

The Buy Canadian in grocery stores movement helps Ontario apples to be the first pick for health-conscious eaters
The vision statement of the Ontario Apple Growers (OGA) reads: Ontario Apples – the first pick for healthy consumers. According to the OGA’s new chair, Chris Hedges of Vanessa, this came true for Ontario’s 2024 sales – and sales for the 2025 seem to be similarly promising.
Diane Baltaz
Sep 24


Brant Woodlot Owners Association: make new friends, love trees, sequester carbon and boost your income
Utilizing strategic woodlot management techniques rather than leaving your treed areas “to nature” can provide greater pleasure and income, insist two farmers affiliated with the Brant Woodlot Association (BWOA).
Diane Baltaz
Sep 24


Larry Davis brings ingenuity to farming
When Ag Day returned to Hagersville on June 6 as part of the town’s 150th anniversary celebrations, Larry Davis was there for the opening ceremonies, giving the official proclamation as town crier.
Tamara Botting
Sep 24


The Hunter Brothers’ national tours deepen their kinship with other farmers across Canada
Brothers JJ and Dusty Hunter are “born and raised” farmers with what must be one of Canada’s better-known off farm careers.
Diane Baltaz
Sep 24


Ginseng stays as the “consistent crop” at Malecki Farms
Blaine, 27, and his brother, Brent, 31, grew up with ginseng, on Malecki Farms, located on Pleasant Ridge Road near Brantford.
Diane Baltaz
Apr 9


Ontario produce growers talk tariffs
On the first day of his second term as President of the US, Donald Trump announced that he would be imposing an additional 25% tariffs.
Tamara Botting
Apr 9








