Poultry research targets environmental footprint, vaccines Friday, February 21, 2014 by Matt McIntosh Creating new poultry vaccines, reducing the environmental footprint of poultry farms, and providing farmers with access to high-calibre training are among the many research projects that a new Canadian poultry industry research cluster will undertake over the next five years. The cluster has been granted $4 million by the federal government. An additional $1.6 million is also being invested by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food, as well as other poultry industry partners. “The money is being used to fund 17 different poultry research projects, and will be released over a five-year period that started in April of 2013,” says Bruce Robertson, executive director of the Canadian Poultry Research Council. The council is responsible for administering the funding. “The government’s funding comes as part of its Ag-Innovation program, under Growing Forward 2,” he adds. According to a Feb. 19 news release from the University of Guelph, one of the projects receiving funding is focused on developing low-energy LED bulbs that enhance egg production in laying hens. Another is working towards a commercially-available vaccine for necrotic enteritis – a dangerous disease seen in chickens. The research projects, says the press release, are just two of the seven Ontario Agricultural College and Ontario Veterinary College initiatives that are receiving funding. More specifically, those seven projects are receiving almost 60 per cent of the $5.6 million available. In a Feb. 18 news release, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada noted that some of the funding will also be used to find “viable alternatives to the use of dietary antibiotics in chicken production.” BF Canada and the United States agree to use the same terms for wholesale meat cuts CFIA investigate why an Ontario dairy goat farm ended up with scrapie
Stinger Spade Bits kit from Spyder Friday, September 20, 2024 By Braxteen Breen, Whether you are constructing/repairing fencing and other structures around the farm, you can get those tasks completed on the farm quickly with the Stinger Spade Bits kit from Spyder. The Spade Bits kit provides an economical solution for someone who wants to make... Read this article online
$18.4M Boost for Canadian Cereal Grain Innovation Thursday, September 19, 2024 Gate Project Receives Major Funding for Research Canada's position as a pioneer in cereal grain research is set to strengthen with the Gate Capital Campaign raising $18.4 million. This funding will support the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (Gate) initiative, a project... Read this article online
BASF introduces Surtain herbicide for field corn growers Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Field corn growers in eastern Canada have a new crop protection product available to them. After about 10 years of research and trials, BASF has introduced Surtain, a residual herbicide for corn that combines PPO inhibitor saflufenacil (Group 14) and pyroxasulfone (Group 15) in a premix... Read this article online
We Didn’t Start the Fire! Impacts of Wildfire Smoke on Corn Monday, September 16, 2024 Assistant Professor of Corn Production at Purdue University’s College of Agriculture, Daniel Quinn, PhD. recently provided fascinating insights into the impacts of fire on major corn producing areas, many of which have been impacted by smoke from wildfires. Quinn was the keynote... Read this article online
New home for the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario Saturday, September 14, 2024 The Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario (CFFO) has announced it has moved into its new office building in Ingersoll. Located at 274620 27th Line in Ingersoll, the new office will serve as the hub for CFFO’s ongoing efforts to advocate for and support Ontario’s Christian farmers.... Read this article online