Matt McIntosh

2 weeks ago | farmtario.com | Matt McIntosh

The River Gauja, in northern Latvia, is a shapeshifter. Running through exceptionally sandy soils, it erodes its banks and regularly changes course through the creation of oxbow lakes. Heavy rain events and spring melts also bring considerable flooding to the surrounding Gauja River Valley. It’s an area featuring high levels of biodiversity, but one with unique challenges for the farmers who live there. Sanita and Ainis Āboliņš are two such farmers.

2 weeks ago | farmtario.com | Matt McIntosh

An expansion is in the works for the Port of Johnstown’s agricultural product handling capacity – a development investors in the project say will provide opportunity for greater fertilizer independence, as well as crop exports from both Western and Eastern Canada. Why it matters: An eastern Ontario fertilizer company wants to expand shipping options for Canadian farmers.

3 weeks ago | farmtario.com | Matt McIntosh

Grain traders have a lot to contend with right now. From European sustainability requirements to tariffs and other reverberating impacts from Donald Trump’s trade wars, price volatility and uncertain access to long-establishment markets are a reality. Why it matters: A decrease in available containers is the biggest risk facing the food grade soybean market right now. The situation report for Identity Preservation and food grade soybeans, however, appears comparatively stable – for now.

3 weeks ago | ontariograinfarmer.ca | Matt McIntosh

European Union legislation is taking aim at deforestation and biodiversity destruction by imposing import restrictions on grain grown on recently cleared land. A concern for grain exporters in Brazil and other regions of the globe, experts suggest Ontario grain growers and sellers have comparatively little to fear. Logistical and transparency complications, as well as impacts on newly arable areas in Ontario’s northern farming regions, however, are a reality.

3 weeks ago | buff.ly | Matt McIntosh

European Union legislation is taking aim at deforestation and biodiversity destruction by imposing import restrictions on grain grown on recently cleared land. A concern for grain exporters in Brazil and other regions of the globe, experts suggest Ontario grain growers and sellers have comparatively little to fear. Logistical and transparency complications, as well as impacts on newly arable areas in Ontario’s northern farming regions, however, are a reality.