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An interesting read from @cntryguide

An interesting read from @cntryguide poses a question every farm family will have eventually. Keep the farm or sell? | Country Guide (country-guide.ca)  ...
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With weather and rain conditions just right …

With weather and rain conditions just right for many farmers, the wheat harvest was abundant, despite drought conditions in the prairies that negatively impacted their wheat production, Ontario farmers realized ...
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We know that eating a proper diet with fruits and vegetables is key to a healthy lifestyle.

We know that eating a proper diet with fruits and vegetables is key to a healthy lifestyle. Now a group of chemists are conducting research about the anti-cancer qualities of ...
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Farmland investing and the impact beyond the returns …

Alternative investments such as farmland are now more accessible than ever and with today’s investors seeking to make an impact in the world through their assets, farmland is the ultimate ...
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Record rainfalls and extreme drought …

We may be experiencing record rainfalls in our region this year, but the other side of the continent is the exact opposite. A recent article from The New York Times ...
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Food is the new oil, even if most of the world — including Canada — hasn’t realized it yet

Great @financialpost article about Canada’s potential advantage in agriculture in the future, suggesting food is the new oil. As the growing season gets longer in Canada, it becomes more difficult ...
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Beekeepers Offered Second Round Subsidies

As farmers we know the importance of bees and the role they play in pollinating billions of plants each year, including millions of agricultural crops. In recent years, we’ve seen ...
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Precision AI Raises $20M to Automate Crop Protection Using Intelligent Drones

Drones and AI are becoming increasingly popular in farming sectors across the country for different reasons. This recent article from @globalaginvesting explains how @precisionai will make farms of the future ...
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OFA encourages farmers to make this year’s planting season safe and productive

Now that the weather has warmed, planting season 2021 has begun. This means farm equipment across Ontario has begun hitting the roadways. It’s important to take steps to keep our ...
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Canada’s farm incomes on track for a record year

Canadian farmers are finding success despite these unprecedented times and @cision says that farm incomes are on track for a record year in 2021. Canada’s farm incomes on track for ...