HALLVILLE — Over 1,000 acres of cropland was heavily damaged July 20 by a severe thunder and hail storm that shredded corn plants and stripped the leaves from soybeans left standing as straw... Read more
As they navigate a second growing season in the midst of a global pandemic, farmers will soon be left on their own by the Canadian government to shoulder escalating production costs stemming... Read more
SPENCERVILLE — Fifty years ago, the province bought up 10,000 acres of farmland, south of Kemptville (between Spencerville and Prescott) to make way for a future petrochemical development an... Read more
Automobiles, stretchers, wheel chairs, hot-dog and souvenir stands clogged the main street. The world beat a path to the village of Williamsburg, between Winchester and Morrisburg ... Read more
For many years I helped man our county federation of agriculture display booth at our county plowing match events. I always enjoyed meeting and chatting with people of all ages. It’s been tw... Read more
According to Statistics Canada, only 39 per cent of Canadian farms have a computer for farm use. Of those farmers with a computer, only 30 per cent use it for farm bookkeeping, payroll, and/... Read more
Tom Schoch Small Farms Like the bully that waits for you in the school yard, every single year farmers of every stripe have to face weeds and pests, each one uglier than the last. Those usin... Read more
Outside of COVID-19, the headlining news is the economic recovery and rapidly rising prices on things like homes, vehicles, and building materials, as low interest rates and consumer confide... Read more
BOGOTA — It may not be the U.S. market — but the opening of Colombia’s borders to Canadian sheep and goats still marks an improvement for an industry that was collateral damage to the BSE cr... Read more
Farms specializing in hay for sale and export haven’t seen the same price surge affecting grain commodities. Rather, they’ve been commanding strong hay prices for quite a period of time alre... Read more
OTTAWA — Finance officials are in for a likely grilling at the House of Commons' Finance Committee this Tuesday, following the department's delay of a new law easing the tax penalty for the... Read more
Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum ALVINSTON — Add farm tractors, both new and used, to the list of hot commodities in rural Ontario. Dealers report a high volume of backorders for new tractors... Read more
NORTH STORMONT — Developers of the Nation Rise Wind Farm have received final approval to sell power into the grid, just as they've offloaded a majority stake in the estimated $450-million pr... Read more
Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum TORONTO — The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair has been iced for a second consecutive year because of pandemic uncertainty in Ontario. The board of the organiza... Read more
Eighty-four-year-old Lambton Shores resident Dona Stewardson is the first woman inducted into the Lambton Agricultural Hall of Fame after a lifetime of prominence in the agriculture industry... Read more
Hensall District Co-operative has purchased majority shares in a container shipping company and a minority share in a related logistics company. Read more
Farmers Forum features six top Western Ontario graduates of 2021 Read more
MOOREFIELD — Ten weeks after police and OMAFRA officials raided his farm as part of an apparent raw milk investigation, owner Brad Martin had yet to see a single charge laid against him. “I’... Read more
Bruce Mode is the 5th generation to run Vankleek Hill’s Bonnie Brae Farms that this year celebrates 200 years. The farm, known today for its history of Ayshire and Holstein genetics, dates b... Read more
Most corn was on track to have closed rows by beginning of July. Many areas looked good with uniform growth and colour. Read more
As the spawn of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement, the upcoming UN Food Systems Summit can only mean “bad news for everybody” — both farmers and consumers alike — argues longtime consumer adv... Read more
Corn — Mid-June rain and cooler temperatures have been a lifesaver ... Read more
BRIGHT — Cheryl Haskett says the idea of goat’s milk sounds unappealing to many but her farm’s goat’s milk ice cream changes the minds of most. Read more
IROQUOIS — Here’s the scoop: Ice cream is the latest treat to flow out of the Biemond family’s on-farm dairy plant in the Municipality of South Dundas, though you’ll have to visit the operat... Read more
OTTAWA — Escalating a sour dispute predating the U.S. election, the Biden White House is taking on Canada’s method of allocating the limited tariff-free entry of American dairy products into... Read more
ONTARIO — Ontario’s proposed ban on raising wild boar threatens to chop the revenues of a small number of farmers supplying this specialty meat to markets and restaurants. Read more
