Producers eye forecast, hoping for cold stretch January 18, 2012
ILDERTON — The weather was a topic of discussion in more ways than one during an Information Meeting Wednesday, Jan. 11, hosted by the South...
Russian job an eye-opener for Granton beef farmer January 18, 2012
Since last July, Jamie O’Shea of Granton has been overseeing a large beef cattle operation in the Tver Region of Russia, about five hours...
Food processing seen as an area of opportunity January 18, 2012
The president of the London Economic Development Corporation concedes the 2008 global economic downturn had serious effects in southwestern Ontario...
Prestigious award for C'estbon goat cheese January 18, 2012
A new Latin American-style goat’s milk cheese created by the C’est Bon on-farm processing facility southwest of St. Marys is...
ABCA seeks rural stormwater management model January 18, 2012
EXETER — The Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) is spearheading a $1.4 million project with the hope of creating a model for rural...
Letter to the Editor January 18, 2012
Dear Editor:
Wind Concerns Ontario (WCO) has obtained a legal opinion on a report recently released by the Ontario Ministry of the...
Letter to the Editor January 18, 2012
Dear Editor:
Why is it that our government “can’t seem to see the forest for the trees”?
The rural people of...
Editorial January 18, 2012
The call came around 2:30 p.m., around the time I was trying to put together the previous edition of this farm newspaper, for the Christmas season of...
Exercise for the mind, one player at a time January 18, 2012
Scientists tell us that we humans only use a small percentage of our brain’s multiple and complex abilities — some a smaller percentage...
The Business Culture of Agriculture January 18, 2012
Over 64 per cent of North Americans are overweight and most don’t recognize the problem or the long-term health consequences. Thirty-six per...
