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This Ontario Farmer is Leading a Movement to Stop a Highway
novembre 7, 2024
David Suzuki Foundation November 7, 2024 Max Hansgen loves his job. He loves to be outside and to work with his hands, and in a...
NFU calls for action on Senate report addressing soil degradation
octobre 10, 2024
The Hamilton Spectator October 10, 2024 Healthy soil is the foundation of Canada’s agriculture sector, a resource that’s increasingly at risk due to the likes...
NFU-O: Waterloo Region plows under crops while fields burn out west
juillet 30, 2024
Farmers Forum July 30, 2024 GUELPH – On July 24, 160 acres of corn, intended for animal silage, in Wilmot Township were ploughed under and...
Taxpayers’ dollars used to plough under crops
juillet 30, 2024
Niagara-on-the-Lake Local July 30, 2024 NEWS RELEASE NATIONAL FARMERS UNION–ONTARIO ************************ On July 24th, 160 acres of corn, intended for animal silage, in Wilmot Township...
Region of Waterloo criticized after corn crop on newly purchased Wilmot lands plowed over
juillet 30, 2024
CBC Lite July 30, 2024 The Region of Waterloo is being criticized for plowing down a corn crop on land it recently purchased in Wilmot...
Farmers sound climate change alarm amid unusually wet summer
juillet 28, 2024
CBC July 28, 2024 The Westboro Farmers' Market was bustling on Saturday morning, the path running down Byron Linear Park packed with shoppers. A line formed at Stuart Oke's...
Land Access Stories from the Field: BeetBox Co-op Farm
juillet 9, 2024
BeetBox Co-op Farm is an urban vegetable farm in Nepean that grows a variety of fresh and high-quality food, following and exceeding the Canadian Organic...
Land Access Stories from the Field: Five Haystacks
mai 29, 2024
Five Haystacks Farm is a 45 acre farm in Campbellville, Ontario that is home to Little Wolf Farm, Lawoti Farms, and Carabao Fields. Without farming...
Land Access Stories from the Field: Root Radical x Redwing Herb Farm
mai 17, 2024
Root Radical is a local organic Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) farm on Howe Island, serving Katarokwi/ Kingston since 2007. Emily and Aric grow diverse seasonal...