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Minto ponders proposal for backyard chicken coops
A public meeting will be held here to allow town council to obtain feedback on a proposal to allow…
Help available for local tree planting
You know that the trees are not going to solve all of your problems, but when you looked around…
IPM cookbook launch set for July 18
The 2016 International Plowing Match & Rural Expo 2016 Cookbook Committee is ready to unveil the…
Mushroom Fest
The second annual Rockwood Mushroom Fest received a $1,000 donation on June 25 from the Royal Bank…
4-H: Painting “en plein air”
The Mimosa 4-H watercolour club's 5th meeting was held on July…
Announcing the Giles Hume 4-H Ontario Centennial Award
As celebrations continue for its 100th anniversary in 2015, 4-H Ontario is announcing the Giles…
OPINION: OFA members weigh in on rural internet issues
It's hard to imagine doing anything today without the internet. Yet two out of three Ontario…
OMAFRA Report
A weekly report prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs…
Waterloo County Tractor Run
RIGHT: Laura Freeman of Mapleton Township (left) and father-in- law Art Freeman of Arthur enjoy a…
Roses topic at meeting in Harriston
The Harriston and District Horticultural Society's June meeting was about…
Garden gurus
Members of the Elora and Salem Horticultural Society participated on foot and on a colourful float…
New neonic regulations spark legal action from GFO
Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) announced on June 29 that they have commenced legal proceedings…
OMAFRA Report
A weekly report prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs…
Conservatives take in Ontario Pork Congress
Perth-Wellington Conservative candidate John Nater was in Stratford on June 18 at the Ontario Pork…