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Topic: solutions

Rural childcare challenges

FARM FAMILIES STRUGGLE TO FIND SUITABLE OPTIONS

August 2023 - JORDANNA AND SCOTT Dietrich, who operate a grain farm, laying egg barn, and custom farming operation near Tavistock, Ontario, welcomed a son in September 2022. As Jordanna prepares to return to her off-farm job in…
Sandhill cranes

ONTARIO FARMS HIT HARD WITH CROP DAMAGE

September 2022 - WILDLIFE DAMAGE COSTS crop farmers an estimated $41 million each year. In some parts of Ontario, the number one culprit is the sandhill crane — and the problem continues to grow. As the population and…
Managing waterhemp

EARLY RESULTS SHOW SOLUTIONS

April 2022 - ONLY A DECADE ago, waterhemp was a sporadic problem in a handful of fields in southwestern Ontario. Today, it’s Ontario’s fastest-growing problem weed. A prolific seed-producer with significant genetic diversity, waterhemp is the first weed…
Cropside: Soil crusting

AGRONOMIC INFORMATION FROM ONTARIO'S CROP SPECIALISTS

March 2021 - IN SPRING 2020, rain followed by hot dry conditions resulted in surface crusts that created challenges in some areas for emerging seedlings. Some fields were re-planted entirely, while others came through with thin but acceptable…
Phosphorus loss

FINDING CUSTOMIZABLE SOLUTIONS IN DIVERSE LANDSCAPES

February 2021 - REDUCING NUTRIENT LOSS to improve aquatic ecosystems is a big task. Doing so requires an understanding of how phosphorus (P) moves through Ontario’s soils, and how management practices could be adapted to fit our province’s…