NEWS
Hail shreds soybean, corn crop in swath of North Dundas Township in Eastern Ontario
HALLVILLE — Over 1,000 acres of cropland was heavily damaged July 20 by a severe thunder and hail storm that shredded corn plants and stripped the lea... Read more
GUEST COLUMN: Ottawa leaves farmers to cover part of worker quarantines
As they navigate a second growing season in the midst of a global pandemic, farmers will soon be left on their own by the Canadian government to shoul... Read more
7,000 acres of farmland could come up for sale in Edwardsburgh Cardinal if municipality successfully acquires unused provincial ‘land bank’
SPENCERVILLE — Fifty years ago, the province bought up 10,000 acres of farmland, south of Kemptville (between Spencerville and Prescott) to make way f... Read more
BACK IN THE DAY: Man with the million dollar thumbs
Automobiles, stretchers, wheel chairs, hot-dog and souvenir stands clogged the main street. The world beat a path to the village of Williamsburg, betw... Read more
OPINION: Spot the farmer; he’s the one with the tan, big, tough hands and seed cap
For many years I helped man our county federation of agriculture display booth at our county plowing match events. I always enjoyed meeting and chatti... Read more
ANGELA DORIE: Protect yourself before your next farm computer crash
According to Statistics Canada, only 39 per cent of Canadian farms have a computer for farm use. Of those farmers with a computer, only 30 per cent us... Read more
TOM SCHOCH: Weeding out the bully on organic farms
Tom Schoch Small Farms Like the bully that waits for you in the school yard, every single year farmers of every stripe have to face weeds and pests, e... Read more
STEVE KELL: Before you sell crop, factor inflation into the 2022 and 2023 price
Outside of COVID-19, the headlining news is the economic recovery and rapidly rising prices on things like homes, vehicles, and building materials, as... Read more
Sheep producers can send livestock to Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia
BOGOTA — It may not be the U.S. market — but the opening of Colombia’s borders to Canadian sheep and goats still marks an improvement for an industry... Read more
Hay prices have been strong for a while, not surging like other crops
Farms specializing in hay for sale and export haven’t seen the same price surge affecting grain commodities. Rather, they’ve been commanding strong ha... Read more
