Tag: Farming
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 […]
Climate change is causing algal blooms in Lake Superior for the first time in history – Great Lakes Commission
Lake Superior is known for its pristine waters, but a combination of nutrient additions from increasing human activity (including farming and development), warming temperatures and stormy conditions have resulted in […]
What to do with a new poisonous weed in a hay field?
Manitoba crop insurance declines to cover the crop infested with white cockle
Tile drainage data recording system helps reveal excess water removal
They’ve gained valuable insights into the system’s efficiency and how quickly tiles start running after a rainfall event
Mahon: They aren’t making any more of it, are they?
The current reality for farmland buying bears some small resemblance to small-town publishing a few decades back
U.S. farm groups talk policy as politicians pay it little heed
For U.S. agriculture, the current presidential election campaign has yielded little significant news, let alone farm policy proposals. That doesn’t mean U.S. farmers lack policy issues to ponder. For one thing, the dysfunction of Congress in recent years has left in limbo the reoccurring federal legislation that governs much about U.S. farm policy. The five-year […]
Wiarton Fall Fair a family tradition
Avery Thomas continued a family tradition at the 156th Wiarton Fall Fair Saturday. Like her dad Rob when he was young, Avery competed with her horse, Rayne, in both showing and riding challenges at the fair. She rides five or six days a week, with the help of a horse trainer. They placed first in […]
Students experience farm life at Sydenham Fall Fair
The Sydenham Fall Fair continued its tradition of bringing the country to the city on Thursday as more than 800 students from East Ridge Community School got to take in the sights and sounds of farm life on Thursday. The oldest and quite possibly the only still running school-based fair marked its 171st year with […]