Thumbs up for agricultural careers: farmers, consumers Wednesday, September 21, 2011 by SUSAN MANN Farming may be challenging but many producers would still recommend an agricultural career to a family member or friend, according to a recent Farm Credit Canada survey.The FCC vision panel survey released Thursday found that 80 per cent of producers would encourage others to get involved. Moreover, 21 per cent of consumers across Canada who participated in the March survey would consider a career in agriculture and 27 per cent would encourage someone else to pursue it. Both groups used similar words to describe farming when asked to choose five words from a list associated with the agricultural industry. The words were: weather dependent, struggling, under-recognized, underpaid, essential. The online survey had 2,015 respondents and a margin of error of plus or minus 2.1 per cent. “Although farmers recognize the challenges inherent in the industry they still would encourage others to get involved,” it says in an FCC press release.Bette Jean Crews, president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, says she would agree with the words picked by survey respondents. “The biggest challenge is getting our fair share of the dollar in the marketplace.”Crews would also recommend farming as a business. Her father wasn’t farmer but he had his own barbershop business. One thing farmers like about the business is being able to make their own decisions and seeing the results of that, she explains.“I do think society’s mind is coming around to the fact that they need to pay what agriculture is worth,” she says. “I think it’s going to take a few more years but I see us on an upswing.” Agriculture employs one in eight Canadians, the press release says. BF Pie hit the spot at farm show Better Farming editor wins gold and silver at Farm Writers' convention
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$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