July Outreach Roundup

Aug 07, 2024

Thank you to the Wellington Farmers Market and the Memorial Centre Farmers Market in Kingston for having the Ontario Farmland Trust and our friends the Land Conservancy for Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington at your markets earlier in July. We had a blast talking with market goers! Almost 100 passionate folks stopped to chat about the importance of protecting our precious and limited farmland and to learn about the work of land trusts.

With provincial policy changes the past couple years, farmland protection is even more in the minds of local Ontarians. We encourage you to turn that concern into action! Call your MPP, email them, or request a meeting. They need to know the opinions of their local constituents; your concerns for farmland and the environment matter. As recent flooding from large storms has shown, it’s becoming even more crucial to protect the limited agricultural land we have in Ontario.

OFT staff and volunteers will be next at the following events: Feel free to come by and chat!

Patagonia Store, Toronto – August 10th
Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, Woodstock – September 10-12th
International Ploughing Match, with our friends Kawartha Land Trust – October 1-5th
… and more to come!

Source : Ontario Farmland Trust

Video: Flea beetles, wireworms and weevils 'off the hop' in Manitoba fields – AgronomyTV

Are your crops protected "right off the hop" this spring?

of AgronomyTV, we talk with John Gavloski, provincial entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture, out in Carman, Man. John breaks down exactly what insects growers should be scouting for as seeding gets underway, how to identify early-season crop damage, and when your seed treatments will start to wear off.

We cover key pests affecting canola, cereals, pulse crops, and alfalfa, including critical scouting windows and remedial management strategies.