Business Management
More than 350 families to be honoured with an ISC Century Family Farm Award. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Crop report for May 14-20, 2013. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
May 21, 2013, Guelph, Ont. – Experts in rural land use from across Ontario gathered last week in Guelph to discuss issues related to managing the critical resource of Canada’s rural and agricultural economies. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Scientists at the Saskatoon Research Centre say they have developed the first crucifer flea beetle-resistant strand of canola. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
It is the first time scientists have decoded the genome of a plant pathogen and its host plant from dried herbarium samples. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Exporting grain grown from ‘common’ Faller wheat could trigger legal action. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
May 21, 2013 – A recent survey conducted by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) has found that Ontario farmers who don’t have access to natural gas on the farm want the infrastructure in place to make it happen. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers! 1 comments
The National Farmers Union says Seeds Act Regulations changes will have far-reaching implications that should concern all farmers and the general public. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
It represents an important step in the growing awareness and contribution of the apicultural sector to Canadian agriculture. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Saskatchewan and federal governments invest $65 million to support long-term water infrastructure; benefits producers and grows the industry. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
May 7, 2013 – The Platform for Innovation in Organic Agriculture, an initiative of the Institut de recherche et de développement en agroenvironnement (IRDA), has been inaugurated in Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
May 3, 2013, New Brunswick – New Brunswick farmers turned in more than 13,000 kilograms of unwanted or obsolete pesticides for safe disposal last year as part of CleanFARMS. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The goals of the initiative are to help the young producers gain valuable leadership skills, obtain networking opportunities and gain necessary skills. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Farm Management Canada has launched a competition to win an all-expense paid trip to the International Farm Management Congress in Poland in July 2013. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
May 1, 2013 – A contest is being held to select one farmer or farm family to appear in the 2014 edition of the Faces of Farming calendar. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
Nineteen country elevators and 13 crop input centres co-located with the elevators part of acquisition. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers! 1 comments
May 1, 2013, Guelph, Ont. – The University of Guelph is hosting a one-day conference to discuss crucial issues about rural land use. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
May 1, 2013, Guelph, Ont. – Farmers, processors and organizations can attend one of nine upcoming information sessions to learn more about the new programs and Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
May 1, 2013, Canada – Planting intentions for 2013 show increases in spring wheat and durum wheat compared with 2012, as well as a possible decrease in canola acreage Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!
The Canadian Government is helping Canadian exporters create new opportunities and extended access for trade and market development. Add to Facebook Like this? Tweet it to your followers!