NEWS
The bone collector
OTTAWA — Butcher Eric Gendron hit on a great idea. He sells dog treats at Ottawa’s Lansdowne Park farmers’ market on Sundays. In this pandemic lockdow... Read more
Expect a warmer, wetter, weirder winter
Expect a warmer, wetter Canadian winter, says Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips. That doesn’t mean that this month or next month... Read more
Migrant Mexican worker wins case against farm, awarded $25,000
NORFOLK COUNTY — A Mexican worker has been awarded $25,000 for being unjustly fired, an Ontario Labour Relations Tribunal ruled.Mexican worker Gabriel... Read more
Waterloo fire destroys bank barn, kills 2,000 hens
WOOLWICH — A barn fire destroyed a barn and killed 2,000 laying hens and three horses at a Mennonite farm in Woolwich Township, Waterloo Region, last... Read more
OFA enjoys record profit, earns $8.54 million in memberships
By Patrick MeagherGUELPH — Ontario’s largest farm organization enjoyed a healthy record profit of $1.75 million for 2019-2020. It was the Ontario Fede... Read more
Consumer trust in food system at all-time high
By Connor LynchGUELPH — When your belly is full, you have many problems. When it’s empty, you only have one. Sage words that had a big impact on consu... Read more
ONTARIO BUDGET: More money for rural internet access, applauded by Ontario Federation of Agriculture
QUEEN’S PARK — Funding to increase rural Internet access was the highlight of the recent provincial budget. Both the Ontario Federation of Agriculture... Read more
OPINION: Another regulation that you don’t want
Clean is good. We all love clean. A clean shirt, a clean house, a clean and clear conscience. So, what’s not to love about a Clean Fuel Standard? A lo... Read more
EASTERN ONTARIO HARVEST: Dry crop, good prices, early finish
By Connor LynchWINCHESTER — Crop farmers don’t always get Christmas off, let alone December. But they get December off this year. Most Eastern Ontario... Read more
Christmas trees sales boom: Growers see bigger demand, smaller supply
STITTSVILLE — Ontario’s Christmas tree farmers are expecting a gangbuster year with trees in short supply. Fallowfield Tree Farm at Stittsville, west... Read more
