The Road to the Royal Chef Challenge is looking for the tastiest dishes that Ontario has to offer

Oct 07, 2014

Farms.com

Ted Reader, also known as “Godfather of the Grill” will be hosting the Royal Chef Challenge in several parts of Ontario. The competition will travel through several fairs, with each fair producing a winner for the final event. The finale will be held November16, 2016 to determine which city representative crafted a dish fit for royalty.

The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair is the largest event of its kind throughout the world. It combines agriculture and equestrian competition to offer an indoor fair that brings hundreds of thousands of competitors and attendees from all parts of the world to Toronto, Canada. The fair is held in November every year and offers horse shows, exquisite local food, animals, and of course shopping. The fair also offers educational exhibits about agriculture to more than 18,000 students annually.

The Road to the Royal competition will be held across several fairs throughout Ontario. Several fairs have already been held with Simcoe and Markham fairs soon to be held. Contestants win the competitions by producing dishes based off local food from the fairs agricultural competitions. Winners of each fair will then compete at The Royal in November.

The Royal is an opportunity to showcase to the world what makes Ontario agriculture great. It brings people from all parts of the world to celebrate and embrace agriculture. It’s a chance for us to show the world the effort and love we put into our food and communities.

Tickets to The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair are still available.

Video: Dicamba Returns for Georgia Farmers: What the New EPA Ruling Means for Cotton Growers

After being unavailable in 2024 due to registration issues, dicamba products are returning for Georgia farmers this growing season — but under strict new conditions.

In this report from Tifton, Extension Weed Specialist Stanley Culpepper explains the updated EPA ruling, including new application limits, mandatory training requirements, and the need for a restricted use pesticide license. Among the key changes: a cap of two ½-pound applications per year and the required use of an approved volatility reduction agent with every application.

For Georgia cotton producers, the ruling is significant. According to Taylor Sills with the Georgia Cotton Commission, the vast majority of cotton planted in the state carries the dicamba-tolerant trait — meaning farmers had been paying for technology they couldn’t use.

While environmental groups have expressed concerns over spray drift, Georgia growers have reduced off-target pesticide movement by more than 91% over the past decade. Still, this two-year registration period will come with increased scrutiny, making stewardship and compliance more important than ever.