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WELLINGTON COUNTY – Canadian agriculture has come another step closer to expanded fuel surcharge exemptions for essential farming activities, which will bring meaningful relief to farmers across the country.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Ontario and Canada have announced that Charity Intelligence, an organization reporting on Canadian charities, has again named the provincial and national committees as two of its “top 100 charities.”

GUELPH – Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO), a commodity organization, representing barley, corn, oat, soybean and wheat farmers, has awarded 10 students in Ontario with GFO Legacy Fund Scholarships. 

ALMA – Senator Rob Black will be the feature speaker at the upcoming Wellington County Soil and Crop Improvement Association annual meeting being held at the Alma Bible Church on Dec. 2. 

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The award-winning Farmers’ Market Box series, coordinated through Wellington County’s Taste Real program, is offering a Holiday Box this year.

Last week was municipal election day across Ontario. Although the campaigns aren’t generally as high profile as during provincial or federal elections, these local contests are no less important.

GUELPH - The Ontario Agriculture Sustainability Coalition (OASC) announced the release of a new study, “Evaluation of the Impact of the Risk Management Program/Self-Directed Risk Management Program on Ontario Farmers and the Economy,” on Oct. 31.

Farm theft and trespassing incidents are increasing, and sadly, it’s a trend that is expected to…