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Pre-holiday diets are an opportunity for change
With Halloween over, many of us are in the throes of pre-holiday diets. Good thing, too. As Canadians, we didn’t fare well this year when…
More than just “cows and plows”
The groundwork to help close the huge gap between what we should know about agriculture, compared to what we actually do know, took a step…
The electorate needs to know farmers are also pro-environment
In these early days after the federal election, there’s a continuous line of fingers wagging at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, telling him he has to…
You’ll see fewer new harvesters in the fields this fall
Farmers are sometimes criticized for driving “shiny new tractors,” presumably because they make too much money and don’t really need them. Well, don’t believe any…
Farmers’ mental health getting attention this Thanksgiving
Farmers’ mental health challenges are getting more recognition this Thanksgiving season than ever before … and not a minute too soon. University of Guelph researchers…
How much is that field next door worth?
Weather has taken some of the steam out of land prices here. Farm Credit Canada, the biggest agricultural lender in the country, says Ontario, British…
Farm and food tour shows local food momentum keeps growing
Participation in this year’s Taste Real – Fall Rural Romp shows how farm visits are gaining momentum with an authenticity-starved public. Saturday’s 13th annual self-guided…
