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• End Draws Nearer for Corn, Soybean Harvests

  29-10-2024 19:27 via farms.com
  The finish line is in sight for the US corn and soybean harvests, with producers expected to get a few more days of fieldwork this week before being potentially stalled by rain. Monday’s USDA crop progress report pegged the nationwide corn harvest at 81% complete as of Sunday, up from 65% a week earlier and a couple of points ahead of the average pre-report trade guess. The soybean harvest was shown at 89% done as of Sunday, up 8 points on the week but a couple of points behind trade expec
  
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• Drive for production weakens resilience of farming systems: study

  30-10-2024 19:50 via farms.com
  The drive for greater productivity in agriculture has led to an unprecedented level of food security for much of the world.But according to an article published by the journal Nature in September, that has come at the expense of environmental stability, making it more difficult to sustain high productivity.Why it matters: Biodiversity loss negatively affects farming systems over time. Experts say improving biodiversity would make agricultural systems more resilient and potentially less expensive
  
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• Agriculture-specific mental health help targeted for farmers

  30-10-2024 19:48 via farms.com
  The Canadian Centre for Agricultural Wellbeing wants to strengthen regional crisis liaisons for farmers.Briana Hagen, chief executive officer and the centre’s lead scientist, spoke at the Animal Health Canada annual forum in Ottawa last month.Why it matters: Dealing with an infectious livestock disease can affect farmers’ mental health.Research on the mental well-being of producers over the past 10 years “paints a bit of a concerning picture,” said Hagan.Stress, anxiety,
  
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• How Kim Kenward Built One of Canada’s Biggest Portfolios of Molecular Tests to Benefit Farmers

  30-10-2024 19:40 via farms.com
  With two decades of experience innovating DNA and RNA-based diagnostic methods, 20/20 Seed Labs R&D Manager Kim Kenward — based in Nisku — has built one of Canada’s largest portfolios of molecular tests offered in agriculture, a comprehensive service portfolio that detects bacteria, fungi, viruses, weeds, and crop traits in seed, tissue, and soil to assess risks associated with use of a given sample.And she’s done it because she lives in a country where industries lik
  
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• Annual report ranking 40 major food companies finds Canadians may be right to distrust corporate sustainability claims

  30-10-2024 19:38 via farms.com
  With more than 130 cage-free egg policies, over 50 Better Chicken Commitment policies and numerous crate-free pork policies adopted over the past decade, the "Canada Animal Welfare Scorecard," published Wednesday, Oct. 30, by Mercy For Animals, reveals which companies are leading the charge — and which are falling behind — in animal welfare. In this fourth edition, the report underscores the need for continued public scrutiny and corporate accountability to drive industry-wide change
  
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• Maple Leaf Foods launches eco-conscious 'Grow Your Own Greens' challenge to celebrate its third annual Little Changes Day

  30-10-2024 19:35 via farms.com
  Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (TSX: MFI), the world's first major carbon neutral food company, continues to support Canadians with climate-friendly little changes that can collectively contribute to a better planet. November 7 marks the third annual Little Changes Day, established to celebrate Maple Leaf Foods' carbon neutral anniversary and encourage Canadians to partake in their own sustainability journey, by integrating eco-friendly habits into everyday routines.A recent survey1 from Maple Leaf Foods
  
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• TELUS announces 2024 #StandWithOwners winners, investing over $1 million into Canadian small businesses

  30-10-2024 19:34 via farms.com
  TELUS announces the winners of its fifth #StandWithOwners contest—Canada's largest small business contest. Chosen from thousands of applications from across Canada, 20 outstanding businesses have been recognized for demonstrating what makes their business unique, their use of technology to drive innovation, and a proven track record of growth. These businesses not only demonstrated exceptional leadership in their fields but also demonstrated how they have made a tangible impact on their lo
  
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• 2024 road construction season wraps up, improving safety across PEI

  30-10-2024 19:32 via farms.com
  Repairs and upgrades to roads and bridges in Prince Edward Island were made possible after a combined investment of over $7 million from the federal and provincial governments through the Canada Community-Building Fund and the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.Today's announcement highlights upgrades to roads and bridges that improve safety across the province and support housing development. These projects, including upgrades to intersections, roads and bridges, new traffic lights and
  
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• Competition Bureau recommends increasing competition in the sale of pet medication

  30-10-2024 19:31 via farms.com
  In recent years, more Canadians have brought pets into their homes. But Canadians' choice of where to fill their pet's prescriptions is often limited to veterinary offices – which can mean fewer options and higher prices.Today, the Competition Bureau has published an analysis of the pet pharmaceutical sector, titled Pets, vets and meds: The case for more competition. It examines the business practice in Canada of "exclusive distribution," where pharmaceutical manufacturers sell only to dis
  
