For those focused on lowering cost per kilogram while maintaining or even improving performance, using digital models can truly turn data into dollars. BP ...

Feed is a producer’s greatest expense and one of the most critical factors affecting growth, production, performance, and profit. With sows, proper intake is vital to feeding their litter, and this ...

The largest editorial agriculture magazine in Canada, Better Farming has a proud tradition of editorial excellence and is distributed to 39,000 commercial farms in Ontario, and a western version to 45 ...

In the spring, a team of researchers – including University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign scientists and industry partners – approached a professor in the university's animal sciences department to ...

With fertilizer prices fluctuating, nitrogen management has become a key challenge for Ontario corn growers. Decisions about timing, rate, and placement now carry greater weight, affecting yield, ...

Herbicide-resistant weeds are becoming a common problem for Prairie farmers, limiting their options for chemical weed management and increasing the importance of non-chemical management strategies.

Soon after being named Ontario’s new Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness in late March, Trevor Jones sat down with Better Farming for a discussion on his background, his political goals, ...

Karson Hennick provides mobile butchering services across southern Ontario through his business, Field to Fork Butchering, in Lambton County near Sarnia. He believes that mobile butchers can help ...

Shelterbelts are a common, albeit dwindling, sight on the Prairie landscape. These living barriers comprise rows of trees or shrubs planted alongside farm fields or yards to protect against wind, snow ...

For many in Ontario, agriculture is far more than an industry – it’s a deeply rooted way of life. Among those most devoted to fostering the next generation stands John Drummond. Known to many as ‘Mr.

Across rural Ontario, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) have become popular for recreation and trail riding. But for many landowners and farmers, those same machines carry with them a growing frustration: ...

In Wilmot Township, Stewart Snyder is fighting to protect the future of his farm. A fifth-generation dairy farmer, Snyder has spent years working the land on Bleams Road, where his family has raised ...