Category: Farming
Government Clown Can’t (Or Won’t) Tell Solar Panels & Buildings Apart From Each Other
A new USDA rule targets solar panels instead of addressing the real estate developers who are swallowing up US farms at an alarming pace.
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Hometown Specialty: Oxford’s Gunn’s Hill takes local pride global
Family-run factory south of Woodstock turns milk into award-winning wheels, reflecting Oxford County’s dairy heritage. This is Part Four of Postmedia’s How Canada Wins: Love Where We Live summer series.
Central Ontario region suffers the driest year in 50
Kawartha Lakes, through Peterborough, Northumberland and Prince Edward County has received 90 per cent less than normal rain
This wetland fight could go to the Supreme Court
A pending court case could impact farmers across the country. At issue is a USDA rule aimed at protecting wetlands called “Swampbuster.” In place since 1985, it’s being challenged in court by an absentee landowner in Iowa.
Under Swampbuster, farmers have to agree not to drain or fill their wetlands, in order to receive farm benefits such as crop insurance, disaster relief and USDA loans.
Cold spring cuts you-pick strawberry season short at Heeman’s
Heeman’s popular pick-your-own program has been nixed for the season mere days after having started.