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Photos from 2017 Northumberland Beef Farmers BBQ in Dartford, Ont, 06 July

Hey readers and beef farming enthusiasts, here are photos from annual Northumberland Beef Farmers BBQ which was held this year on Ryan Camp…

Started by Robert Campbell

1 May 29, 2018
Reply by Chris RAlph

Sourcing for salted cow hides

Hi friends! I am sourcing salted cowhides, pls do not hesitate to contact me!;-) have a nice day Jun

Started by June

0 Jan 20, 2014

RMP or in beef RMIP How many producers signed up, if you didn't why not?

 A farm reporter called me last night wondering if I knew how many beef producers signed up for RMIP. I of course have no idea. I do know f…

Started by Kim Sytsma

1 Jan 6, 2012
Reply by littlelamb

Can the Canadian Beef Industry Compete and Be Sustainable? Video Interview with J.P. Gervais, Economist with Farm Credit Canada.

Started by Joe Dales

0 Sep 5, 2011

Can the Canadian Beef Industry Compete?

RealAgriculture.com talks to FCC Economist J.P. Gervais about some of the factors that influence Canada's ability to compete globally in…

Started by OntAG Admin

0 Aug 17, 2011

VIDEO: Loblaws: Putting Ontario Corn-Fed Beef On The Shelves at 150 Grocery Stores .. Good news for beef farmers

Started by AgOntario

1 May 30, 2011
Reply by Mackenna Roth

Grey County Beef Farmer Wins 2011 Ontario Pasture Award

The sponsors of the Ontario Pasture Award - the Ontario Cattlemen's Association (OCA), MAPLESEED and the Ontario Forage Council (OFC) - are…

Started by OntAG Admin

0 Feb 23, 2011

Petition to Fast Track Cattlemen's BSE Class Action Suit.

Those of you who are in the cattle industry may be aware of the BSE class action suit vs. the federal government, filed in 2005.The suit ha…

Started by John Schwartzentruber

12 Jan 6, 2011
Reply by OntAG Admin

McMorris: Beef Business: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Most people in the beef business are likely asking themselves the above question these days.  Making it in the beef industry has never bee…

Started by OntAG Admin

1 Nov 6, 2010
Reply by OntAG Admin

Regulatory Burdens on Slaughter Facilities.

A story on the front page of the Regional Country News today about puts it over the top with regard to burdensome regs. on slaughter and me…

Started by John Schwartzentruber

16 May 26, 2010
Reply by Joe Dales

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Farmers with hydro towers lobbying for annual compensation

Believing the time has come for a change, Chatham-Kent farmers, along with the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, are lobbying for annual compensation for those with utility towers on their property. Bob Kerr and Bill Parks, who are leading the effort, brought a resolution to the OFA on the matter, which was accepted by the organization at its recent annual general meeting. The resolution stated that while Hydro One pays adequate compensation during initial construction phases, this does not cover the decades after, as landowners “continue to farm around and maintain the towers” into the future. “The annual expense caused by the easement should be considered injurious affection and needs to be compensated annually, for the life of the easement,” it stated. Kerr, who has a farm in Raleigh on Fifth Line, just off of Bloomfield Road, has four new towers, which were completed in the summer. “We can’t grow a crop where a tower is sitting,” he said. “They impair our operations. Our equ

Alltech warns of toxins in silage

Alltech says its testing has revealed a high risk that silage may contain mycotoxins harmful to cattle. For Quebec, 90 per cent of corn silage samples tested positive for zearalenone (ZEA), with levels reaching as high as 1,369 parts per billion and deoxynivalenol (DON) was found in 68 per cent of samples. T-2 and HT-2 toxins were less prevalent, found in 25 per cent of samples, but still pose a concern for livestock producers, Alltech said in a news release. In Ontario, 63 per cent of wheat samples contained DON, while 45 per cent showed the presence of ZEA. Grain corn samples also showed DON contamination, with a maximum level surpassing four parts per million. That poses the greatest risk to swine and younger animals, Alltech said. “Canada has experienced a change in weather patterns from last year, particularly of note the greater rainfall across the Prairies,” said Alexandra Weaver, global technical support for Alltech, in the press release. “As a result, there appears to b

Will agricultural weeds claim the upper hand in a changing climate?

Several years ago, a group of weed scientists showed that soil-applied herbicides are less effective against agricultural weeds in the context of a changing climate. Now, the same research group, led by the USDA Agricultural Research Service and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has shown the same is true of post-emergence herbicides. Mining a 30-year database from 16 extension weed science programs across the U.S. corn belt, the researchers found variable weather significantly reduces the effectiveness of three leading post-emergence herbicides against major weeds affecting corn and soybeans. Chris Landau, post-doctoral researcher for USDA-ARS, said weather doesn’t matter only in the hours after application, but that air temperature and precipitation are linked with herbicide effectiveness days before and after application for the products and weeds the team studied. The researchers analyzed thousands of data points, including a broad range of weather conditions over 30

Oat, barley production estimates Bumped Higher

The 2024 Canadian oat and barley crops ended up turning out better than expected. In its final crop production report for the 2024 season on Thursday, Statistics Canada pegged the national barley crop at 8.144 million tonnes, a substantial increase from the federal agency’s September report which put the crop at just 7.6 million. Meanwhile, oat output was reported at 3.358 million tonnes, compared to 3.017 million in September. But despite the increase from the fall, estimated barley production is still 8.6% below a year earlier and potentially the smallest barley crop since 2017 at 7.891 million tonnes, excluding the drought-slashed production year of 2021. For oats, estimated production is up 27% on the year but still well down from the 2022 crop of 5.226 million. StatsCan’s September crop production report, along with the one released in August, were based satellite imagery and agroclimatic data. Today’s report reflects a survey of Canadian farmers that was conducted betwee

Chicago Close: Soybeans Up on Smaller Canada Canola Crop

Soybean futures ended higher Thursday, boosted in part by a downgraded Canadian canola production estimate. Wheat and corn also ended with gains. Statistics Canada today pegged the 2024 Canadian canola crop at 17.84 million tonnes, down more than 1 million from the agency’s September model-based estimate and 7% below a year earlier. The smaller canola crop sparked fears of tightening global vegoil supplies, which helped to rally soybean oil futures, strength that spilled over to soybeans. The soy market was further supported by the announcement of a private export sale of 136,000 tonnes to China. The weekly USDA weekly export sales report this morning showed bookings of US soybeans for the week ended Nov. 28 at 2.3 million tonnes, near the high end of trade guesses. January beans gained a dime to $9.93 ¾, and new-crop November was up 6 ¼ cents to $10.07. Wheat rallied on a weaker American dollar and reports that Russia’s winter wheat crop went into the winter in unusually poor con

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