Food & Agriculture

Smart cattle tags aren’t just about GPS tracking anymore

Beef cattle monitoring is moving from simple tracking of animals to health monitoring using solar-powered eartags. 701x, a smart ear tag company out of Fargo,...

Red crown rot not in Ontario soybean crops, yet

Soybeans are susceptible to many diseases. Unfortunately for Ontario soybean growers, yet another disease might have to be added to what’s already a long...

Fewer dairy farms will need leaner service groups, award winner says

Murray Hunt, the 2026 Dairy Cattle Industry Distinction Award winner, challenged the industry to create structures that will serve the sector into the future. Hunt,...

RMP funding to reach $250 million, Ontario’s new agriculture minister says

Newly appointed provincial agriculture minister Sam Oosterhoff met with commodity leaders at the 107th International Plowing Match and Rural Expo at Walkerton and commited...

Ontario farmers would feel a U.S. diesel export ban

A powerful coalition is pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to ban U.S. diesel exports. In a letter to Trump, released Wednesday, the...

Updates from the Policy Design Lab: Crop Insurance and Soybeans

The Policy Design Lab project recently released two updates to the web-based policy visualizations. The first includes further developments for crop insurance, allowing users...

In 1916, a chemist named Cornelia Kennedy left her job teaching “domestic science” to female students at the University of Minnesota for a research...

Precision tech built into new Case IH WD6 windrower series; 160 combines

Case IH has announced the release of a first-of-its-kind yield mapping technology for its new WD6 windrower series. Called Relative Yield Technology, the feature allows...

Farm safety messaging may require different approach

Canadian producers are heading into one of their busiest times of the year and with it should come an increased focus on farm safety. The...

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