MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PROPOSAL: Companies pitch battery storage systems in farmers’ fields Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum DUNDAS COUNTY — Proposals for multi-million-dollar battery energy st... Read more
Farmers Forum staff MAXVILLE — The Liberal government has launched a multi-million-dollar contest to entice farmers into cutting the natural methane emissions from cattle, whose bodies are a... Read more
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Only 23 farms in farm debt mediation filed for bankruptcy in 2020 OTTAWA – Despite turbulent times, very few Canadian farms run into insolvency issues. Of 191,000 farmers across the country... Read more
EASTERN ONTARIO: Farmland prices range from $5,700-$18,900 Farmers Forum staff OTTAWA — Ontario farmland prices continued to track upward during the first half of 2023 but at a substantially... Read more
Plumber became beef farmer 3 years ago, and his female wins Royal top honours Farmers Forum staff EASTERN ONTARIO — The Thaxter Cattle Company brought their entire Hereford herd to the Royal... Read more
Royal’s top beef bull sells for $15,000 Farmers Forum staff TORONTO — Among all the beef bulls judged at the 2023 Royal Winter Fair, the best of them all was entered by Baker Farms of Madoc.... Read more
Crop farmer wins big Conservation Authority calls 10 acres of dry land “wetland” and loses in court Patrick Meagher Farmers Forum BELLEVILLE — A Campbellford crop farmer and grain elevator o... Read more
Weak loonie boosted crop prices, inflation… But what do we make of a strengthening loonie? If you ever have a city person ask you what you do on your farm, tell them that you’re a curr... Read more
Hamilton dairy, crop farmer is new OFA president Brekveld steps down after three years Tyler Books OFA GUELPH — Drew Spoelstra, a dairy and crop farmer from Binbrook in the southeast... Read more
SOLID CORN YIELDS: But not a bin buster Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — Eastern Ontario farmers are seeing solid corn yields this fall, though not a record bin buster, alongs... Read more
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: OFA reports $1.83 M profit James Pascual Farmers Forum TORONTO — If you look only at the bottom line, Ontario’s largest farm organization is top shelf. The Ontario Feder... Read more
THE MARKETS: Weak loonie boosted crop prices, also inflation – but what do we make of now strengthening loonie? If you ever have a city person ask you what you do on your farm, tell them tha... Read more
From 25 apple trees to more than 500,000 Partnerships helped them grow to 700 acres with more than 400 seasonal workers John Schwartzentruber Farmers Forum There was only one Johnny Applesee... Read more
My Remembrance Day Memory: Meeting a WW2 bomber crew In my public school days, I didn’t have hockey or baseball trading cards; I had Second World War cards of fighter and bomber plane... Read more
Don’t sweat the small stuff: A life’s lesson worth remembering There is a bit of good stuff that gets printed in the news or spread through cyber space on social media. There is a lot more u... Read more
Americans want more kids, survey says Americans are seeing a resurgence in the preference for larger families of three or more children that hasn’t been seen since 1971, according to a Gallu... Read more
Sick? My boys try to work through it They said it would be returning and after a few months of shopping maskless, I am back to donning the damn thing again. I am often the only one in the st... Read more
HAVE YOUR SAY: Is technology moving too quickly for you? Farmers Forum staff Technology is moving at such a rapid pace, it can be overwhelming. We’ve already got robotic weeders, seed... Read more
Fruit, vegetable growers to get protection from buyers who go bankrupt Farmers Forum staff OTTAWA — Fruit and vegetable growers will get top priority to collect from bankrupt Canadian food r... Read more
UNSUNG HERO: Farmwife and mom Women didn’t just show up recently to farm – they’ve been here all along If you glance at advertising in any farm publication these days, one might conclude tha... Read more
Gun buyback program delayed Critics see buyback as disarming responsible Canadians, not criminals James Pascual Farmers Forum OTTAWA – Firearm owners are becoming increasingly frustrated by... Read more
Some post-pandemic steel prices doubled but market now sees price plateau Farmers Forum staff WINCHESTER — Manufacturers serving the farm community continue to grapple with the economic fall... Read more
