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The story of how Keith Robinson got into competitive plowing is a common one. What made his story unique as plowmen came to Niagara for the International Plowing Match last month was not the how, but the when.

He could have been a grape grower, or he could have been a winemaker. Instead, Greg Yemen chose option three: Both.

Jeff Duc’s reign as Grape King won’t go out with a fizzle. Instead, it’ll be a busy few weeks as he prepares to hand the role over to whoever comes next.

When it’s a race to the bottom, it’s pretty difficult to move up. That’s the lesson Bill Redelmeier learned many years ago as he grew up on the family farm in Richmond Hill and branched out on his own.

To the naked eye, a clump of soil is little more than a dead pile of dirt. But to Jason Henry and Stephanie Vickers, it is - or at least should be - an entire ecosystem of life.

With an Xbox controller in their hands, visitors young and old tried to navigate the robot through the rows of corn.

It may not be a huge surprise that a farmer like Joe Whitty enjoys the spring. After all, that’s the time of year when the soil comes back to life and the crops start growing. The world regains colour and sound as the animals come out of their winter slumbers.

Last month’s Farm Day provided a window into agriculture.

Each spring Husky Alpaca Ranch welcomes visitors to share in a passion Taryn McArthur developed nearly 30 years ago.

It was a bittersweet moment for Father Antonio Illas as he said goodbye to the community he helped build over the past six years.

Everyone knows John Sikkens! He is a great committee member and a wonderful fundraiser.

It’s a stark reminder of just how precarious a farmer’s livelihood can be.

For a lot of commercial flower growers, there are two key days they look forward to each year.

Some arrived out of a sense of duty, and some out of a sense of adventure.

Business competition fades away when it comes to the fight against cancer.

“Last year we started tapping on Jan. 27, which was the earliest I think we’ve ever done,” said Richard Bering, who runs White Meadows Farms

Usually plowing and a long rain don’t go too well together. But plowing and a long reign? Well, that’s much more acceptable.

Riverside Oasis received recognition at the West Lincoln Chamber of Commerce business awards, where they won the sustainability award.

Tanya McCarthy raises an award-winning herd of Nigerian dwarfs under the Willow-Haven banner.

The origin story of BNR Stables sounds like a Kevin Costner film. However, instead of attracting former baseball stars, they welcome kids