Grain Farmers of Ontario reveals its 2025 Strategic Plan Tuesday, January 21, 2025 Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO), the province’s largest commodity organization, representing Ontario’s 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean, and wheat farmers, has released its . This plan provides the guideposts and direction for the GFO for the next four years and showcases the... Read this article online
Research into pests, mapping soil carbon sequestration, and genetic resistance to pests get funding Monday, January 20, 2025 Saskatchewan and the federal government have announced an investment of $9.4 million for crop-related research, with an additional $5.4 million co-funded by industry partners. This brings the total funding to $14.8 million for 2025. The investment, which is part of Saskatchewan's... Read this article online
Farm transitions workshop just ahead of Canada's farm show Monday, January 20, 2025 Canada's Farm Show, one of the country's premier agricultural events, is set to take place from March 18 to 20, 2025, in Regina, Saskatchewan. Presented by Viterra, the event is focused on three key pillars: education, innovation, and collaboration, which continue to guide its mission of... Read this article online
Trade tensions and the Canadian dollar Monday, January 20, 2025 Canada faces multiple economic challenges, including an increasingly uncertain trade environment. With a change in U.S. leadership, Canada might face new trade restrictions, such as tariffs. Historically, trade tensions, such as those experienced in 2018, have seen temporary tariffs... Read this article online
Rising equipment costs strain farm budgets Monday, January 20, 2025 Over the past two years, the cost of new farm equipment has increased at a faster rate than farm revenues, resulting in equipment costs taking up a larger portion of farm income. This has led to weaker sales in the farm equipment market, according to Farm Credit Canada,... Read this article online