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• Cleanfarms Collecting Unwanted Agricultural Pesticides and Old Livestock/Equine Medications in Nova Scotia starting in October

  30-10-2024 19:27 via farms.com
  Starting soon, Nova Scotian farmers can safely dispose of unwanted agricultural pesticides and old, obsolete livestock and equine medications through a Cleanfarms program.Cleanfarms is operating 11 collection events at local ag retailer locations throughout the province for a two-week period, starting on Monday, October 28 and ending on Friday, November 8.“Every time we’re here, farmers participate in this program because having safe, reliable ways to manage these materials is import
  
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• The Great Twine Round-Up Comes to Alberta with $12,000 in total Cash Prizes

  30-10-2024 19:25 via farms.com
  Cleanfarms, in partnership with the Agricultural Plastics Recycling Group is excited to announce the launch of ‘The Great Twine Round-Up’, a new province-wide initiative designed to promote used plastic baler twine recycling. This exciting contest offers substantial cash prizes to the winners’ 4-H club or district or an Alberta-based nonprofit organization or charity of their choice that supports agriculture.Highlights:Entry Period: November 1, 2024, to May 31, 2025 Participant
  
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• Four Rural Communities in Alberta and Saskatchewan to Share $100,000

  30-10-2024 18:49 via farms.com
  The UFA Agricultural Community Foundation i provide impactful opportunities that support rural development.
  
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• Farmers and small businesses worried about Federal Debt Crisis

  30-10-2024 17:17 via farms.com
  Canadian small businesses are concerned about the federal government's rising debt and lack of a concrete plan to balance the budget, urging fiscal responsibility and spending cuts.
  
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• John Deere, Trimble Partner to Deliver Advanced Technology Solutions to More Construction Customers Worldwide

  30-10-2024 16:58 via farms.com
  Strategic partnership will enable machines equipped with John Deere SmartGrade™ greater access to Trimble technology ecosystem
  
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• Agricultural Machinery Stocks Q1 Earnings Review: Deere (NYSE:DE) Shines

  30-10-2024 16:50 via farms.com
  The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who not so much). Let’s take a look at how agricultural machinery stocks fared in Q1, starting with Deere (NYSE:DE).Agricultural machinery companies are investing to develop and produce more precise machinery, automated systems, and connected equipment that collects analyzable data to help farmers and other customers improve yields and increase efficiency. On the other hand, agriculture is seas
  
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• The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association Announces New Board Members for 2024-2025

  30-10-2024 16:49 via farms.com
  The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) welcomes two new board members for 2024-2025.?
  
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• Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2024: TMR’s can save significant time and money

  30-10-2024 16:46 via farms.com
  The return on investment timeline can be short for sheep producers purchasing a TMR mixer.That was the message from participants in a demo held daily in the sheep handling area during Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2024.Michael Richards raises a crossbred Dorset/Rideau flock of ewes and market lambs in Haldimand County.He was component feeding when he started, feeding dry hay in the morning, top-dressing with grain later in the day, then ultimately cleaning out what was left over in the feed b
  
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• Paraglider powers a new kind of sprayer

  30-10-2024 16:44 via farms.com
  For Janay Meisser, director of innovation for ag co-operative United Farmers of Alberta (UFA), scouting for high-tech solutions that make farming more productive and profitable is an essential aspect of her job.The Stratus AirSprayer, a new drone tool unveiled by Saskatchewan-based Precision AI in July, is unlike anything she’s seen so far.“I think they’ve got something really special,” says Meisser, who was invited to see the AirSprayer in action during field testing in
  
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• Titan Machinery

  30-10-2024 16:39 via farms.com
  Titan Machinery, Inc. engages in the management of agricultural and construction equipment stores. It operates through the following segments: Agriculture, Construction and International. The Agriculture segment sells services and rents machinery and related parts and attachments, for uses from large-scale farming to home and garden use in North America. The Construction segment focuses on machinery and related parts and attachments, for uses from heavy construction to light industrial machinery
  
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• Self-driving tractors to robots: Farmers turn to automation to address labour shortage

  30-10-2024 16:37 via farms.com
  Ken Sarauer is driving his combine through a field of barley on his Saskatchewan farm. His hands are largely off the steering wheel.The machine can harvest a row autonomously, allowing him to focus on several screens showing real-time data on his crops."I see it as lane assist in your car," he said. "Everybody worries about automation taking jobs. But it allows you to do your job better."Sarauer's family farm in Annaheim, Sask., about 125 kilometres east of Saskatoon, is one of a growing number
  
