Tag: Farming
Wingham hospital $10K closer to $3.6M fundraising goal
The Wingham & District Hospital Foundation’s Caring Together campaign is nearing completion, currently sitting at 94 per cent of its $3.6-million goal to cover the cost of a new CT scanner and the necessary renovations. The foundation recently received a donation of $10,000 toward the campaign from Wayne and Linda Hopper of Brussels. According to a foundation […]
Chicken farmers promise Ontario food banks steady supply of meat
Food banks across the province will receive a âsteadyâ supply of chicken raised by local farmers in new program announced Monday in London.
Retired farmer, 90, follows late friend’s lead, gives $50K to Children’s Hospital
When a retired Southwestern Ontario farmer turned 90 earlier this year, he decided to celebrate with something big â and altruistic.
Tar spot requires seven hours of wetness on a corn leaf to take hold
A two-pass fungicide program using multiple active ingredients is recommended
Across Southwestern Ontario, smaller communities creak under rapid growth
The province estimates Southwestern Ontario’s population will jump more than 40 per cent to 2.6 million people by 2051. London and Middlesex County are expected to lead the way, growing by 56.7 per cent to about 880,000 people over the next 25 years, with nearby Oxford County close behind at 51.9 per cent. But rapid […]