This has evolved into the Engineering a Better Farm initiative, with LRIC working to learn what on-farm challenges could be solved with engineering while also starting to make connections with some of ...

Maple Leaf Foods announced in July that it would spin off its pork business into a separate independent company. The as-of-yet unnamed business (referred to in the meantime simply as ‘the new Pork ...

As the world’s population grows, there is an increasing need to produce more food. The pork industry is conscious of the environmental impact that results from feeding global consumers. Moreover, ...

“Rural healthcare continues to be ignored, under-resourced, and is a very different healthcare than is delivered in urban areas. Rural medicine and urban medicine are very different, and present ...

Growing crops can be so emotional. Mother Nature throws us curveballs all year long. The 2024 spring Season had its challenges with late planting dates and excess moisture in most locales. Here are ...

The farming community’s voice on land use and government policy can be strong, as a recent series of events proved. In April, changes to the Ontario government’s Conservation Authorities Act set in ...

If annual drought conditions have been making you feel baaahd, then you should know that there is a sustainable solution that might be closer (and older) than you think – wool pellets. When asked what ...