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1. Flax: An Option to Extend Your Rotation

   ... been successful with direct seeding and direct seeds. In his farming career he says, “I’ve only needed to burn flax residue twice that I ... foot-tall stubble.” Buchanan has grown flax his entire farming career. He encourages farmers to take up flax production but “start ...

   AshleighBenedict - Oct 28 2022 - 09:18 - 0 comments

2. Upping Your Cover Crop Game

   ... farmer and longtime champion of soil health. Farming on 1,200 acres, he produces conventional corn, wheat, and soybeans with ...

   AshleighBenedict - Oct 28 2022 - 09:04 - 0 comments

3. Boosting your Biosecurity Game

   ... daily routines that are appropriate for specific diseases or risks. “Producers should review their production practices in relation to ... into your operation are well worth the time. Knowing what risks are prevalent in your unique area and a good vet relationship keeps you ...

   AshleighBenedict - Oct 16 2022 - 09:55 - 0 comments

4. Better Pork Magazine August 2022

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   AshleighBenedict - Sep 22 2022 - 15:04

5. You are Worth it

   ... vice president of Lifeworks. Kristin Wheatcroft, farming mental health team lead with CMHA Ontario, says, “this is a support ... work with farmers in Ontario. Topics of discussion included farming stresses and their impacts; personal well-being; agricultural crises ...

   AshleighBenedict - Oct 21 2022 - 15:47 - 0 comments

6. Honouring their Heritage

   ... farm, we firmly believe in keeping the traditional ways of farming and respecting the breed. Our Mangalitsas are bred to grow fat and ... Kendra Harvey, along with husband and children, started farming in 2015, with a move to Nanaimo, BC. where they started raising pasture ...

   AshleighBenedict - Oct 21 2022 - 14:54 - 0 comments

7. Emergency Planning: Ready … or Not?

   ... time in a crisis. - Ontario Pork photo Since farming is far from a 9-5 job, Terpstra feels you must examine all aspects of ...

   AshleighBenedict - Oct 21 2022 - 15:17 - 0 comments

8. Is the Family Still on the Farm?

   ... we see farms transitioning to the next generation within the farming family, but non-family transition is becoming more and more common as ... the younger generation within a family isn’t interested in farming, but those outside of the family are interested in farming and looking ...

   AshleighBenedict - Oct 16 2022 - 10:06 - 0 comments

9. The Value of Off-Farm Income

   ... B.C., says, “I tried everything I could to get away from farming. I grew up in the industry in South Africa and when we immigrated when ... cuts. And still, I’d be more profitable yet if I stopped farming and just focused on the processing and teaching aspects – but even as ...

   AshleighBenedict - Oct 16 2022 - 09:13 - 0 comments

10. Standing Strong for Agriculture in Ontario

    ... Peterborough. In childhood he developed a deep respect for farming and farmers, beginning with his dad.     The ... photo “My dad taught me about the joy of farming, about how good it is to get up in the morning and look forward to ...

    AshleighBenedict - Oct 16 2022 - 09:42 - 0 comments