Perth ag-business course designed by farmers fills Kemptville College void
When one door closes another one opens is the time weathered phrase, and it rings true for young people looking to grow their farming knowledge into a... Read more
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Large vegetable farm fined $156,250 after Mexican worker died of COVID
Law assumes employer is always guilty of something, critic says Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum HAMILTON — Ontario’s first-ever prosecution for an all... Read more
Vet howls over new dog laws
Outdoor dog law requires grooming, nail care, longer leashes, unfrozen water in winter Patrick Meagher Farmers Forum MIDLAND — An Ontario veterinarian... Read more
Want your horses back? Build them a roof
Animal police confiscate two horses Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum CARLETON PLACE — Does a horse legally require a roof over its head? Not according... Read more
Canada stands alone punishing farmers with fertilizer tariff, MPs say
Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum ONTARIO — Canada stands alone among G7 nations by punishing its own domestic farmers for Russia’s wrongdoings. The Off... Read more
Canada’s best managed dairy herd focuses on costs and goals
THEDFORD — Half of the top-10 best-managed dairy herds in the country are located in southwestern Ontario, including the best in Canada. Stewardson Da... Read more
OPINION: Farmers keep driving, buying expensive diesel but change field plans due to sky-high inputs
The one thing that really impressed me when spending a weekend in the Russian city of St. Petersburg a few years ago was that there were almost no car... Read more
OPINION: We can’t cut costs anymore
Our farm is fairly self-sufficient, but diesel and gasoline are breaking the budget Angela Dorie Backroads Open any paper, turn on any radio or TV and... Read more
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PRICIEST BEEF ON PLANET: Eastern Ontario farmer sells Wagyu cuts for $25 per lb.
Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OSGOODE — The most discerning beef buyers have begun beating a path to an Eastern Ontario dairy farm to satiate their... Read more
WHAT GREAT RESET? A pile of socialist baloney promoted by the ultra-rich of the World Economic Forum that wants to take away your property
Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum Analysis High-flying billionaires and political elites return this month to Davos, Switzerland, to gather as the plane... Read more
Chesterville family died aboard Titanic 110 years ago
Betty Vanden Bosch has never been able to watch that last Titanic blockbuster movie, complete with its highly realistic portrayal of the maritime trag... Read more
How the freedom convoy was misunderstood
Patrick Meagher Farmers Forum analysis Now that the dust has settled on the Freedom Convoy, what are we to make of it? If you believe the Liberal-NDP... Read more
