Dairy farmer dumps milk, makes video, faces backlash
by Nelson Zandbergen
Courtesy of Farmers Forum
A stainless steel pipe gushes fresh milk over the milking-parlour floor as unhappy Dunnville dairy farmer Jerry Huigen loudly...
Update on return of fertilizer tariffs paid by Ontario farmers
Courtesy of Ontario Federation of Agriculture
In 2022, the Canadian government-imposed tariffs on fertilizer sourced from Russia in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This has...
The Weather with Connor
featuring Connor Mockett
Hello, everyone! Welcome to the second installment of The Weather with Connor. We’ve got a few things to recap in this weeks...
THE BIG BETRAYAL: 190 countries sign deal to stifle global development and agriculture
by Nelson Zandbergen, courtesy of Farmers Forum
More than 190 nations got together in Montreal this month to figure out how to protect nature from...
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...
Claude’s Gardening and Landscaping Forum
featuring Claude Smith
Dear Claude,
My roses lose their leaves after blooming - what am I doing wrong?
From Sandy
The first thing that comes to mind is...
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...
Chronic labour shortage
75 % of agribusinesses say they are short-staffed and working longer hours
Courtesy of Farmer's Forum
Nearly three quarters of Canadian agribusiness owners are working more...
Claude’s Gardening and Landscaping Forum
Dear Claude,
Dealing with a bumpy lawn. We have a well-established lawn (20 Years) on a clay soil. The lot is about 12,500sq feet (minus...
Green & Growing?
submitted by Fred Schueler
After it was formed by provincial amalgamation of three municipalities, North Grenville burdened itself with the paradoxical motto “Green & Growing,”...