Food & Agriculture

Keep creep feeding for piglets simple

Getting the most out of your creep feeding for optimal piglet growth and sow performance does not necessarily require a fancy feast, new studies...

Ontario agriculture sets priorities ahead of 2026 municipal election

The 2026 municipal election is months away, but Ontario’s agriculture industry already knows its concerns. Why It Matters Ontario loses up to...

Parrish and Heimbecker’s new deep-water terminal improves eastern Ontario’s shipping access

Parrish and Heimbecker’s new $50-million bulk agricultural marine terminal in Picton cuts grain-hauling time and gives eastern Ontario farmers faster access to export markets. Why...

New strip-till tools available from Case IH

Case IH’s latest addition to its Nutri-Tiller series of strip-till tools is now ready for dealership order in Canada. Select dealerships have been able to...

Weighing cattle ‘can make you as much money’ as anything in the feedlot

Beef cattle are at record-high prices, which means shipping overweight or underweight cattle carries an even higher profitability penalty than ever before. Ken Schaus, of...

OPED: Food security can’t wait. Canada needs action now

Prime Minister Mark Carney deserves credit for beginning an important national conversation about food security with the National Food Security Strategy. As this work...

Rapid-gain feeding wins for beef-on-dairy calves — but watch the backfat

The number of beef-on-dairy calves continues to rise in Canadian feedlot inventories as dairy producers use beef sires to add value to surplus calves....

Meet FINCH, the U of T crop residue satellite the size of a house cat

FINCH is a confusing acronym. It stands for Field Imaging Nanosatellite for Crop residue Hyperspectral mapping. Translating that into plain English — University of Toronto...

Inside One of America’s Largest Ag Co-Op’s Practical Approach to AI

FS Agronomy Director Brendan Bachman of GROWMARK breaks down the operational reality behind scaling AI across one of North America’s largest cooperative systems. The post...

450 Organizations Push Congress to Unlock Local Food Funding for Schools

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) spends roughly $4 billion buying food at the lowest price possible, and American family farmers are locked...

Tech Hub LIVE Returns to Des Moines July 20-22 with Practical Answers for a High-Pressure Ag Economy

Join ag retail’s premier technology conference for data-driven insights, peer networking, and innovative solutions shaping the future of agriculture. The post Tech Hub LIVE Returns...

USDA Staffing Crisis: Widespread Loss of Conservation Staff

Editor’s Note: This series draws on analysis the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) conducted in partnership with Bernie Kluger, Managing Partner at Prospect Partners,...

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