Covid vaccine “worst biologicial idea I’ve ever heard,” cardiologist tells Ottawa Tom More Farmers Forum OTTAWA — A Texas cardiologist told an independent inquiry on Parl... Read more
Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — A recently leaked federal document estimates that the Carney government’s Alto high-speed rail project will cost $150 billion to construct and operat... Read more
Meg More Farmers Forum There has been a lot of talk about geo-engineering, especially since billionaire Bill Gates has poured a lot of money into it. What is it? And should we be concerned?... Read more
Bill 109: Small dairy operations fear new board power will squeeze them Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — Proposed changes in the oversight of dairy farmers play into the grow... Read more
More people than ever want to drink raw milk including World Cup soccer star Santiago Pascual-Meagher Farmers Forum To most Canadians, milk is one of the least controversial items in the gro... Read more
Ontario dairy farmer Howard Quail has developed an allergy to red meat after a bite from a lone star tick. Now, he can’t even get close to his cows without his face and eyes puffing up... Read more
Rural crime slightly higher than urban crime, StatCan says — but stats prove tricky James Pascual Farmers Forum OTTAWA — Rural crime is higher than urban crime, according to a new Statistics... Read more
Motorcyclist stunt drivers pass farm sprayers by driving underneath them Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — A thrill-seeking hotshot motorcyclist, with perhaps even a death wish... Read more
Location of ticks in Ontario in 2025. Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — The number of people infected by Lyme disease — a bacterial infection spread by black-legged tick bites... Read more
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Chinese immigrants invest $6 million in Ontario maple sugar distillery They sell $99 bottles of maple syrup rum and find it easier to market to China than deal with LCBO Nelson Zandbergen Fa... Read more
Millions of people will not die of starvation if the U.S. ends the war and goes home James Pascual Farmers Forum The Strait of Hormuz is on the other side of the world, yet conflict t... Read more
Stacey Blair in her Westport bakery. CHARLES SUMMERS FARMERS FORUM WESTPORT — Most Fridays, along County Road 42, just outside of Westport you’ll see an itsy bitsy little sign... Read more
Ottawa granted itself more power to take land for a $90-billion high-speed train that you will never use and will rip through your countryside Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum NAVAN — Around... Read more
Farmers optimistic about the future But potential world war has them prepping for the downside Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — As tensions escalate and munitions explode acro... Read more
Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum NORFOLK COUNTY — Ontario loses an alarming 319 acres of farmland to development each day, or so says the accepted orthodox view pushed for years in ag policy... Read more
One tap typically produces one gallon of sap in 24 hours, but producers got triple that amount on March 16 Charles Summers Farmers Forum LYNDHURST — As a rule of thumb, maple producers cal... Read more
Farmers Forum staff TORONTO — Ontario recorded 125 barn fires with total damages of just over $77.5 million in 2024, according to the most current statistics from the Ontario Fire Marshal Of... Read more
The Ottawa mayor says the the city core has become too dangerous for people as protestors have put up bouncy castles, hot tubs and are having a party. Read more
GOAT VOTE: Ontario’s 198 dairy goat farmers to vote on a marketing board Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — A new milk marketing board could be created in Ontario if at least two third... Read more
The Farmers Forum fabulous photo contest is back. This year’s theme is FARMING IS A DIRTY BUSINESS! Send up to 5 photos by midnight on Thursday. February 19, 2026. See contest rules b... Read more
Patrick Meagher and Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum 2025 was filled with political drama, economic uncertainty and a bone dry summer in much of the province. In short, it was another tumult... Read more
Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — Ten people were killed in on-farm farming-related accidents in Ontario last year. That more than doubles the four fatalities in 2024. There were 5 on... Read more
Ontario wants more wind turbine projects but locals not interested OTTAWA — Wind turbine projects are so controversial that we stopped seeing new projects after 2021. But Ontario has just op... Read more
