The provincial budget dropped OMAFRA spending By Diego FlamminiFarms.com To help restore fiscal balance by 2023-24, the Conservative government cut funding for some ministries – including OMAFRA – in Friday’s budget. OMAFRA’s spending allotment drops from $1.06 billion in 2018-2019 to about $839 million in 2019-2020, the budget says. The cut in the provincial ag budget is displeasing, said Keith Currie, … Read More

Source : Proagrica As another year passes, business leaders are wise to examine their current operations and consider their position in the marketplace. 2019 will undoubtedly see further emergence of new data technologies. Businesses that adapt are well-placed to use these technologies in order to thrive – businesses that do not or are slow to react are likely to face mounting … Read More

A beef farmer in Emo, Ont. says a lack of hay is causing concerns for many farmers right across northwestern Ontario.  Kim Jo Bliss, who also works for the University of Guelph, at the research station in Emo, said the hay situation could be a lot better.  Bliss said she has been hearing from farmers from Dryden and Thunder Bay … Read More

OTTAWA – The federal government says it is considering subsidizing farmers hit by China’s $2-billion ban on Canadian canola imports, and is pushing the People’s Republic to prove recent shipments were in fact contaminated.  Two federal cabinet ministers and a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday the government is looking at financial options to help farmers.  “I am … Read More

Ottawa, March 20th – The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) pleased with several key announcements in the Federal Budget that recognized many of the CFA’s pre-budget submission recommendations. “We will also be working closely with the federal government on areas noted in the budget that have been earmarked for consultative review,” noted CFA President Mary Robinson. “Overall, it appears this budget … Read More

Farms.com The wild weather that has hit the region during the last few weeks, coupled with a late start to the fall planting season, has area farmers concerned about the outlook for this year’s winter wheat crops.  “If I had to make a guess, I would absolutely say there will be some acres of winter wheat that will have to … Read More

Real-time decisions will drive profitability says Proagrica Farms.com  “In an increasingly unstable market and chaotic world, precision ag gives the industry the ability to make real-time decisions that can drive profitability,” explains Ryan Hoffman, Territory Sales Manager at Proagrica.  Proagrica, a global provider of independent connectivity and data-driven support solutions for the agriculture and animal health industries, is Platinum Sponsor for this … Read More

Lauren Arva Staff Writer Farms.com A total of 58 rural Ontario municipalities will receive help with local infrastructure planning, thanks to a program delivered by the Municipal Finance Officers’ Association (MFOA) of Ontario in partnership with the province. Monte McNaughton, minister of infrastructure, made the program announcement on Jan. 11. “This assistance will help many rural and northern communities map … Read More

By: Bob Weber More than half the food produced in Canada is wasted and the average kitchen tosses out hundreds of dollars worth of edibles every year, says a study researchers are calling the first of its kind. “It’s a lot of food,” said Lori Nikkel of Second Harvest, the Toronto-based group working to reduce food waste that commissioned the … Read More

Wet weather during the last harvest season and mild winter conditions so far have made circumstances challenging for some area farmers. What they need now is snow, said Burford farmer Larry Davis, who is a provincial director for the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. “We do need snow cover for grain crops, to protect them from big swings in temperature.” Livestock … Read More