Better Farming

'Better Farming' was a monthly publication that started in the early 1900s in Chicago, Illinois. This newspaper focused on sharing tips and techniques for effective farming and home management. In addition to agricultural guidance, it featured a mix of fiction and nonfiction stories, ads, and even articles aimed at young readers.

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Q&A with Ontario’s New Ag Minister

1 month ago | betterfarming.com | Liam Nolan

Thursday, May 22, 2025 Trevor Jones Talks About His Background, Leadership Style & Priorities By Liam Nolan 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, and his leadership style. Chatham-Kent-Leamington MPP Jones was elected in 2022 and has since held several notable roles at Queen’s Park.
Drones: How Can They Make Farming Easier?

Aug 27, 2024 | betterfarming.com | Emily Croft

Tuesday, August 27, 2024 Filling In The Gaps & ‘Opening New Avenues.’ By Emily Croft Drones have been creating a lot of buzz in agriculture for over a decade now. Most of the machines were initially purchased for entertainment, but their uses have evolved over time, earning them a reputation for making farming easier. “There’s been an interesting transformation of drones being used in ag,” says Andres Hurtado, co- founder of TerraNova UAV.
Coping with Heat Stress

Jul 25, 2024 | betterfarming.com | Atta Agyekum

How Do Pigs Respond to Heat Stress & What Are the Consequences? By Atta Kofi Agyekum, PHDHeat stress is no longer an issue limited to tropical regions; countries in temperate regions are also experiencing hotter than usual summer months. In Canada, the warm summer months increase the ambient temperature inside pig barns. When the ambient temperature within pig barns rises above 25 C, pigs will start to experience heat stress (Figure 1).
Emerging Disease: Tar Spot

Jul 25, 2024 | betterfarming.com | Emily Croft

‘This is a Good Year to Be Out Scouting & Know What’s Going on in Your Region.’By Emily CroftTar spot is an emerging foliar leaf disease in corn which first appeared in the U.S. in 2015 and was later identified in Ontario in 2020. As the disease continues to spread and impact Ontario’s corn crop, it’s important that producers are informed about how to identify tar spot and which resources are available to monitor it in their area and beyond.
Deckert Joins Swine Faculty at OVC

Jul 25, 2024 | betterfarming.com | Lilian Schaer

Focus on Sow Mortality, Health Impacts of Climate Change & Antimicrobial UseBy Lilian Schaer, For Livestock Research Innovation CorporationOver three decades ago, Dr. Anne Deckert first started working at the Ontario Veterinary College as a summer student for Dr. Bob Friendship. This past February, following his retirement, she returned full-time to OVC when she became an assistant professor and the third swine-focused faculty member alongside Dr. Zvonimir Poljak and Dr. Terri O’Sullivan.
Use Data to Select For Fusarium Head Blight Resistance

Jun 24, 2024 | betterfarming.com | Emily Croft

Post-registration assessment of FHB in cereals improves variety selection. By Emily CroftFusarium head blight (FHB) is a fungal disease that affects cereal crops across the Prairies, risking crop damage, lower yields, and reduced quality. The Manitoba Crop Variety Evaluation Team (MCVET) and Manitoba Crop Alliance are working to improve the data available to farmers for selection of FHB-resistant varieties through post-registration analysis.
Trace Mineral Nutrition

May 23, 2024 | betterfarming.com | Gavin M. Boerboom |Trouw Nutrition

Optimizing performance and uniformity in grow-finishing pigs. By Gavin Boerboom, PhD, Program Manager, Trace Minerals, Trouw NutritionThe grow-finishing period in commercial swine production represents the phase of production with the longest time frame (ranging from 80 to 180 days) and therefore the greatest opportunity to improve pig health and welfare, as they are tightly correlated.
Battery Energy Storage Systems

May 23, 2024 | betterfarming.com | Emily Croft

Protecting farmland is top priority. By Emily CroftRural municipalities across Ontario have been receiving proposals for the development of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) over the past few years. While most projects are in their early stages, prime farmland has been selected as the potential home for a number of these proposed sites.
Stopping ASF spread by wild boars

May 23, 2024 | betterfarming.com | Lilian Schaer

Gene editing could avert ‘existential crisis’By Lilian Schaer, for Livestock Research Innovation CorporationIt’s been more than five years since African Swine Fever (ASF) first broke out in China. Since then, hog farmers around the world have been on high alert and the world has watched with bated breath as the virus continues its relentless spread across Asia, into Europe and in the Caribbean.
Opportunities in Carbon Sequestration

Apr 23, 2024 | betterfarming.com | Emily Croft

‘The best management systems for soil carbon are the ones that we don’t touch.’By Emily CroftFarmers are sometimes criticized in environmental sustainability conversations, but soil carbon sequestration is one opportunity to turn that around. Carbon sequestration is the removal of carbon, in the form of carbon dioxide, from the atmosphere, where it will then be stored in another form, often in soil or plants.