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Upgrades to the farm yard and bin set up can save labour

Real Agriculture

The phrase work smarter, not harder is perhaps best applied when you’ve got no other choice — a one-person or two-person farm has no choice but to get creative when it comes to handling grain, the logistics of seeding and harvest, and more. But it’s not just farms with only a few people that benefit. Read More

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Farmers feeling the squeeze over Seaway strike

Real Agriculture

Lawrence Seaway shipping corridor is seasonal, and the labour dispute holding up product movement is putting serious stress on Ontario’s agriculture sector during the harvest period. An estimated $20 million per day of grain isn’t moving through the St. Lawrence Seaway after members of UNIFOR went on. Read More

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As Saltwater Encroaches on Farms, Solutions Emerge from the Marshes

Civil Eats

Unlike most crops, the grasses don’t mind being submerged and can hold salt in their roots and excrete it through glands in the blades. He plans to harvest some grasses as hay for animal bedding and weed control. What exactly that will look like is still developing and it will likely include growing new crops in new places.

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