Farmrers Forum staff OTTAWA — The Canadian government is getting a hard lesson in public relations. There were no public announcements or press releases when Ottawa last month updated its No... Read more
James Pascual Farmers Forum OTTAWA — The Canadian Liberal government is going to review how much money is loaned to old white farmers. Why? A re-balance of the share of loans to favour unre... Read more
James Pascual Farmers Forum GUELPH — Last month the Canadian Food Inspection Agency corralled almost 400 healthy ostriches into an enclosed pen and shot them dead. The ostriches had contrac... Read more
CHINA AT THE FARMGATE: No way of knowing how much Chinese nationals own in Canada but critics say transparency of ownership needed Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — Prince Edward Isla... Read more
If your dog bites, you can be charged Farmers Forum staff HURON COUNTY — Farmers love dogs but a grumpy dog can land you in a mess of trouble. A Goderich dog owner has been criminally charge... Read more
Ottawa vs. the B.C. ostriches Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — An unbending rule mandates the destruction of captive bird flocks when avian flu has turned up. No exceptions. For tha... Read more
Farmer says Perth County using climate ‘fear’ tactics to justify potential new rules that restrict tree-cutting and woodlots Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — Perth County’s ne... Read more
Danish Dairy Crisis: Bovaer Feed Additive Sparks Outrage Farmers Forum staff Denmark’s dairy industry has erupted in anger as farmers accuse the government-mandated feed... Read more
From stolen trucks to shoplifted steaks, crime shocks rural Ontario Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum CHESTERVILLE — In the latest sign of Canada’s societal rot and economic deterioration, a r... Read more
Farmers Forum staff OTTAWA — Many farmers have been complaining that there are too many dangerous drivers on the road. They’re right. By late October, the number of collisions between regula... Read more
Farmers Forum staff MANITOBA — In a nod to Canadian agricultural innovation, Thunderstruck Ag Equipment’s new combine concave has been selected as one of TIME magazine’s 100 best inventions... Read more
Due to the current Canada Post strike, the current issue of Farmers Forum (Eastern Ontario edition) will be available at select locations from Uxbridge to the Quebec border. Please see the p... Read more
Farmers Forum staff A highlight of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock last month was the high tech and robotic innovations. There were drones, autonomous tractors and robots that will f... Read more
Ottawa vs. ostriches Federal government not interested in knowing if ostriches are infected with avian flu or even if they have immunity, virologist argues Nelson Zandbergen Farmers F... Read more
ANALYSIS The Great Ostrich Debacle: Kill the now healthy birds or study them for clues to immunity? James Pascual Farmers Forum In the remote hamlet of Edgewood, in southern British C... Read more
The good, bad and ugly in the Ontario farm commodity insurance There’s now more money in the Risk Management Program but some fear that costs are rising faster than coverage and small farms... Read more
Farmers Forum staff OTTAWA — Six men died last month in the manure pit at a Colorado dairy farm. According to media reports, a contractor turned on a pump or valve while working inside the p... Read more
I need to start out by disclosing that I am a capitalist. Entrepreneurs are clever. Businesses are competitive, and if you want to develop the most efficient and cost- effective way to fulfi... Read more
Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — It was only in 1975 that Lyme disease was discovered after a cluster of children in Lyme, Connecticut, developed arthritis-like symptoms. The disease... Read more
“Lead, follow, or get out of the way,” goes the saying, and as I join the Connell siblings for evening chores, it’s clear that this goofy vegetable farmer with a camera needs to get out of t... Read more
NOT STOLEN LAND Poll suggests many in Canada think we live on stolen land but few correct the record Patrick Meagher Farmers Forum If you keep pounding propaganda into people they wil... Read more
Farmers Forum staff OTTAWA — Canadian municipalities have quietly funnelled millions of dollars into a UN-connected climate control program for over 30 years, often without clear public disc... Read more
Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum TORONTO — Animal rights activists want the right to tell big, fat lies and are willing to go to court to get it. In 2020, the Ontario government passed a law... Read more
Try waist-to-chest high Farmers Forum staff OTTAWA — Once a hopeful sign for corn growers, the old saying “knee-high by the first of July” feels like a quaint relic as the modern crop usuall... Read more
