Earlier this week Heath MacDonald, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, Julio Berdegué, met to discuss bilateral relations and strengthen cooperation and trade ties between the two countries.
Canada, Mexico look beyond U.S. as agri-food trade pact expands
Ontario ag-gag appeal concludes, court ruling pending
Animal advocates argue law violates free expression; province defends focus on trespass, not speech
Animal rights advocates challenge the constitutionality of Ontario’s Security from Trespass Act, arguing it stifles undercover exposés and infringes on Charter freedoms; government defends the law as targeting trespass, not speech.
Forage research a necessity in the face of decreased acres
Drought tolerance and productivity increases are targets of research programs
Canada has seen a two million-acre decrease in forage land in the last five years. “In over a decade, we are losing about three million acres, and they’re taken over by wheat and canola. It’s a serious concern for us,” Dr. Hari Poudel, forage and breeding research scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) Lethbridge […] Read more
Inflation pressure prompts proposed Beef Farmers of Ontario check-off increase
Glacier FarmMedia – Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) members will vote on a $1.50 check-off increase in February at the annual general meeting. Inflation, maintaining current services and aligning Ontario’s support of national groups with other provinces are the catalysts for the increase, explained Craig McLaughlin, BFO president, to attendees of Beef Day at the […] Read more
Annual forages can extend the grazing season
University of Guelph researcher explores grazing options
Glacier FarmMedia – Can extended grazing be gained by integrating annual forages into a perennial pasture rotational grazing system? Kim Schneider, an assistant professor in the plant science department at the University of Guelph hopes to answer that question through a two-year study that incorporates annual forages into 48 acres of a perennial rotational grazing […] Read more
Critical Ground highlights the need for research during Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
The Senate's "Critical Ground" soil report makes 25 recommendations including designating soil as a national strategic resource, creating a national soil database and appointing a national soil advocate.
Organic fertilizer made from calamari? I squid you not
Squid Juice repurposes by-product waste from calamari processing and converts it into liquid organic fertilizer.
Ross Annett, gentleman auctioneer, retires
Originally from Ontario, Annett found his calling as an auctioneer in Alberta
Colleagues, friends and family describe Ross Annett as professional, dedicated, loyal and a man of integrity. Unsurprisingly, the Livestock Markets Association of Canada paused to recognize Annett’s retirement from Bow Slope Shipping Association in Brooks, Alta., after a 50-year career, during the annual convention in Waterloo, Ont., in May. “(Annett’s) brought the level of professionalism […] Read more
Rise of the rookie auctioneer
Ontario auctioneer Lars Deleeuw is the youngest-ever winner of the Canadian Livestock Auctioneering Championship. He also took home Rookie of the Year
Glacier FarmMedia – Lars Deleeuw tipped his cowboy hat to the crowd as his rhythmic chant danced from the speakers. The 19-year-old self-taught auctioneer from Burford, Ont., swept the 25th annual Canadian Livestock Auctioneering Championship, winning Rookie of the Year and Grand Champion at the Livestock Marketing Association of Canada (LMAC) gala on May 24. […] Read more
Government funds soybean climate-change resistance research
Performance Plants Inc. (PPI) is getting a multi-year federal funding boost through the AgriScience Program – Projects Component. Over four years, the agricultural biotechnology developer will receive $2,325,361 to develop a high-yielding, climate change-resistant soybean and enable field testing.
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
