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"Good for CFIB for getting on board with what Farmers have been experiencing with Agr…"

JoAnne Caughill replied Jun 15, 2010 to AgriStability or Aggravation? CFIB Survey findings... need to fix problems with program....

1 Jun 15, 2010
Reply by JoAnne Caughill

"Part of the problem with the OASC 'ask' has been the Grains and Oilseeds Representat…"

JoAnne Caughill replied Jun 15, 2010 to Political stick handling gone bad

5 Jun 20, 2010
Reply by Roadrunner

"Thanks to Oliver for doing this video. We all have to be responsible for getting our…"

JoAnne Caughill replied Mar 5, 2010 to Oliver Haan on the state of Ontario Pork producers

2 Mar 5, 2010
Reply by JoAnne Caughill

"I agree with John that it is the Provincial Government that needs to help us out rig…"

JoAnne Caughill replied Mar 5, 2010 to TIME TO RALLY

20 Mar 22, 2010
Reply by Tom Murray

"I think we will need a rally involving all non-supply managed agriculture (our own c…"

JoAnne Caughill replied Feb 26, 2010 to TIME TO RALLY

20 Mar 22, 2010
Reply by Tom Murray

"As an Ontario Farmer in the non-supply managed livestock sector, I feel we need IMME…"

JoAnne Caughill replied Jan 26, 2010 to OFA is looking for your feedback on "What is your Number One Issue?" Let them know here....

23 Jan 30, 2010
Reply by Joann

"Agree 100% that the status quo is not working. OP has got to get in gear and represe…"

JoAnne Caughill replied Oct 21, 2009 to Minnema Appeal Asks for Order requiring Ontario Pork to Clarify Position

3 Oct 21, 2009
Reply by JoAnne Caughill

"Ken's report looked in Supply Management on a Canada-wide basis, which the other sys…"

JoAnne Caughill replied Oct 21, 2009 to Supply Management for Pigs

12 Nov 18, 2009
Reply by pigsrgr8

"Hi Tom - Packers are hearing about the Recovery Plan - and intrigued. They understan…"

JoAnne Caughill replied Oct 16, 2009 to Recovery Plan for Ontario Pork Industry

5 Oct 16, 2009
Reply by JoAnne Caughill

"If we believe the reason why our price is where it is - too many hogs in this world…"

JoAnne Caughill replied Oct 15, 2009 to Recovery Plan for Ontario Pork Industry

5 Oct 16, 2009
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Preparing for the Next Generation of Precision Technology

Recent generations of ag technology have seen new features undercut by rising reliability problems, says Clay Mitchell, co-founder and managing director of Silicon Valley-based Fall Line Capital, a farmland and venture investment firm. Mitchell says the shift to autonomy will accelerate reliability problems beyond anything we’ve seen before. The fifth-generation farmer (the precision farming “poster boy” of the 1990s and 2000s), who holds board seats on Farmwise, Guardian Ag, Pluton Biosciences and Sound Ag, says the role of dealer technicians to keep North America’s farm fleet running is about to increase 10 fold. During the 2024 Precision Farming Dealer Summit, Mitchell will set the stage for what’s yet to come in precision farming, and how to prepare for the challenges that lie ahead. During Clay Mitchell's presentation, attendees can expect to learn: 1. How to service new technology/equipment coming to the market 2. The skills that are needed to support farming in 2024 & beyond

APAS report shows food prices are not driven by the price at the farm gate

The Agricultural Producers of Saskatchewan have released their final report on Farmers and Food Prices. President Ian Boxall said they wanted the report to clear the air, as some people thought the increase in food prices was related to the increase in commodity prices. APAS worked with Kevin Grier Market Analysis and Consulting to determine the farmer’s share of the retail price of eight products flour, bread, canola oil, margarine, lentils, beer, retail beef, and retail pork. The report uses the USDA's methodology to determine the quantity of a farm commodity required to produce a unit of the final consumer food product. Boxall says the independent study indicates that food prices are not driven by the farm gate. "For example, the total retail price of canola oil went up 41%. They've started to fall off now, but when this report was done, the farmer share only went up 18%. So yes, the farmer got extra when the price went up, but not comparative to what it went up on the groce

At White House Tribal Nations Summit, USDA Fulfills Long-Standing Tribal Requests to Strengthen Food Sovereignty and Expand Indigenous Roles in Forest Management

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced ways the Biden-Harris Administration is fulfilling long-standing Tribal requests for USDA to support and better partner with Tribal Nations in empowering Tribal food sovereignty and co-stewardship of federal lands and waters. Secretary Vilsack announced the first grant recipients under the Indigenous Animals Harvesting and Meat Processing Grant Program, as well as advances in Forest Service co-stewardship with Tribes, including 120 new agreements totaling more than $68 million in investments. Secretary Vilsack also announced the inaugural appointees of the new Tribal Advisory Committee. Secretary Vilsack made the announcements at the 2023 White House Tribal Nations Summit, where Tribal leaders gathered for Nation-to-Nation conversations with President Biden and senior administration officials on key priorities, new policies and critical issues facing Tribal Nations. “As Tribes have requested, we are reshaping

On-farm technology report findings released

Astudy of American farmers’ adoption of precision agriculture technology indicates that during the first two decades of the 21st century, acreage farmed with automated systems has increased 10-fold or more. The findings are reported in a study conducted by Kansas State University precision agriculture economist Terry Griffin and colleagues with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service. The report, Precision Agriculture in the Digital Era: Recent Adoption on U.S. Farms, is available online. Griffin said the report studies adoption of precision technology on several major crops, including corn, soybean, winter wheat, grain sorghum and more. “The most adopted technologies typically have the word ‘automated’ in their names,” Griffin said. “The reason for that is that they tend to make life a little bit easier for the operators than if they didn’t have the technology.” As an example, Griffin said equipment that provides automated guidance makes life easier for farm

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