Ontario’s annual summer crop conferences are retreating to the digital realm for another growing season amid continued uncertainty about provincial reopening plans. The first instalment of t... Read more
When the province shut down last year to combat COVID-19 it seemed that almost overnight demand for Ontario’s goat milk began to dry up. Read more
Six workers have died from COVID or in quarantine since pandemic began Irena Vélez Farmers Forum Six Ontario migrant farm workers have died, either in quarantine or from COVID-19, and a migr... Read more
CHESTERVILLE — Byers Farm Equipment is augering in a new era — as is the woman who has been at the helm for the last 43 years. Former proprietor Lezlee Byers officially became an employee at... Read more
Irena Vélez Farmers Forum TORONTO — Western Ontario farmer Lisa Thompson, a former education minister and government and consumer services minister, was sworn in as Ontario’s new agriculture... Read more
IROQUOIS — Berry farmer Calvin Dentz shakes his head wearily and brings up the subject of hockey, a tone of anger in his voice. Read more
Irena Vélez Farmers Forum In an effort to provide youth with hands-on experience, an Eastern Ontario crop farm and grain elevator is now accepting applications for their competition of who... Read more
Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — Grain-drying operations are highly unlikely to get their reprieve from the Trudeau government’s carbon tax. That chance went up in smoke when a priva... Read more
OTTAWA — A long-awaited tax change applauded by farm and small business groups has been passed by the Canadian Senate. The Senate voted 45-31 in favour of the private member’s bill on June 2... Read more
LINDSAY — Lack of information from the Ford government about the nature of pandemic restrictions this fall — if any — is getting the blame for the cancellation of the 2021 International Plo... Read more
Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum Mediation talks remain ongoing at multiple levels — including the highest ones — amid Michigan’s attempted unilateral shutdown of a fuel pipeline vital to Ont... Read more
My fourth column would seem to be the ideal time to focus on a topic that was inspired by its namesake. I believe this because we’ve now been through so much together, dear Farmers Forum rea... Read more
This could be running the risk of having too much on selective dry cow therapy (SDCT) but there seems to be lots of new information. The latest is also from the Netherlands. It has some find... Read more
Did you ever think you’d witness something as bumbling and inept as what we’ve been put through by our federal and provincial government leaders during this pandemic? Read more
In this 1956 photo Doug Jarvis poses in the Jarvis and Shaver general store in the village of Aultsville. These were the last days of the village store and the entire village. Land along the... Read more
Angela Dorie Backroads Insurance has long been one of those “hate it but need it” necessities of life. Those who sell it are often questioned for their sales tactics and use of the fear and... Read more
OTTAWA — A long-awaited tax change applauded by farm and small business groups has been passed by the Canadian Senate. Read more
120-day ban gives township time to decide what to do ... CHATHAM-KENT — A long-smouldering battle about preserving tree cover in this at farming area has surfaced again after the municipalit... Read more
GUELPH — Young Ontario adults ages 18 to 34 are bigger consumers of grains and cereals than their older counterparts, according to recently released results of a survey conducted by a Grain... Read more
Communication coordinator Tamara Hamilton was awarded a $2,500 seed growers grant. You can apply too
For the fifth year in a row, volunteers at the Ottawa Valley Seed Growers Association are proud to offer up to three $2,500 scholarships. Youth of Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec planning... Read more
MONKLAND — Plastic resin prices have been on an upward trajectory since last fall, and the impact is being felt in the hayfield this spring. As Goodman & Uhr co-owner Claudia Goodman put... Read more
ONTARIO — The vegans are coming, the vegans are coming ... and they are spurring demand for plant-based foodstuffs that challenge definitions steeped in traditional animal-based agriculture. Read more
There are no arguments, scientific or otherwise, that will ever convince a raw milk enthusiast that the practice is dangerous. My own mother-in-law scoffed at the notion her milk cow posed a... Read more
KITCHENER — A protein-rich food with exotic origins is providing a new market for Ontario’s soybean growers. It’s called tempeh and it has been a staple food in Indonesia for centuries. Read more
