“If I lived closer you would have a new member.” So said a visitor to the October…
Rural
Learn about trees at workshop Oct. 28
On its 10th anniversary, Trees for Mapleton is holding its fifth annual hands-on tree care…
OMAFRA Report
A weekly report prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs…
Grants available to farmers to protect water quality
Farmers who want to protect water quality on their land can receive financial assistance for a…
Harvest for Hunger a huge success as cash raised nears $250,000
The Harvest for Hunger was everything the organizers hoped for as a fundraiser for the Canadian…
OPP Mounted Unit: Horses were stars in North American competition
Wellington County OPP Constable Sarah Van Norman and auxiliary officer Brad Hull were a bit…
Sunrises Hoofbeat Challenge raised over $21,000
On Sept. 24 the Sunrise Centre held its annual Hoofbeat Challenge and Family Day at the Sunrise…
Maieron would like to see county host IPM in his town
Mayor Lou Maieron thinks it would be great if the 2016 International Plowing Match (IPM) is held in…
Ontario Agriculture Hall of Fame inductees recognized
There’s a new place of honour for Wellington County residents who have made significant…
4-H club learns recipes for some chocolate treats
The third meeting of the township 4-H club was held on, Sept. 30 at the home of Joan Law. Only five…
Canada spending on new bovine TB screening tests
The federal government is working with industry to identify a new diagnostic test for bovine…
OMAFRA Report
A weekly press release prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural…
Farmers Feed Cities finds Ontario youths least aware of their food source
To celebrate Ontario Agriculture Week (Oct. 3 to 9), Farmers Feed Cities surveyed people in Ontario…
Urban bats might be surviving new deadly fungus, while rural bats die off
A new fungus that inflicts bats living in caves and mines, causing most of them to die, does not…
Members voted overwhelmingly in favour of amalgamating OFAC and AGCare
An amalgamation of two Ontario agricultural coalitions will be the first of its kind in Canada,…