CHATHAM — Southwestern Ontario’s soybean crop looked good and bountiful coming off the field this fall, though white mould arising from this season’s moist, lush conditions tempered yields. Read more
Here’s what four judges are looking for in the cattle show ring ... Read more
It’s the udder Glengarry Holstein wins East-West show, boosts farm’s marketing for cow sales Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum METCALFE — A Glengarry County cow — appropriately named Bonnie —... Read more
Vaccine booster reveals high level of risk, Swiss study shows Farmers Forum staff If there is a health risk when taking a COVID vaccine booster don’t you think we ought to know? Don’t you th... Read more
Dutch farmers fight back Gov’t plans to buy, shutter 3,000 farms Farmers Forum staff OTTAWA — Dutch farmers continue to push back hard against their national government and ongoing plans to... Read more
Corn prices could go up, but it will take patience to find peak range Monitoring export sales is a great indicator of whether or not prices should move The volume of grains used in domestic... Read more
Corn-on-corn-on-corn… Why farmers skip crop rotation and just grow corn every year, same fields Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum MORRISBURG — Though it defies conventional crop-rotation wisdo... Read more
Liberals could torpedo carbon tax exemption Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — With the harvest season in full swing, a proposed carbon-tax exemption for farm-based grain-drying and ba... Read more
Velthuis Farms win junior champion again at World Dairy Expo Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OSGOODE — For the second year running, a Kingsway-prefix heifer has notched a junior championship... Read more
Indian River beef sale sees Simmental bull sell for $50,000 Farmers Forum staff INDIAN RIVER — Indian River Cattle Company hosted its ‘Quality Control VI’ Simmental and Angus sale Oct. 1, se... Read more
2024 forecast not as sunny for corn, soybeans Farmers Forum staff OTTAWA —The 2023-24 crop-marketing season won’t be as profitable as the early 2020s, Farm Credit Canada says in its latest o... Read more
Canada’s new moral code: Tyranny masked as compassion School is back in session and you’re in it. Your compulsory classes include D.E.I., E.S.G. and C.S.R. There’s no sign up sheet for these... Read more
Equipment prices plateau But some prices doubled since pre-pandemic Farmers Forum staff WOODSTOCK — Farm equipment manufacturers continue to grapple with the economic fallout of ruinous pand... Read more
Fake U.S. equipment ads rip off Ontario farmers OPP reports buyers have lost thousands of dollars to scammers Farmers Forum staff OTTAWA — Beware of fraudulent farm equipment and heavy machi... Read more
Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum OTTAWA — A new federal private member’s bill hopes to put the boots to trespassing activists with fines of up to $50,000 or more, a huge jump from the paltry... Read more
New farmers need to start small, use all they’ve got and not be afraid to borrow ... Read more
Is Canada headed in the right direction? Poor leadership, high taxation and push toward communism worry farmers WOODSTOCK — Farmers Forum was at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock last... Read more
GOOD NEWS: Fertilizer prices down 40 per cent Farmers Forum staff OTTAWA — A resilient global market has reacted to drive down the cost of fertilizer from record highs reached when Russia in... Read more
OTTAWA — A farmer can download free software from the Internet and retrofit a tractor to set up his own do-it-yourself auto-steer system. Read more
Concrete silos lose strength, fall over At least two concrete silos have toppled onto dairy barns in one year Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum SOUTH DUNDAS — At least two Ontario dairy farms... Read more
Unemployed car salesman put his heart into new venture, now runs three locations ... Read more
There is no pride in supporting local businesses ... Read more
Farming is a mystery to some They don’t know the difference between plowing and discing and all cattle are cows Every spring I hear observing people remark that farmers are on the field “plo... Read more
WESTERN ONTARIO: Another yield boom? Expect strong corn and soybean yields, forecasters say Nelson Zandbergen Farmers Forum ONTARIO — Great Lakes Grain is projecting str... Read more
