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Rural Pride

FOSTERING A WELCOMING AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY

June 2023 - IN LATE APRIL, the municipal council for the Township of Norwich passed a new bylaw that restricts the types of flags that can be flown on township property and lampposts. The original version included language…
Field observations

SPRING 2023

April 2023 - June 15, 2023 The rain gauge was arguably the least used piece of equipment on the farm this spring. That is until the start of this week when a very welcomed (gentle) rain was received…
Biodiversity and agriculture

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FINDS A BALANCE

April 2023 - WHILE GLOBAL NEGOTIATIONS and agreements on climate and the environment can seem far removed from our daily lives in Canada, they can significantly impact Canadian policymaking. This is why when the world descended on Montreal…
Global wins

FROM THE CEO'S DESK

April 2023 - IT IS SPRING, which means farmer-members across the province will be gearing up for one of the busiest seasons of the year — planting. After a long winter of researching, learning, and planning, it is…
Farm employees

CONVERSATIONS WITH BUSINESS EXPERTS

April 2023 - (J.M.) WHAT DOES THE CANADIAN AGRICULTURAL LABOUR MARKET LOOK LIKE TODAY? (K.D.) Canadian farmers continue to report that labour shortages are chronic and pervasive across the country. Canada consistently depends on international workers to fill…
Wacky weather

LA NINA, LA NINO, AND THE JET STREAM

April 2023 - DISTRUPTIVE WEATHER PATTERNS like too much rain causing flooding, too little rain causing drought, windstorms, snow storms, hail, tornadoes and more can be explained by the jet stream, according to Andrew Pritchard. “When we talk…
Sustainable Canadian Soy program

DRIVING VALUE FOR ONTARIO FARMERS

April 2023 - PROVIDING HIGH-VALUE soybeans for premium markets has put Canada on the map for quality soybeans. Ontario’s soy industry has been a leader in building Canada’s reputation for Identity Preserved (IP) and food-grade soybeans, consistently meeting…
Made-in-Huron fertilizer

CARLSUN ENERGY TO CONSTRUCT HYDROGEN PLANT

April 2023 - ONTARIO MAY BE one step closer to decreasing reliance on imported fertilizer. Bruce County-based Carlsun Energy Solutions is in the early stages of establishing a new hydrogen plant on the site of the former Bluewater…
GrainTALK for April/May 2023

AN UPDATE ON GRAIN FARMERS OF ONTARIO NEWS AND EVENTS

April 2023 - FROM THE CHAIRYou recently represented Grain Farmers of Ontario during a trade mission to the Asia-Pacific region. What did you learn from that experience? Crosby (Devitt, CEO) and I were invited by the Ontario Ministry…
Sustainable Agriculture Strategy

INDUSTRY GROUPS CONSULT ON A FEDERAL STRATEGY

April 2023 - SUSTAINABILITY IS THE focus of a new strategy being developed by the federal government to set a shared direction on priority environment and climate issues in Canadian agriculture. The Sustainable Agriculture Strategy (SAS), previously referred…