said yesterday. Lawrence MacAulay, minster of agriculture and agri-food, made the announcement in Ottawa. Potential CASPP projects involve artificial intelligence technology, bio... read more

Using your farm data

February 8, 2019

Sometimes, working with equipment from different manufacturers can make farm data management challenging. But Niagara College’s Research Crop Portal can help make that process easier for farmers, said Sarah Lepp, a senior research associate from Niagara College. “Let’s say you’re harvesting corn” and your yield monitor creates proprietary files, Lepp told attendees of the Farms.com Precision Agriculture Conference & Ag Tech Showcase. “Right now, you have to convert those files to a CSV or a shape file. But if you have those and you want to look at... read more