Farmers feeling effects of delayed planting
“It’s been a very challenging year,” says Kevin Wilson. Between a late planting season, low emergence rates, and maggots and
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Agriculture
Tickets available for secret-location dinner
Tickets for the second annual Field to Fork Gourmet Feast are now on sale. Only 150 tickets are available for
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Photos: Antique days in Ste-Anne-de-Prescott
The annual Antique Days Weekend in Ste-Anne-de-Prescott was held on June 10 and 11. Saturday, June 10 featured demonstrations of
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Farmers are getting older and few are planning succession
Maureen Cass sits in her kitchen slicing off slabs of ham she’ll place between two pieces of white bread. She’ll be
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Together at last: sheep farmers and artisans
By Lynn Macnab Weaving together wool-working artisans and sheep producers is something Laurie Maus, District 10 chair for the Ontario
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Breaking down the Agricultural Forest Cover Committee’s recommendations
Jacqueline Kelly-Pemberton says the agricultural community is “adamant” about staying in the conversation about clear cutting. Kelly-Pemberton works as an agricultural
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Local horse buyers, trainers praise coming changes at Rideau Carleton Raceway
By Lynn Macnab The Ontario horse racing industry finally seems to be getting back on track, according to some local
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Glengarry farmers celebrate Canada 150
With many crops now in the ground and spring work well underway, Glengarry farmers recently gathered to celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary in
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Making your garden work better with permaculture
On Saturday, May 13, Valerie Johnstone will be giving a permaculture workshop at the Vankleek Hill Farmers’ Market. The workshop
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Testing soil quality with underwear
“Go bury your underwear in a field,” sounds like an idiom you’d hear from your grandfather as he rambles on
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