Improving efficiency is a shared goal across the egg sector as producers look to cut costs and shrink their environmental footprint. One emerging opportunity is to keep laying hens productive for ...

The railway revenue cap has fewer critics these days, thanks to strong service over the past year, but railways might want to be careful what they wish for with their ongoing calls for its demise.

The Government of Canada has moved Alto — a proposed high-speed passenger rail network between Toronto and Quebec City — into its development and pre-construction phase, with work not expected to ...

Spreading untreated sewage on farmland is emerging as a growing concern in parts of rural Ontario, raising new questions about soil health, food safety, and the limits of municipal infrastructure.

When exploring opportunities for farm growth, limited land availability and rising purchase prices often leave farmland leases as the primary option for expansion. Farming unowned land comes with ...

Ontario sheep producers have the opportunity to grow flocks to meet the rising lamb demand and reduce dependence on imported product. At the same time, many farms are losing lambs and ewes to ...

Across the Prairies, hundreds of powerline contacts with farm equipment occur annually, and most of those incidents are preventable. Farm equipment is large and getting larger. According to Kyle ...

With fertilizer prices fluctuating, nitrogen management has become a key challenge for Ontario corn growers. Decisions about timing, rate, and placement now carry greater weight, affecting yield, ...

The fast-paced nature of farming often leaves little time to consider the hazards associated with the profession. Many producers watch family members and employees grow into lifelong roles on the ...

Steering growth both on his farm and in the broader sector, Greg Dietrich has emerged as a key voice in Ontario farming, having been recently appointed as Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) Zone ...

Taking on debt is often an essential part of running and expanding a farm operation here in Ontario. Whether covering yearly working capital needs, such as crop inputs or livestock purchases, or ...

A vaccination program is one of the strongest tools that livestock producers can use to prevent disease in their herds. Administering the vaccine can feel like the most critical aspect of a program, ...