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Dry wells and disappearing ponds: What’s going on with the water in Waterloo Region?
For decades, the water table under Wilmot Centre has dropped, say local farmers. It’s part of a global trend. The United Nations released a report in...
Eastern Ontario residents raise concerns proposed high-speed rail will impact farms
As the plans for high-speed rail in Ontario and Quebec kick into high gear, some residents are raising concerns over the impact on farms in...
This Ontario Farmer is Leading a Movement to Stop a Highway
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Manufacturing “mega-site” on prime farmland is a mega-mistake
Farmers Forum April 3, 2024 GUELPH – Converting 770 acres of prime agricultural land in Wilmot Township into a “mega-site” for an unspecified manufacturing operation is...