Ottawa Valley Seed Growers Guest Column What’s in a photo? A good photo will give you a feeling – make you happy, angry, frustrated or simply inform. It may need a caption, or more often it... Read more
Dr. Jeff Sleeth is a long-hauler. The Kingston veterinarian treats cattle and horses, always travelling rural roads to visit clients on the farm as an intrinsic part of the job. Read more
Although my focus has been on the infectious diseases of cattle, it is difficult for me not to pay attention to what is happening with infectious diseases in other species, too ... Read more
LONDON — The Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers have three bursaries on the table for eligible college or university students studying commercial field agriculture/horticulture or food man... Read more
BROCKVILLE — Opponents of the proposed plan to build a new provincial prison on farmland in Kemptville, Ontario are taking their message to the constituency office of local MPP Steve Clark a... Read more
ALNWICK HALDIMAND — Three people were charged after police conducted a Cannabis Act raid Sept. 28 that turned up 1,511 plants, 1,229 pounds of bud and 280 pounds of shake at a County Rd. 22... Read more
BLACKSTOCK — For their environmental improvement and exceptional pasture management, Denise and Jeff Byers of MurrayHill Farm received the 2021 Mapleseed Pasture Award earlier this ye... Read more
Ed Hand Farmers Forum LONDON — Ontario’s farmers may soon have another option when it comes to provincial farm organizations. Currently, farmers have a choice of three; the Ontario Federatio... Read more
Ottawa Valley Seed Growers Guest Column What’s in a photo? A good photo will give you a feeling – make you happy, angry, frustrated or simply inform. It may need a caption, or more often it... Read more
Ed Hand Farmers Forum LONDON — Ontario’s farmers may soon have another option when it comes to provincial farm organizations. Currently, farmers have a choice of three; the Ontario Federatio... Read more
SIMCOE COUNTY — Are some municipal planning departments in rural Ontario making the province’s acute housing shortage even worse by effectively encouraging farmers to demolish surplus farmho... Read more
Hank Daniszewski Farmers Forum Southwestern Ontario farmers are generally confident of a substantial, perhaps even record soybean yields. “It looks like it’s going to be a great crop …... Read more
The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) and the Future Skills Centre (FSC) are partnering with the Canadian Federation of Agriculture and Food and Beverage Canada in develo... Read more
Steve Kell’s Market Minute One of the most encouraging things to develop out of the summer of 2021 is our potentially record-breaking crop size. Ontario has already harvested its bigge... Read more
Hank Daniszewski Farmers Forum Southwestern Ontario farmers are generally confident of a substantial, perhaps even record soybean yields. “It looks like it’s going to be a great crop …... Read more
OXFORD STATION — Timothy and other staple grasses of hay and pasture fields look to be in short supply as a result of drought conditions on the seed plantations of western Canada. “Timothy i... Read more
Farmers Forum staff OTTAWA — Almost 1,500 news media companies in Canada received money from the Liberal government’s $61 million pre-election “emergency relief” fund, including farm publica... Read more
SARNIA — By triggering a never-before-used 1977 treaty, the Trudeau government has finally gone over the head of Michigan’s governor to preserve the flow of gas and oil on Enbridge’s Line 5... Read more
GUELPH — Aimed at beef producers and featuring guest presentations, EastGen debuts its “Beef BULL-etin” webinar at 7 p.m. on Nov. 4th. Special guest presenter for the evening is... Read more
Farmers Forum staff OTTAWA — Almost 1,500 news media companies in Canada received money from the Liberal government’s $61 million pre-election “emergency relief” fund, including farm publica... Read more
ST-ISIDORE — The seed-dealing Bercier family have launched their own house brand of locally grown seed. Centre de Criblage Marc Bercier Inc.’s new ‘CCMB’ line includes individual varieties o... Read more
It’s a no-brainer for Ontario to finally nix law that merges adjacent properties with same owners, legal expert says Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum ONTARIO — Some Ontario farm families have... Read more
GUELPH — Grain Farmers of Ontario, the province’s largest commodity organization representing Ontario’s 28,000 barley, corn, oat, soybean, and wheat farmers, is now accepting applications fo... Read more
Irena Vélez Farmers Forum CORNWALL — The peak of apple picking in Ontario is in September, when the popular Honeycrisp apples are ready for harvest. However, Diane Lunan, co-owner of Cornwal... Read more
Between 25 and 75% of soybeans were harvested in southwestern Ontario by Oct. 4 ... Read more
It’s a no-brainer for Ontario to finally nix law that merges adjacent properties with same owners, legal expert says Read more
The silage corn harvest was pretty well wrapped up ... Read more
Harvest can be the most stressful time of the year and when some farmers need help coping with stress and depression. Read more
Five years after his father died and cows and quota were sold, Jeremy Rose decided to take on the family farm WINCHESTER — Jeremy Rose may be a “new” dairy farmer at his family’s tranquil fa... Read more
CORNWALL — The peak of apple picking in Ontario is in September, when the popular Honeycrisp apples are ready for harvest. Read more
The Richmond Fair made a comeback this year after a year of pandemic lockdowns. The Sept. 16-19 fair was back to the real deal with a midway, 4-H shows, horse and cattle shows and demolition... Read more
Five years after his father died and cows and quota were sold, Jeremy Rose decided to take on the family farm WINCHESTER — Jeremy Rose may be a “new” dairy farmer at his family’s tranquil fa... Read more
NORTH GOWER – It was shortly after midnight when a Mazda 3 sped through the North Gower intersection heading west on Rogers Steven Road, crossed lanes and flew straight into the side wall of... Read more
The Richmond Fair made a comeback this year after a year of pandemic lockdowns. The Sept. 16-19 fair was back to the real deal with a midway, 4-H shows, horse and cattle shows and demolition... Read more
OTTAWA — There is a farm labour shortage around the world and in Canada. From relief milkers, to manual labourers to agronomists, crop specialists and veterinarians, the agriculture and food... Read more
