MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PROPOSAL: Companies pitch battery storage systems in farmers’ fields Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum DUNDAS COUNTY — Proposals for multi-million-dollar battery energy st... Read more
Farmers Forum staff MAXVILLE — The Liberal government has launched a multi-million-dollar contest to entice farmers into cutting the natural methane emissions from cattle, whose bodies are a... Read more
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Only 23 farms in farm debt mediation filed for bankruptcy in 2020 OTTAWA – Despite turbulent times, very few Canadian farms run into insolvency issues. Of 191,000 farmers across the country... Read more
MONKTON — A 34-year-old Perth County sheep farmer suffered life-altering injuries in what a family member said was an auger accident. Read more
Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum GREY COUNTY — In the dark of night, thieves got away with a large flat-bed trailer loaded with used farm equipment from Brindley Farm Equipment in Markdale. T... Read more
EASTERN ONTARIO: Farmland prices range from $5,700-$18,900 Farmers Forum staff OTTAWA — Ontario farmland prices continued to track upward during the first half of 2023 but at a substantially... Read more
Ontario modernizing agri-food research Proposed legislation will help the agri-food sector remain on the cutting-edge of innovation TORONTO – The Ontario government is updating legislation t... Read more
Farmers pleased to see proposed Underused Housing Tax changes GUELPH – Changes proposed by the federal government to its Underused Housing Tax (UHT) Act are welcome news for Ontario’s farmer... Read more
Deere Reports Net Income of $2.369 Billion for Fourth Quarter, $10.166 Billion for Fiscal Year Net income grows for quarter and full year, driven by solid market conditions, differentiated p... Read more
Plumber became beef farmer 3 years ago, and his female wins Royal top honours Farmers Forum staff EASTERN ONTARIO — The Thaxter Cattle Company brought their entire Hereford herd to the Royal... Read more
Royal’s top beef bull sells for $15,000 Farmers Forum staff TORONTO — Among all the beef bulls judged at the 2023 Royal Winter Fair, the best of them all was entered by Baker Farms of Madoc.... Read more
Realized net income for Canadian farmers fell 7.6% to $11.8 billion in 2022, as growth in expenses outpaced the rise in farm cash receipts. The decrease in 2022 followed a 69.6% gain in 2021... Read more
Crop farmer wins big Conservation Authority calls 10 acres of dry land “wetland” and loses in court Patrick Meagher Farmers Forum BELLEVILLE — A Campbellford crop farmer and grain elevator o... Read more
Weak loonie boosted crop prices, inflation… But what do we make of a strengthening loonie? If you ever have a city person ask you what you do on your farm, tell them that you’re a curr... Read more
Hamilton dairy, crop farmer is new OFA president Brekveld steps down after three years Tyler Books OFA GUELPH — Drew Spoelstra, a dairy and crop farmer from Binbrook in the southeast... Read more
SOLID CORN YIELDS: But not a bin buster Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — Eastern Ontario farmers are seeing solid corn yields this fall, though not a record bin buster, alongs... Read more
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: OFA reports $1.83 M profit James Pascual Farmers Forum TORONTO — If you look only at the bottom line, Ontario’s largest farm organization is top shelf. The Ontario Feder... Read more
Canadian craziness 👀 Person in custody after high-speed chase 🚜 tractor rollover occurred on a main highway in Surrey, B.C. RCMP said they suspect the driver of the tractor may have been in... Read more
GUELPH — Farm & Food Care officially unveiled the sixth edition of The Real Dirt on Farming, its flagship public-outreach publication, at its Harvest Gala on November 16, 2023. The Real... Read more
