A team at the University of Waterloo hope to expand their wetland research and develop a collaborative relationship with Ontario landowners
Spring can’t come soon enough for members of the Ripley and District Horticultural Society (RDHS) who met March 12 following cancelled meetings in both January and February. This was the traditional March Break meeting combining youth and adult members, visitors and guests for fun and education on the theme of “Digging in the Dirt.” In […]
Reporter Jack Moulton caught up with a few vendors at the London Farm Show to learn how tariffs might affect their businesses.
Voters in a Southwestern Ontario riding reliant on both the auto and farming industries, say tariffs are on their mind.
The company’s sudden announcement begs the question: What is happening in the farm retail sector across the country?
The federal and provincial governments are spending $12 million to better protect Ontario's farm lands from extreme weather and its agricultural toll. Read More
Food banks across the province will receive a “steady” supply of chicken raised by local farmers in new program announced Monday in London. Read More
ARVA – Tar spot can be a big black hole for potential corn yields, in the neighbourhood of 60 bushels per acre. Read More
Robert Grieger from Beausejour, MB, is facing a serious issue with Manitoba Crop Insurance after discovering toxic white cockle in his hay field. It is poisonous to cattle and horses, rendering the crop unusable. Read More
When Jim Pallister, a farmer near Portage la Prairie, MB, shared his crop update in late July on X-Twitter, he mentioned, “Corn is tasseling, wheat keeps filling, and beans are flowering. Tile drainage finally paid off and made a big difference.” Read More
Expropriation is a drastic measure. In acquiring land for public benefit, even when property owners are well compensated, it should be a tool of last resort. When negotiations do break down and governments forge ahead, we expect them to demonstrate their acquisitions are driven by reasonable necessity, and not unreasonable haste. Read More
Ontario’s cucumber harvest got off to an early start and at the beginning of August about half the crop had already been shipped. Dan Froese at Froese Vegetables in Norfolk County and Jeff Vanroboys at The Pickle Station in Chatham-Kent are pleased with the yield and quality. Read More