The Year of Our Lord 1836 saw a number of historic occurrences. Davy Crockett arrived in Texas in…
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Rescue, rejuvenate, or redo a garden?
Gardens are anything but stationary. They are always in flux with small changes occurring weekly.…
NeighbourWoods offers talk on ash borer
NeighbourWoods invites Centre Wellington residents to the Harris Room in the Elora Centre for the…
Federal government helps market canola
The canola industry will be better positioned to tap new markets and increase existing ones as a…
Winners are announced for annual Wellington County Plowing Match
The Wellington County Plowing Match held just outside of town here on Aug. 18 was a success. The…
Grain farmers group launches online Risk Management Program calculator
Grain Farmers of Ontario is once again launching an online Risk Management Program calculator to…
OFA working to reduce the risky business of farming
Agriculture, by nature, is a volatile business. Farmers are faced with risk in almost every part of…
171st Aberfoyle Fall Fair offers busy weekend
The annual Fall Fair here runs Sept. 9 and 10, and the organizers pack a large number of activities…
Aberfoyle society held first fair in 1840
According to the 2011 fair book, the Aberfoyle Agricultural Society aims to increase the awareness…
Arthurs 155th Fall Fair celebrates the theme Generation to Generation
Recognizing this community’s long-standing tradition of fall fairs, the 2011 theme is…
The history of the Arthur Fall Fair goes back a very long way
I have read somewhere that the original fall fairs for Arthur were not held there, but in the…
OMAFRA Report
A weekly press release prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural…
Mushrooms for Beginners workshop runs Sept. 24
The Arboretum is offering a Mushroom for Beginners workshop on Sept. 23 or 24 from 9:30am to 5pm.…
Medicinal plants presented Sept. 12
The Arboretum is offering a Medicinal Plants workshop on Sept. 12 from 6:30 to 8:30pm. Join…
Growing native woody plants from seed workshop Sept. 22
A one-day workshop on Sept. 22 from 9am to 4pm will help people learn to grow their own native…