In the spring, a team of researchers – including University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign scientists and industry partners – approached a professor in the university's animal sciences department to ...

Herbicide-resistant weeds are becoming a common problem for Prairie farmers, limiting their options for chemical weed management and increasing the importance of non-chemical management strategies.

Ella Shelton’s journey from the family farm in Ingersoll to the Professional Women’s Hockey League and the Olympic Games is a narrative of deep roots, hard work, and steadfast ambition. Raised as the ...

Many rural communities across Ontario have a long-standing annual tradition of gathering at their local fall fair to celebrate agriculture. While many fairs are now over a century old, their events, ...

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 ...

Ontario growers know that pest threats can quickly reduce crop yields and quality if not spotted and managed early. Better Farming recently connected with Ken Currah, Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) and ...

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, ...

Rural Ontario continues to struggle with the shortage of large-animal veterinarians. The Veterinary Assistance Program (VAP) was started in 1945 to support veterinarian access for livestock farmers in ...

Karson Hennick provides mobile butchering services across southern Ontario through his business, Field to Fork Butchering, in Lambton County near Sarnia. He believes that mobile butchers can help ...

Across rural Ontario, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) have become popular for recreation and trail riding. But for many landowners and farmers, those same machines carry with them a growing frustration: ...

There have been a handful of stories in recent months on Canadian pork and its presence in Asia. For more insight, Better Pork sought out Stephen Heckbert, executive director of the Canadian Pork ...

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.