Choosing the right plant
by Dan Driedger
Scanning the web can quickly reveal a host of individuals and businesses who are selling plants at this time of year. Interest...
Sevita IP bean warehouse goes up in flames
courtesy of Farmers Forum
An early morning fire at Sevita International’s Inkerman IP soybean-processing plant on February 22 destroyed a warehouse and 50% of processing...
What would Mother Nature do?
by Rachel Gill
Here's a scary story to tell around the campfire this summer: Almost half of the world’s fertile soil has disappeared in the...
Ontario is losing 319 acres of farmland every day
Ontario Federation of Agriculture
That is the average daily loss of farmland, according to data from the latest Census of Agriculture that was released last...
Companion Planting
Companion planting is the practice of putting different plants together in the garden to benefit one or both of them. It can be as...
Sustainability – Gypsy Moth invasion exacerbated by climate change
Anyone who pays any attention to trees at all has noticed the destruction caused by the gypsy moth.
This is year three of a particularly...
Tie-stalls banned?
Depends on who you talk to on the committee that made the rules
by Nelson Zandbergen
Courtesy of Farmers Forum
Just don’t call it a ban on...
Spraying Clearview Herbicide & Gateway Adjuvant
The Township of North Dundas, as well as the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry (SDG) began spraying roadsides with pesticides to control...
Summer Spotlight Dairy Show
by Kelly Fawcett‑Mathers
The Summer Spotlight Junior Dairy Show was held on August 26 in conjunction with the Chesterville Fair. The show was spearheaded by...
Conservation authorities have vital role in protecting land and water
by the Ontario Federation of Agriculture
Ontario’s conservation authorities provide a watershed level planning perspective that transcends municipal borders, one that the Ontario Federation of...