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 components that will boost the bottom-line fo... Read more
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 security question, “What was the name of your... Read more
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 components that will boost the bottom-line fo... Read more
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 in South America and strong Asian demand... Read more
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 farmers and rural residents wrestling with st... Read more
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 the trust of the less-than tech savvy. The... Read more
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 farmers and rural residents wrestling with st... Read more
SIMCOE — As many as 400 migrant workers from Trinidad and Tobago were stranded on Western Ontario farms after harvest ended last year. Nearly 100 workers from the Caribbean country were stuc... Read more
SIMCOE — As many as 400 migrant workers from Trinidad and Tobago were stranded on Western Ontario farms after harvest ended last year. Nearly 100 workers from the Caribbean country were stuc... Read more
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 among banks and think-tanks that 2021 wi... Read more
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 numbers (up to November 2020) from the Assoc... Read more
SOUTH MOUNTAIN — After a lifetime farming, from milking cows to plowing fields, Dale and Lois Keyes recently finalized the sale of their South Mountain-area farm and donated $1 million from... Read more
GUELPH — Cattle sales are often as much get-togethers as anything else, with coffee and conversation on the table. Moving them online in the age of COVID-19 lockdowns was a gamble that paid... Read more
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 stuff, up from 2019’s record of 13.2 mill... Read more
SOUTH MOUNTAIN — After a lifetime farming, from milking cows to plowing fields, Dale and Lois Keyes recently finalized the sale of their South Mountain-area farm and donated $1 million from... Read more
STIRLING — It seems 2020 had one last nasty surprise in store for the beef sector. The largest federal slaughterhouse in the province and one of just two still open had to temporarily wind d... Read more
2020 ended with more than one elephant in the room. It was difficult to count the elephants, however, which seems odd since they’re elephants. One gargantuan white heap became the dominant... Read more
OTTAWA — Despite COVID-19 and its associated lockdowns wreaking havoc on every level of business last year, Canada’s agri-food exports were on track for a new record, according to Agricultur... Read more
OTTAWA — Canada has a lot of potential as an agri-food powerhouse, but it’s falling behind. That’s because Canada came up with a great idea that other countries are using and not us. Regulat... Read more
STIRLING — It seems 2020 had one last nasty surprise in store for the beef sector. The largest federal slaughterhouse in the province and one of just two still open had to temporarily wind d... Read more
FOURNIER — Last year was the year of disrupted plans, among other things. But disruption can mean opportunity. A pair of siblings who’d always been meaning to come home to the farm found the... Read more
FOURNIER — Last year was the year of disrupted plans, among other things. But disruption can mean opportunity. A pair of siblings who’d always been meaning to come home to the farm found the... Read more
