Hot Stuff: Summer is fading. But fall fairs are just getting warmed up

Hot Stuff: Summer is fading. But fall fairs are just getting warmed up
The London Free Press
Starting in September, communities celebrate with unique food, livestock competitions and midway rides at events dating back to the 1800s. Part 15 of our series on people and things that make summer sizzle here.
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How wildfire smoke impacts pets, wildlife

How wildfire smoke impacts pets, wildlife
Great Lakes Echo
By Julia Roeder  While health officials urge people to stay indoors due to the smoke draping the Midwest, experts say we should remember that the same polluted air affecting humans also threatens animals.
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Grants will boost research on PFAS contamination of farmland

Grants will boost research on PFAS contamination of farmland
Great Lakes Echo
By Karlee VanAntwerp The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will give out $400,000 in grants for research about PFAS on farmlands and livestock.
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Mahon: Cattle rations again pressured by human bandwagons

Mahon: Cattle rations again pressured by human bandwagons
The Lucknow Sentinel
The lines of an illogical human universe are intersecting at the back end of the common cow.
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Mahon: The only category we don’t count in GDP calculations

Mahon: The only category we don’t count in GDP calculations
The Lucknow Sentinel
It is all an educated guess with a huge pablum-smeared omission
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Joly: Avian flu taking huge toll on North American wildlife

Joly: Avian flu taking huge toll on North American wildlife
The London Free Press
Since first being detected in 2021, a subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza has had a dramatic impact on North America
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Tech companies told to make products farmers can use

Tech companies told to make products farmers can use
The Lucknow Sentinel
Matt Stevens, Finite Robotics CEO, said startups sometimes develop great products that are impossible for farmers to integrate into their operations
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Planning underway for 2028 Lucknow Reunion

Planning underway for 2028 Lucknow Reunion
The Lucknow Sentinel
Excitement is already building for the next Lucknow Reunion, set to take place June 30 to July 3, 2028, in commemoration of the town’s 170th anniversary. Lucknow area residents Tracey Simpson, Morten Jakobsen, and Cheryl Johnston have been appointed as co-chairs to oversee the event and are currently seeking volunteers
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Jack-o-lantern Trail returning to Bruce Botanical Food Gardens

Jack-o-lantern Trail returning to Bruce Botanical Food Gardens
The Lucknow Sentinel
Jack-o-lanterns will once again illuminate the trail for visitors of Bruce Botanical Food Gardens (BBFG) in Ripley the day after Halloween. “We had over 100 pumpkins last year and we hope to have that many again this year,” said Heather Newman, BBFG president, in an Oct. 15 email. Following the
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Central Ontario region suffers the driest year in 50

The Lucknow Sentinel

Kawartha Lakes, through Peterborough, Northumberland and Prince Edward County has received 90 per cent less than normal rain

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