OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers have been saying for months that they have been following the science and the advice of their experts on COVID-19. Explosive testimon... Read more

TORONTO — Your Member of Provincial Parliament is back at work. Following the recent June provincial election here are four MPPs worth watching. Sam Oosterhoff  MPP (PC-Niagara West)  It is... Read more

CARGILL — The federal regulation requiring livestock truckers to document if the animals they’re carrying were recently fed, watered and rested is prompting a collective shrug in southwester... Read more

TORONTO — Farmers beware: Pickup trucks are among the most stolen vehicles in the nation, whether you leave the key in the ignition or not. Read more

A bit of corn silage was harvested on some moisture-stressed elds. Whole plant moisture should be monitored for ideal harvest time depending on storage method. Read more

Statistics Canada says Chatham-Kent farmland increased but locals say that’s impossible Read more

U of G researcher says farmers need to ensure their technology can ward off cyber threats Read more

Farmers Forum asked them if farming is more stressful today than five years ago. Yes, they mostly said. Read more

In retrospect, our apple trees should have been an omen of what our gardening success was to be this summer. All ten along our lane flowered towards the end of an extended hot spell.  A day... Read more

OTTAWA — The Ottawa Valley Seed Growers Association recently presented scholarships to four exceptional Eastern Ontario youth who are planning to pursue a career in agriculture. Read more

As September approached, Eastern Ontario’s canola crop looked good, and the winter variety showed particular promise. Read more

HAMILTON — Ken Forth doesn’t like to be screamed at. But he was under attack for three hours in an online Zoom call in early August. Read more

LONDON — A garbage truck is using waste to pick up waste. It’s powered by manure from local cows. Bluewater Recycling Association, which collects waste from more than 20 municipalities in Mi... Read more

EASTERN ONTARIO — A new federal regulation requiring livestock truckers to document if the animals they’re carrying were recently fed, watered and rested appears to have about as much muscle... Read more

Nearly four in five (78%) small business owners are still dealing with pandemic stress. Read more

Lack of veterinarians in Haliburton area leaves farmers on their own Read more

Farmers, truckers and their supporters who took part in the Freedom Convoy in downtown Ottawa in February are beginning to feel vindicated as more evidence comes out. Read more

Sweet Corn nice and sweet this year, but sales drop to pre-COVID levels Read more

The federal government’s plan to reduce agricultural emissions by 30 per cent by 2030 would mean reducing the use of nitrogen-based fertilizers that are necessary for sustainable harvests, s... Read more

Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show is back. Stymied by the pandemic for the last two years, the show returns full-bore Sept. 13-15 near Woodstock, Ontario Read more

OTTAWA — Farmers Forum newspaper has been telling it like it is in Eastern Ontario since 1992 and this year celebrated its 30th anniversary. The newspaper has had a loyal following from its... Read more

The question that Ontario farmers need to wrestle with is not if prices can remain strong through this fall and winter, but rather how to set reasonable and realistic targets for crops as th... Read more

EASTERN ONTARIO — God doesn’t make land anymore but farmers do. They are increasing cropland in the five Eastern-most counties of Ontario, led by Prescott-Russell. Those two counties increas... Read more

One of the first bio-digesters in the pilot project is currently being built at Nick Thurler’s dairy farm near Brinston. Read more

If you want the Liberal government’s version of the story, go to the Liberal government-owned news agency. Read more

Prices of used farm equipment have increased by at least 20 per cent Read more

Tribunal rules police wrongly targeted black migrant workers in 2013 rape case Read more

Canadian farmers are thinking about suicide at a rate twice as high as the general public, according to a new survey by University of Guelph researchers who found deteriorating mental health... Read more

Customers bring their grain to North Gower Grains from a broad swath of Eastern Ontario and beyond, from the Quebec border and all the way across to Napanee. Nine-hundred of them typically s... Read more

Eastern Ontario Corn • 2,650 CHUs from May 1 to August 31, 50 CHUs above normal. • Total precipitation from May 1 to end of August, 415 mm, 50 mm above average. • Corn disease pressure remai... Read more

MORRISBURG — When all was said and done, Eastern Ontario’s wheat crop came in much better than average during last month’s harvest. Read more

KEMPTVILLE — After a two-year hiatus, the annual International Plowing Match and Rural Expo (IPM) revs back to life this month with the traditional spectacle and array of attractions spread... Read more

WINCHESTER — Trouble seemed to follow Jimmy Wise everywhere. And some of it was of his own doing. Read more

OTTAWA — What has contributed most to rising beef prices at the checkout counter in the last couple of years? Statistics Canada comes up with some answers in a new report issued Sept. 2. Fro... Read more

EASTERN ONTARIO — The 2022 growing season benefited from some of the best spring and summer weather conditions ever recorded in Eastern Ontario (and Ontario generally), and it’s a good bet t... Read more

Consideration of species and emergence key to control Read more

The Grain Growers of Canada says it wants to work with government to achieve net zero carbon emissions, but not be told how it must do so. Read more

VANCOUVER – Canada’s health care is “free,” right? Read more

SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO — Disappearing farmland? The reality on the ground in southwestern and Western Ontario contrasts with recent OFA messaging on the topic, at least in terms of productive... Read more

Hop pickers at Bert Cooper’s Bloomfield farm pose for a photo in 1902. By one account, a good worker could earn a measly $12.50 per month filling baskets with hops or by what was also called... Read more

TILLSONBURG — Kornelis Schaafsma sold off the family dairy farm in the Netherlands earlier this year. Now he’s searching for a replacement here in Ontario, and the pickings are slim. Read more

Soybeans: A very variable situation: some fields look gorgeous, others do not. Read more

Ed Hand Farmers Forum The death knell for the beef industry due to plant-based options has been grossly exaggerated. The worry over Beyond Meat and the Impossible Burger replacing beef has d... Read more