Corn

• Sweaty corn? How more crops and climate change are driving up humidity

  Climate change is driving warmer temperatures and allowing farmers to plant more corn farther north, and crops are pumping out moisture as they try to stay cool.

  Environment

  Aug 28
  
• Kingston-area farmers assess their crops as end of season approaches

  Farming season is close to wrapping up, with local producers clearing their fields before the first frost of the year.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2023
  
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• Taber Cornfest returns for 2023 edition of long-running Alberta festival

  The family festival celebrating local agriculture in Taber returns for its 48th year and it's been a busy start for those taking part.

  Features

  Aug 25, 2023
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• Ontario provides $2.5M to Kawartha Ethanol in Havelock to expand production for hand sanitizer

  The Havelock-based company says the latest investment will help expand capacity to produce 60 million litres of high-grade pure ethanol for sanitizer annually.

  Economy

  Jan 24, 2022
• Canada’s crop production plummeted in 2021, says StatCan

  According to Statistics Canada, wheat and canola production fell by more than 35 per cent compared to 2020. Corn was the only grain to see an increase in production this year.

  Economy

  Dec 4, 2021
• Taber Cornfest 2021 kicks off with minimal restrictions after excellent growing season

  After modifying last year’s festivities because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Taber’s Cornfest is back to normal.

  Canada

  Aug 27, 2021
• Corn crops in southern Alberta thrive in hot weather

  The hot temperatures across Alberta have not been ideal growing conditions for many crops, but there is one sweet treat thriving in the heat.

  Consumer

  Jul 27, 2021
• Manitoba farmers excited to get back to harvesting with warm weather to end September

  Manitoba's farmers are pretty content with the forecast for the next week, after cold temperatures last week stalled a productive first half of the 2020 harvest.

  Consumer

  Sep 21, 2020
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• Taber corn growers facing second-straight year of hail-related challenges

  Corn farmer James Johnson lost as much as 90 per cent of his 2019 crop due to hail last August, and 2020 has already seen some hail-related losses.

  Economy

  Jul 21, 2020
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• New Brunswick farmers hope for wet July after hot and dry June

  New Brunswick farmers are hoping for rain after a hot, dry June left their crops struggling to survive.

  Economy

  Jul 6, 2020