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The Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Ontario is so old that some of its inaugural participants may have actually seen the Toronto Maple Leafs win a Stanley Cup.

Like the people on screen, many in the audience knew full well the healing power of equine therapy.

Even though he has a relatively small space for his garden, last year Jay Millington was more than happy to see some of his produce overripen.

More than 20 years after it was donated to the Marshville Heritage Society, the Minor house may soon be open to the public.

In farming, failure is often not an option. The crops simply must be planted, the cattle simply must be fed.

A group of Niagara art enthusiasts who are hoping to honour the local farming community ran into a spring issue that many farmers would find only too familiar: An uncooperative Mother Nature.

The glasses may have been filled with wine, but they were vessels that carried far more than a well crafted cabernet.

On tires or phones. In the dust or the feed. Carried by wild birds or well meaning humans. When it comes to many farm operations, the threat of disease can take many forms.

The future of farming is far from certain, but locally talent is one thing the industry need not worry about.

If anyone knows just how prestigious the Niagara Federation of Agriculture’s annual lifetime achievement award is, it’s Rob Cosby.

A vendor stall at the St. Catharines farmer’s market means the work of its students isn’t just going towards good grades, they’re also supporting the school and providing tasty treats or keepsakes for the public.

The Canadian Dairy XPO’s annual Calves for a Cause auction raised more than $484,000 during this year’s live sale April 1 in the Cow Coliseum at the Stratford Agriplex. Thousands attended to show their support and submit bids on this year’s lineup.

The Canadian Dairy XPO was held in Stratford from April 1 to 3, drawing a record 18,000 attendees. The show, considered Canada’s largest dairy showcase, featured more than 350 exhibiting companies from around the world, bringing innovation, education, genetics and hospitality to Canadian dairy producers.

There was a time when Caroline Jager could take no more than a few steps into the barn on her family property in Port Dover.

A fire may have destroyed her beloved barn, but it hasn’t extinguished Carolyne Siebert’s passion for farming.

For 30 years he’s spent countless hours in meetings and poring over reports in an effort to keep Ontario’s grape and wine, and fruit and vegetable sectors on firm ground, but Bill George is a farmer at heart.

Simply put, he’s a farmer, but ask Drew Spoelstra what kind of farmer he is and be prepared to wait a while as he responds.

He could measure success by how much money he makes, how high his yield is, how much land he manages, or any other number of variables.

There’s so much potential packed into each tiny seed: the promise of a beautiful plant, delicious produce, and for Madelaine Legault, a sense of optimism.

The 2026 Ontario Bean Growers annual general meeting was held in Stratford last month, where dry bean growers from across the region came together to discuss growing concerns around exports, particularly trade, transportation and domestic demand.