It’s the third consecutive year that the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College has ranked fifth worldwide — and first in Canada — for its excellence in veterinary science. The Wo... Read more
Parents of toddlers are concerned these days about baby formula shortages due to a combination of factors. A major recall in the United States affecting the top manufacturer of baby formula,... Read more
CANADA — Food prices in April of this year were up 9.7% over April 2021, according to Statistics Canada, the largest year-over-year increase for store-bought groceries since September 1981.... Read more
Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum ROEBUCK — Ford government cabinet minister Steve Clark defended plans for a jail at the former Kemptville College campus and absorbed a potshot or two over hi... Read more
Locals pose in front of the Brinstion post office, southeast of Kemptville, in 1908. Postal service in Canada in 1908 operated under the name The Royal Canadian Mail. It was in this year tha... Read more
Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum Analysis High-flying billionaires and political elites return this month to Davos, Switzerland, to gather as the planet’s most exclusive club — the World Econ... Read more
Food supply chain hangovers due the pandemic and the global impact of the invasion of Ukraine have enticed many to question the global nature of our food systems. Some are suggesting we need... Read more
Earthworms are getting more credit than they deserve. A recent Irish study found a rapid nutrient transfer from earthworms to plants but it has been wrongly reported that earthworms can repl... Read more
BLYTH — In life, bachelor farmers Cliff and Don Schultz diligently cultivated a Blyth-area cash-cropping and beef farm, as well as an impressive tractor and toy tractor collection. In death,... Read more
CAMBRIDGE — A collection of Cockshutt tractors was sold at auction last month, including a Cockshutt 1555 White Tractor that sold for over $11,000. Read more
VANCOUVER — If governments in Canada want to help seniors who want to continue working, they should remove barriers that discourage them from remaining in the workforce, finds a new study re... Read more
OTTAWA — A 1.9% decrease in the number of farms operations led to a 3.5% decline in the number of farm operators in Canada since 2016, according to figures in the new 2021 Census of Canadian... Read more
Consumers can now scan QR codes on packaged beef cuts and get all the information they need about the meat’s nutritional value, storage requirements, and cooking tips. Read more
NORTH PERTH — The driver of a farm tractor faces alcohol-impaired driving charges after being stopped by police shortly after midnight in Monkton, May 11th. A Perth County OPP officer observ... Read more
GERMANY — The agricultural ministers of the G7 countries recently met with their Ukrainian counterpart to discuss global food security in light of Russia’s invasion of that country. Canada’s... Read more
NORTH PERTH — One person was injured after a motorist drove through a cloud of dust and into the rear end of a farm tractor on Perth Line 86 in the Municipality of North Perth. The driver th... Read more
Statistics Canada reports that Canadian farms continue to grow larger in terms of sales and number of employees, while smaller and mid-sized farms are on the decline. The recently released 2... Read more
TORONTO — Despite current challenges, two thirds of Canadian farmers are feeling cautiously optimistic about the future, according to an Ipsos Canada poll commissioned by RBC. The RBC Agricu... Read more
Farmers are eager to hire drone servicing companies to spray their fields but are less eager to buy the drones themselves, says a Western Ontario drone company. Read more
Over the past decade, the global elite’s obsession with climate change has taken away from the many other major problems facing the planet — shown most dramatically by the invasion of Ukrain... Read more
OTTAWA — The newly released 2021 Census of Agriculture counted 189,874 farms in Canada, down 1.9% from the 193,492 farms of five years earlier. Still, the decline in farm numbers has slowed.... Read more
It’s an election — there will be mudslinging, gimmicky promises, and sometimes lofty or untested policy concepts without a price tag. So, what do businesses want? Read more
DELHI — Pepsico, the makers of Frito-Lay potato-chips, recently sparred with Loblaws over price. For one week there were no potato chips in Loblaws stores, then both sides reached an agreeme... Read more
More than 200 paddling enthusiasts roll down (and into) the river Read more
Ottawa Valley Seed Growers Guest Column The Ottawa Valley Seed Growers Association held its 30th annual prestigious pedigreeds auction online earlier in March. Traditionally an in-person auc... Read more
ONTARIO — Ontario farmers and farm families now have access to unlimited free, professional telephone counselling — amid growing recognition of the mental-health pressures placed on the sect... Read more
ONTARIO — The last two years have been a rollercoaster for Ontario’s agricultural fairs but it appears all have survived the pandemic and are ready to fully re-emerge this year. Ontario Asso... Read more
The beloved 4-H program for ages six to 21 was decimated by a two-year pandemic lockdown. Read more
ONTARIO — After a delayed start to the planting season, the province’s farmers were making quick progress on the task in the second week of May. OMAFRA’s May 11 crop report estim... Read more
I’m going to start off with a confession. While contemplating potential column topics for both the January and February issues of Farmers Forum, I wrestled with the idea of a “what if” essay... Read more
KINGSTON — Canada Royal Milk’s Kingston plant has tapped into a supply of goat milk from over 120 Ontario and Quebec producers, allowing the Chinese-owned baby-formula maker to fulfill its o... Read more
OTTAWA — A Calgary-based freedom-fighting legal team is working on numerous challenges to the federal government in support of the three-week trucker protest that saw more than 400 trucks an... Read more
More than 400,000 new immigrants each year create new demand. Read more
Marazzo calls Ford out for pandemic mismanagement and draconian plans for the future Read more
