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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Farmers bank on wheat cropShare
Posted 26 days ago

Southwestern Ontario grain farmers are enjoying a golden harvest, bringing in a good wheat crop just as world prices spike due to a massive drought[MORE]
Farmers could lead the healthy chargeShare
Posted 26 days ago

Canadians can eat their way to better health and economic prosperity says an agriculture expert at the Richard Ivey School of Business. In a new report,[MORE]
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Ag policies can bridge rural-urban divide, Ignatieff saysShare
Posted 27 days ago

Federal Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff believes agricultural policies that help farmers can bridge a divide between rural and urban Canada. He made the comment during a[MORE]
David Brown tractors remembered with fondnessShare
Posted 27 days ago

David Brown tractors were never as well known as John Deere, International Harvester or J.I. Case, but they had a presence in rural Ontario many[MORE]
Why Jerome's middle name was 'Increase'Share
Posted 27 days ago

Like Henry Ford of two generations later, Caleb Case didn't enjoy the inherent difficulties of tilling the ground. Nor of the harvest. In 1811, Caleb[MORE]
Western Ontario Steam Threshers show goes Aug. 20 to 22Share
Posted 27 days ago

Mark your calendar for Aug 20 to 22 when all roads lead to the annual Western Ontario Stream Threshers reunion at the fairgrounds in Forest. Now[MORE]
Control for western bean cutworm gets approvalShare
Posted 27 days ago

The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has approved registration for the Matador/Warrior insecticide for control of western bean cutworm on corn (all types) and legume[MORE]
4-H entry age lowered to nineShare
Posted 27 days ago

The starting age for children enrolling for 4-H will be lowered to nine, effective Jan. 1, 2011. According to a policy amendment, approved by the board[MORE]
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Wheat crop in Lambton exceptional, says BoyleShare
Posted 1 month ago

The wheat harvest in Lambton County is now complete and Bryan Boyle, Lambton's regional information co-ordinator for OMAFRA, says it was exceptional. Yields in the 80-bushel[MORE]
Producer interest in corn fungicides increasing, says Hooker Share
Posted 1 month ago

Interest in corn fungicides has increased dramatically over the past two years, says University of Guelph researcher Dr. David Hooker. As a result, Hooker considers it[MORE]