Painkiller Patch for Pigs. Thursday, March 19, 2026. Experiment aims to improve animal welfare, reduce farmer labour. By John Lovett, University of Arkansas System Division of Agr ...

A practical place to start is day one care. Facility setup, attention to sow comfort, and early piglet care all influence a litter’s trajectory. Day one care begins before farrowing even starts, and ...

Since at least the 1960s, porcine ear necrosis (PEN) – also known as ear-tip necrosis – has puzzled veterinarians and producers worldwide. This condition, described as progressive rotting of the ears ...

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.

Ella Shelton’s journey from the family farm in Ingersoll to the Professional Women’s Hockey League and the Olympic Games is a narrative of deep roots, hard work, and steadfast ambition. Raised as the ...

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 ...

Record-keeping is an important practice for anyone raising livestock, but farmers may find it challenging to keep entries up to date and in a format that is usable. Kristen Edwards, a dairy ...

Farmers across Ontario are breathing a sigh of relief following the recent passing of Canada’s new Right-to-Repair law – which could offer farmers many solutions and allow them to repair and maintain ...

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 ...

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, ...

Western Canada is celebrated as the breadbasket of Canada, with more than 70 per cent of the country's farmland within Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. But who really owns most of this land? And ...

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: ...