Tag: Farming
Sheep To Defend US Solar Industry With Agrivoltaic Projects
The solar grazing phenomenon is taking off like a rocket as more developers incorporate agrivoltaic design into solar arrays on farmland.
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The Fate Of Our Food Systems Is Wrapped Up In Climate Change & Plant Nutrition
Global climate change has had a significant impact on the way the world grows its food. Climate change introduces a suite of ominous factors, such as greenhouse gas emissions, elevated temperature, increased carbon dioxide concentrations, nitrous oxide and methane ozone depletion, and deforestation. All of these intensify environmental stresses on … [continued]
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Grey-Bruce farmers told to be ready to adapt to changing climate
While Grey-Bruce and the rest of southern Ontario is expected to be less affected by a changing climate than many other areas, it still doesn’t mean farmers here don’t need to be ready to adapt. Mark Robinson, a meteorologist and storm chaser with The Weather Network presented to a packed Elmwood Community Centre during Crop […]
Cannabis growers convene at 2025 Nugswap in Wiarton Saturday
There’s a playful glint in Ed Maxwell’s blue eyes on Saturday afternoon. He’s seated with three other white-beards at a table inside the Wiarton and District Curling Club. A man who calls himself “Parts Unknown” cuts up a dried crystalline cannabis nug with a pair of small pink scissors. The upstairs lounge smells “dank” and […]
Your Questions About Montana Renewables, (Partly) Answered
Montana Renewables is planning to expand their sustainable aviation fuel footprint with an assist from the US Department of Energy.
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Tariffs, growth and modernization on the minds of Dairy Farmers at Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week
The elephant in the room made an appearance about 25 minutes into Mark Hamel’s Dairy Farmers of Ontario update Thursday afternoon during Dairy Day at Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week. “What are you doing to prepare for the challenges that we all think are coming south of the border on January 20,” asked someone from the […]
Critical Minerals Are A Gold Rush The West Lost Sight Of
Recently I had the opportunity to sit down with Gavin Mudd, director of the centre for critical minerals intelligence with the British Geological Survey. He’s been doing leading research with global collaborators on how much of what resources we can actually get at. Below is the first half of our … [continued]
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Beef producers experience strong 2024, but wary about what lies ahead
Strong cattle market prices and lower feed costs last year has left most beef producers happy, but it is what 2025 may bring that was on the minds of many during the opening day of Grey Bruce Farmers Week on Wednesday. Farmers, agribusiness professionals, and others interested in beef gathered at the Elmwood Community Centre […]
Is 2025 The Year Of Food Consumption Patterns That “Break the Rules?”
Food consumption is on the minds of many individuals as the new year rolls on, with nearly half of US adults saying that they’re starting a new diet. Our contemporary food selections have been carefully cultivated for taste and convenience; exotic food luxuries in many of our childhoods are now … [continued]
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Bird flu hits seven London-area farms, 1 million birds impacted: Agency
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) reports seven commercial poultry locations in Southwestern Ontario have been affected by a highly contagious avian influenza since Dec. 14. Worry about bird flu has been ramping up because of a B.C. teen’s recent case and the spread of the virus to dairy herds in the United States. WHAT […]