Insights and Stories on Ontario

Mar. 1, 2024 at 10:26 am CST

Ontario’s maple syrup industry has untapped potential and renewed hope for expansion through a recent funding program. Randal Goodfellow, Ontario Maple Syrup Producers’ Association president, said the Maple Production Improvement Initiative is the first industry-specific program with $1 million available for projects up to $20,000 with 50 per cent cost-sharing. […]

By Diana Martin

Jan. 2, 2024 at 12:08 pm CST

Lorne Hepworth, former Saskatchewan agriculture minister and current chair of the Agriculture Research Institute of Ontario, has been named a member of the Order of Canada.

By Karen Briere

Nov. 30, 2023 at 6:43 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Strong El Niño conditions that have developed in the Pacific Ocean would typically lead to a milder winter across Canada — but other factors this year could challenge that outlook, according to the winter forecast from The Weather Network, released Wednesday. The winter forecast features a mild start […]

By MarketsFarm

Nov. 17, 2023 at 11:05 am CST

It’s an area larger than the total acreage now farmed in Ontario, yet the prospect of clearing, tiling and bringing the 16 million acres of the Great Clay Belt to productivity is questionable, if not daunting. It has taken producers in Ontario’s ‘Near North’ region of Temiskaming Shores, Earlton and […]

By Ralph Pearce

Oct. 18, 2023 at 3:12 pm CDT

For the week ending Oct. 14, western Canadian yearling prices were steady to $4 higher compared to a week earlier. Calves in the range of 500 to 800 pounds traded $4-$6 lower in Alberta. However, in eastern Saskatchewan and in Manitoba, calves in this weight category were relatively unchanged compared […]

By Jerry Klassen