By Tom Collins INDIAN RIVER — To handle COVID-19 concerns, managers are doing everything from postponing sales, to switching to online only, to considering tag sales or a hybrid of all three. Billy Elmhirst, of Indian River Cattle Company, says... Read more
REGINA – Despite a global contraction in agriculture exports, 2020 was a relatively good year for Canadian agriculture and food exporters, according to Farm Credit Canada’s (FCC) latest trade report. “Canada’s agriculture and food industry... Read more
BRANTFORD — Not many farms start from scratch and have a successful dairy operation within a decade, pasteurizing and processing all milk on-site. Little Brown Cow Dairy Farm & Store made it happen, which is one of the reasons why owners Jenny B... Read more
I have a friend who moved out of the city with his wife 30 years ago to pursue a career as an editor and a shepherd on a small farm near Peterborough. Read more
KITCHENER — Police stymied a planned sit-in that included 160 animal rights activists at a Kitchener-area turkey farm in the leadup to Thanksgiving. Apparently tipped off, Waterloo Regional Police officers were ready and blocking the entrance to... Read more
Many Canadians are understandably concerned about trading with China, a country widely viewed as playing by its own rules. Its human rights record is horrific and its practices include stealing secrets. What should a country do? Read more
I have a friend who moved out of the city with his wife 30 years ago to pursue a career as an editor and a shepherd on a small farm near Peterborough. Read more
The railway arrived in 1887 and it didn’t take long for the Apple Hill train station, north of Cornwall, to bustle with traffic. By 1910, every Wednesday farmers lined-up to move their produce and livestock to Montreal by rail. The King Edward H... Read more
The Guelph Organic Conference and Yorkshire Valley Farms are partnering once again on the Canadian Eco-Scholar Award program. This year’s Award is open to students across Canada in every province and territory, offering a total of $10,000 in fun... Read more
The railway arrived in 1887 and it didn’t take long for the Apple Hill train station, north of Cornwall, to bustle with traffic. By 1910, every Wednesday farmers lined-up to move their produce and livestock to Montreal by rail. The King Edward H... Read more
LONDON — Farm and Food Care Ontario recently held its third Breakfast from the Farm event this year and it was again sold out. The Saturday, Oct. 2 event included 520 vehicles (with three to four people per vehicle). Farmers at the Western Fair... Read more
Robert Murphy Fraser Institute During the election, Prime Minister Trudeau ran as a bold leader in the fight against climate change. Yet even if we agree that the voters have given Trudeau’s Liberals a mandate to enact policies to reduce greenho... Read more
LONDON — Farm and Food Care Ontario recently held its third Breakfast from the Farm event this year and it was again sold out. The Saturday, Oct. 2 event included 520 vehicles (with three to four people per vehicle). Farmers at the Western Fair... Read more
GUELPH — Ontario farmers took out 5.3 million acres in production insurance in 2021, the same as last year, according to Agricorp, provider of the provincial crop insurance program. Insured corn acres hit 1.65 million in 2021 out of a total of 2... Read more
GUELPH — Ontario farmers took out 5.3 million acres in production insurance in 2021, the same as last year, according to Agricorp, provider of the provincial crop insurance program. Insured corn acres hit 1.65 million in 2021 out of a total of 2... Read more
CHATHAM — Farmers report experiencing chronic stress more than the general population and when the pressure ... Read more
Nelson Zandbergen farmers forum CHATHAM — Farmers report experiencing chronic stress more than the general population and when the pressure gets to be too much, they’re not apt to seek the help of professionals — sometimes with devastating conse... 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
$2.58-million allocated to “sustainable’ farming projects in Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair watersheds
KINCARDINE — The governments of Canada and Ontario are pouring another $2.58 million into “sustainable” farming practices to better protect the province’s lakes and water sources. The dollars are flowing into on-farm projects through... Read more
Despite the warnings about mental health in agricultural publications, I thought we were unaffected. 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
Irena Vélez Farmers Forum NEW HAMBURG — Hoof trimmers are becoming harder and harder to find in Ontario. “I’ve been trimming for 24 years and I haven’t taken a new customer in 15 years,” said Randy Lichti. He works out of New Hamburg and has abo... 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 will stand alone. It’s easy these days to take a photo... 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 manufacturing. The OPVG Bursary Program was created to sup... 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 at noon today (Friday, October 15, 2021.) In a press rel... 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 address in rural Alnwick Haldimand Township. According... 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 year — and they again demonstrated that skill through the... 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 Federation of Agriculture, the National Farmers Union-Ontario an... 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 will stand alone. It’s easy these days to take a photo... 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 Federation of Agriculture, the National Farmers Union-Ontario an... 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 farmhouses dotting the landscape? 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 …Everything kind of clicked,” said Paul Hill, who farms... Read more
