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CFIA awards FMD vaccine bank contracts

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health and Biogénesis Bagó SA received the contracts to develop vaccines and Canada’s first food-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine bank.

Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week veterinary prize awarded

Dr. Cole Radbourne is the recipient of the 2025 GBFW award.

AGCO's PTx Trimble wins Fast Company's World Changing Ideas Award for OutRun Autonomous Grain Cart Solution

The award looks at products, concepts, companies and policies designed to make the world safer, cleaner, and more sustainable.

The Eight Hour Day

Originally Published April 1, 1920

Legislators should know full-well that the eight-hour working day at this time does not harmonize with the demands for greater production.

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Corn Jul 25
436-4	441-6	435-2	438-4s	+1-4

Feeder Cattle Aug 25
311.000	311.800	309.300	311.250s	+0.175

Lean Hogs Aug 25
110.200	110.875	109.825	110.175s	-0.025

Live Cattle Aug 25
218.000	218.775	216.725	216.950s	-1.075

Soybean Jul 25
1049-0	1056-2	1038-4	1042-2s	-8-2

Wheat Jul 25
534-2	537-0	526-0	526-4s	-7-6

Cdn Dollar Jun 25
0.73135	0.73555	0.73135	0.73530	+0.00315

Demco 1050

Brian Shanahan Farms

Watford, ON

Type: Hobby Farm

Acres: 49.05

Location: Thamesville, Ont.

Bruce County cattle buyer Ken Schaus is cool

He recently provided a tour for his father’s University of Guelph’s graduating Class of ’63.

Better than last year!

The pastures have been loving this cool/wet spring! Second rotation on this piece and it's back up to knee high.

How 2,4-D and Dicamba work

What’s the deal with jumping worms? + Dirty produce

Planting Depth Study Results: Corn & Soybean

Eastern Sales Manager and Territory Manager - Hybrid Role

Belchim Canada | Hybrid/Partial Remote, Canada,

Field Manager Support

Veri Fine Brand | Exeter, ON

Vice President, Human Resources - Maple Lodge Farms

Royer Thompson | Brampton, ON

Pork Congress 2025

June 18-19, 2025 | Statford, Ontario

Canada's Outdoor Farm Show

September 9-11, 2025 | Woodstock, Ontario

2025 International Plowing Match & Rural Expo

September 16-20, 2025 | Township of West Lincoln, Ontario

Kubota BV5160 Round Baler

Lucknow, Ont.

Vermeer RR140 Rotary Rake

Lucknow, Ont.

Tubeline TL1700SR Bale Wrapper

Harriston, Ont.

Ontario Grain Farmers enjoys another great meet and great on June 11 in Ottawa with Senator Rob Black, P. Ag. (Hon); Heath MacDonald, Canada’s Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food; grain farmer Jeff Harrison; Julie Maw, owner of Mooremaw Farms, Maizex seeds dealer, and director at Grain Farmers of Ontario; Jeff Barlow, a 6th generation cash crop farmer in the Binbrook area raising corn, soybeans, and wheat since 1843, and is director for GFO District 6; Lloyd Crowe, a 10th generation farmer and pea grower in Picton; Neil Campbell who works in grains & oilseeds on PEI; Josh Boersen who raises crops and chickens, and is the director for GFO District 9 serving Perth County.

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