NEWS
OPINION: After almost 60 years, columnist Angela Dorie finally found her childhood best friend
Back in April when the weather was lousy and the COVID-19 lockdown and news reports even worse, a routine online check of our bank resulted in a secur... Read more
EASTERN ONTARIO: Got Jersey cows? You just got an income boost
BERWICK — It’s a good time to be a Jersey farmer. As of Feb. 1, Ontario is implementing a new payment schedule for dairy producers based on milk compo... Read more
WESTERN ONTARIO: Mental health first aid is here
LISTOWEL — It’s often a taboo subject when farmers gather at the local coffee shop. But an agricultural group in Perth County is reaching out to farme... Read more
OPINION: Watch export sales to know which way the price will go
Although the grain industry has spent a lot of time over the final months of 2020 discussing export demand for soybeans as a result of weather issues... Read more
70 foreign workers stuck on a Simcoe-area farm for winter
SIMCOE — As many as 400 migrant workers from Trinidad and Tobago were stranded on Western Ontario farms after harvest ended last year. Nearly 100 work... Read more
Huron County man almost lost $18,000 in computer scam
BLYTH — A Huron County man narrowly avoided getting scammed for $18,000 thanks to his bank. The scam was a long and convoluted one, designed to win th... Read more
Healthy tractor sales mean healthy ag economy
Tractor sales are an indicator of the health of the agricultural economy and in Canada tractor sales were strong in 2020. According to the latest numb... Read more
Forecast: Economic recovery in 2021
The world’s economy took one of its biggest hits last year as the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns swept the globe. There’s broad consensus... Read more
EASTERN ONTARIO: Farm couple sells farm, donates $1 million to local hospital
SOUTH MOUNTAIN — After a lifetime farming, from milking cows to plowing fields, Dale and Lois Keyes recently finalized the sale of their South Mountai... Read more
New record for maple syrup production but not sales
Canada set a new record for maple syrup production last year.According to Statistics Canada, the country produced 14.3 million gallons of the sticky s... Read more
