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Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — A $78-million mushroom-compost production facility west of Prescott is running near capacity as it approaches... Read more
CANADA’S POSITION ON TARIFFS AND TRADE: Silly, delusional and mathematically stupid Tom More Farmers Forum OTTAWA — Ottawa’s Carleton Uni... Read more
CROP REPORT: East CORN • Corn silage moisture levels between 60 % and 65 % and lots of volume. • Stalks were exceptionally tall, therefore grai... Read more
Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — A recently leaked federal document estimates that the Carney government’s Alto high-speed rail project will c... Read more
IGNORED BY BIG MEDIA: They were told to be quiet Tom More Farmers Forum OTTAWA — For four raw days on Parliament Hill, Committee Room 415 became a pre... Read more
Patrick Meagher Farmers Forum I used to believe in the old adage that bigger was better, that with size comes economies of scale, greater efficiencies... Read more
Ottawa Livestock Exchange owner Steve Spratt Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — The historic surge in cattle prices may finally be easing... Read more
Farmers Forum staff OTTAWA — The federal government’s plan to spend $90 billion on regional high speed rail is opposed even by Canadians able to take... Read more
Meg More Farmers Forum There has been a lot of talk about geo-engineering, especially since billionaire Bill Gates has poured a lot of money into it.... Read more
Farmers Forum staff SARNIA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford might muse about shutting off energy to the United States, but he doesn’t hold a candle to Mich... Read more
CHARLES SUMMERS SPECIAL TO FARMERS FORUM Writing in this farm tabloid is one of the more odd opportunities I’ve had in life, because unl... Read more
Virologist warns consumers of “biochemical dark matter” in Israeli synthetic milk Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — Far from being a clean, adv... Read more
Ottawa Livestock Exchange owner Steve Spratt Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — The historic surge in cattle prices may finally be easing... Read more
Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — Renaud Gagné and his wife, Anna-Marie Heron, sold their house this year in the Quebec town of Rigaud, just e... Read more
Grain elevator operator and crop farmer Gary Derks is concerned about Canadian tax policy that limits farm borrowing power. (Nelson Zandbergen photo)... Read more
In today’s world where fewer people trust gov’t bodies, farm commission won’t reveal voting results Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA... Read more
Honour system under siege: The reality of farm stand thefts SIMCOE COUNTY — Roadside farm stands, a symbol of traditional rural trust, continue... Read more
Meg More Farmers Forum There has been a lot of talk about geo-engineering, especially since billionaire Bill Gates has poured a lot of money into it.... Read more
Bill 109: Small dairy operations fear new board power will squeeze them Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — Proposed changes in the overs... Read more
Ontario dairy farmer Howard Quail has developed an allergy to red meat after a bite from a lone star tick. Now, he can’t even get close to his c... Read more
Rural crime slightly higher than urban crime, StatCan says — but stats prove tricky James Pascual Farmers Forum OTTAWA — Rural crime is higher than ur... Read more
Background image (above) depicting overhead view is courtesy of Farmer Drone. New record set in St. Albert for most plow blades pulled simultaneously... Read more
Eastern Ontario beef producer recounts cramped jail cell, continuous hunger and biting bugs Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum CARP — A year ago, Carp-a... Read more
A “little different” strategy leads to big results for High Bridge Holsteins Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum PARKHILL — In a dairy landscape do... Read more
Known for delivering milk in old-fashioned glass bottles, Summit Station Dairy & Creamery started in 1947 with only 15 cows Nelson Zandbergen Farm... Read more
2026 has been an extraordinarily volatile year in the commodity markets. Primarily, this has been an energy driven market fueled by the escalating war... Read more
Patrick Meagher Farmers Forum I used to believe in the old adage that bigger was better, that with size comes economies of scale, greater efficiencies... Read more
CHARLES SUMMERS SPECIAL TO FARMERS FORUM Writing in this farm tabloid is one of the more odd opportunities I’ve had in life, because unl... Read more
If you can’t make a profit a $7 per bushel, consider planting fewer wheat acres September is a really important time to take stock of the wheat market... Read more
It has been fascinating to watch the news headlines and read the market reports as analysts speculate about the potential for American soybean exports... Read more
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