Claude’s Gardening and Landscaping Forum
I was recently asked why plants that are brought in for the winter often shed some or all of their leaves.
The spider plant that...
Farmers encouraged to reach out for mental health supports
by Sara Wood, Director, OFA
Summer is a busy time on the farm. Whether we’re cutting hay or silage to feed our livestock next winter,...
What’s sowing…
April's weather can be all over the place! In the space of a week, it can go from sunny and warm, to rainy and...
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...
Christmas blizzard stopped trucks, forces farmers to dump 1.7 million litres of milk
by Nelson Zandbergen,
Courtesy of Farmers Forum
Ontario dairy farmers dumped about 1.7 million litres of milk due to the Christmas weekend blizzard that left roads...
Landowners encouraged to safely decommission unused wells
by Mark Reusser, Director, OFA
One of the most important pieces of infrastructure on a farm is without a doubt the well. Unlike in towns...
Sustainability: Sustainable Development
With North Dundas facing unprecedented development, it seems like a good idea to tackle the subject of sustainable development. What exactly are we talking...
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...
Billowy stands of an Invisible Invasive
by Fred Schueler, Fragile Inheritance Natural History
In June, 2009, the vegetation around a small pond we had dug in 1983, formerly dominated by Meadowsweet...
Flowers in your vegetable garden – try mixing it up!
Seems like people either grow food, or grow flowers. If they do grow both, we've been conditioned to grow them separately; we have the...