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• Growing Opportunities for Canadian Farmers to Sustainably Manage Agricultural Waste in 2024

  29-10-2024 19:44 via farms.com
  Each year, Canadian farmers embrace greener solutions to manage their used agricultural plastics, packaging and products as opportunities increase through Cleanfarms' evolving collection programs.Cleanfarms is a national stewardship organization that develops and operates collection programs to help farmers responsibly dispose of on-farm agricultural waste materials. It is most well-known for its flagship collection program for pesticide and fertilizer containers under 23L.The most recent recove
  
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• The new Kemptville jail has been frozen for four years. Here’s why

  29-10-2024 19:40 via farms.com
  Four years after the province announced a 235-bed jail to be built in Kemptville to alleviate overcrowding at the 50-year-old Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, opponents of the project are sensing a whiff of victory.The reason? The province has said almost nothing about the Eastern Ontario Correctional Complex (EOCC) project since August 2020, when it was first proposed. At the time, the cost was pegged at $200 million.The province’s preferred location for the jail is a 72-hectare site onc
  
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• Remembrance Day stamps salute farmerettes and Soldiers of the Soil

  29-10-2024 19:38 via farms.com
  Canada Post is proud to announce the release of its annual Remembrance Day stamp issue, honouring the contributions of the farmerettes and Soldiers of the Soil during the First and Second World Wars.The two-stamp set commemorates the young men and women who stepped up to support Canada's agricultural efforts when the country and its allies needed them most.The two world wars were not only won by troops on the battlefield. Civilians on the home front were instrumental in producing food, ammunitio
  
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• Ontario County opens enrollment for Agricultural District No. 1

  29-10-2024 19:32 via farms.com
  Ontario County has announced that the open enrollment period for its Consolidated Agricultural District No. 1 will run from Nov. 1 through Nov. 30. During this time, landowners have the opportunity to propose adding their property to the district, which offers significant protections for agricultural land.Landowners who wish to include their land must submit an enrollment form, available from the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors or online at the Ontario County website. Forms must be submitted n
  
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• Students get crash course on agriculture as job crunch worsens

  29-10-2024 19:30 via farms.com
  Hundreds of students got a taste of the numerous jobs available in Ontario’s agriculture industry earlier this month in Listowel.“They're not the original jobs you might think of, but they're so important,” said Madison Lammer, from AgScape, a non-profit organization promoting agriculture amongst Ontario students. One in nine jobs in Canada are in the agriculture and food industry, but with 40 per cent of Canada’s farmers retiring in the next decade, and another 24,000 ag
  
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• Governments Announce Funding to Strengthen Ontario Food Supply System

  29-10-2024 19:26 via farms.com
  The federal and Ontario governments jointly announced a $7.5 million contribution Friday for a variety of projects aimed at strengthening the province’s food supply system. Combined with cost-shared investments by the sector, the investment through the Biosecurity Enhancement Initiative is expected to generate up to $31.5 million in total funding across the Ontario agri-food sector, a provincial release said. Under the initiative, farmers, processors, and select farm-supporting a
  
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• Honeywood Research Facility Harvests Hope

  29-10-2024 19:24 via farms.com
  Since 2016, the Syngenta Honeywood Research Facility has been cultivating more than just crops – it's been growing hope for the Cambridge and North Dumfries communities in Ontario. On September 27, 2024, this tradition continued with the annual potato harvest benefiting the Cambridge Food Bank.This year's yield was nothing short of impressive: 3,642 pounds of potatoes, enough to feed over 725 families. The impact was immediate, with the food bank reporting, "Potatoes have been flying out o
  
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• Statement on the conclusion of the food safety investigation related to the recall of various Silk and Great Value brand plant-based refrigerated beverages

  29-10-2024 19:19 via farms.com
  The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) issued the following statement related to the recent recall of Silk and Great Value plant-based refrigerated beverages due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination:"The CFIA is deeply saddened by the recent listeriosis outbreak associated with certain Silk and Great Value plant-based beverages. It extends heartfelt sympathies to the families of the three Canadians who tragically lost their lives and all those who have been affected by the outbreak.With t
  
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• Saskatchewan voters elect another Saskatchewan Party majority

  29-10-2024 14:07 via farms.com
  The Saskatchewan Party won its fifth straight majority
  
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• Massey Ferguson introduces six new tractors

  29-10-2024 12:24 via farms.com
  Six new tractors are part of the new 5M series.
  
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