A weekly report prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs…
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Wellington County 2011-2012 Queen of the Furrow Krista Fraser, right, congratulates 2012-2013 Queen…
Fair donation
Members of the Arthur Agricultural Society, left, Joanne Parish and president Mary Slater,…
Everdale farm visit
The kids from Station Road Co-operative Nursery School in Erin visited Everdale Farm recently to…
OFA president warns tax burden could shift from residential to farmland
A sharp rise in the price of farmland could mean a major shift of the tax burden onto farmers,…
BMO economist: Canadian agriculture output surges in 2012
Real agricultural output has been on the upswing in Canada and is on track to increase 7.5 per cent…
New product may offer alternative market for future soybean crops
Soybean growers now have a whole new market to consider for the future of their crop: the asphalt…
Junior Farmers welcomed international peers
Wellington Junior Farmers were the host to five international delegates in August. The delegates…
OFA: HayEast 2012 must have government support
The first of many truckloads of donated prairie hay has made it to Ontario thanks to HayEast 2012,…
New president for horticultural society
he September meeting of the Maryborough Horticultural Society began with the introduction of the…
Hospital donation
Heather Bults, president of the Palmerston and District Hospital Foundation receives a cheque from…
OMAFRA Report
A weekly report prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs…
The history of the Friesian Horse in Canada
The Friesian horse has a long and romantic history. The breed was developed many centuries ago in…
Proper nutrition can improve quality of life for horses
Recognizing the importance of proper nutrition plays a key role in equine health and welfare, and…
Nancy Campbell: A Belgian journey from plow to show ring to brigade
There may not be any rhyme or reason to it, but Nancy Campbell has loved horses since she was a…