GUELPH – Now in its ninth year, the Ontario Farmland Value and Rental Value Survey (OFVRVS) continues to bring annual data, at the county-level, and provide farmers and farmland owners with a benchmark on rental rates in their area.
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Dynasty kidney bean wins University of Guelph’s Innovation of the Year Award
GUELPH – The little-bean-that-could not only won Canada’s seed of the year in 2022 but has now earned the University of Guelph’s (U of G) 2024 Innovation of the Year Award.
OPINION: Farmland preservation is not just an Ontario priority
ONTARIO – We’ve just come through the busy holiday season – and as much as this time is about family, friends and the start of a new year, it is also heavily centered around food.
OPINION: Farmers urge snowmobilers to use trail system responsibly
ONTARIO – Another Ontario winter is in full swing and with that comes a wide range of winter sports that take people outside. A popular activity is snowmobiling – and Ontario is home to one of the largest interconnected snowmobiling trail systems anywhere.
No exemption for farmers in Guelph/Eramosa site alteration bylaw
BRUCEDALE – Farms in Guelph/Eramosa Township will no longer be exempt from a bylaw regulating the movement of fill.
OPINION: OFA is building relationships to get results
ONTARIO – It’s been a year since I was chosen to lead the Ontario Federation of Agriculture as its president, and as we prepare for our annual general meeting next week, it’s a good time to reflect on what’s been a busy 12 months in this new role.
OPINION: Farmers concerned with proposed pandemic preparedness bill
ONTARIO – It’s been almost five years since the first reports of a mysterious new illness affecting humans began circulating in the media.
Rae’s Growing Agritourism Act becomes law this week
TORONTO – A private member’s bill from Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae aimed at reducing liability for farm-based tourism operators has passed its third and final reading.
Crowds gather to see horses bring Santa Claus to Holstein
HOLSTEIN – Ponies, horses, and a few other animals were among the attractions as Holstein’s non-motorized Santa Claus parade returned for its 31st year on Dec. 14.
Chilly night for Rockwood Farmers’ Santa Claus parade
ROCKWOOD – People bundled up tight against the cold to watch the spectacle of the Rockwood Farmers’ Santa Claus Parade of Lights on Dec. 12.
OPINION: Energy issues remain top priority for Ontario farmers
ONTARIO – Concerns and challenges around Ontario’s energy supply remain a top-of-mind issue with Ontario’s farmers as we gathered in Toronto last week for the annual general meeting of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA).
Agricultural Hall of Fame gala welcomes new inductees
TORONTO – Four accomplished Canadians were aptly celebrated for their lifelong contributions to advancing Canadian agriculture when they were formally inducted into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame on Nov. 2 at a ceremony in Toronto, Ontario.
MPP Matthew Rae’s agri-tourism bill referred for final reading
TORONTO – A private member’s bill from Perth-Wellington MPP Matthew Rae meant to help promote agricultural tourism in the province has been referred to the Legislative Assembly for its third and final reading.
ROI introduces the 2024 Rural Change Makers
GUELPH – The Rural Ontario Institute (ROI) is excited to announce the 2024 young leaders of change who have begun their leadership learning journey together through the Rural Change Makers (RCM) program.
4-H executive director receives Coronation medal
WELLINGTON COUNTY – 4-H executive director Christine Oldfield, right, from Guelph was presented with the King Charles III Coronation Medal from the Senate of Canada Honourable Rob Black on Nov. 22.