Mayor Lou Maieron thinks it would be great if the 2016 International Plowing Match (IPM) is held in…
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Sunrises Hoofbeat Challenge raised over $21,000
On Sept. 24 the Sunrise Centre held its annual Hoofbeat Challenge and Family Day at the Sunrise…
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,…
Wellington Federation of Agriculture announces Ray Baptie Bursary Winner
At the Oct. 28 Wellington Federation of Agricluture (WFA) banquet at the Fergus Legion, the WFA…
Harvest well underway for corn, soybeans
Generally speaking across Ontario, there is a broad mix of what’s planted, what’s…
County okays $100,000 to support IPM bid
When the Wellington County Plowmen’s Association makes its bid early next year to host the…
Cattlemen partner with ROI for leadership in beef industry
In collaboration with the Rural Ontario Institute (ROI), the Ontario Cattlemen’s Association…
Careers in agriculture are rewarding according to farm group
Recent Farm Credit Canada (FCC) survey results about potential careers in agriculture paint a…
WFA announces winners of Ray Baptie Memorial Bursary
Three Alma area students were recently awarded Ray Baptie Memorial Scholarships by the Wellington…