Tag: livestock
Strathroy-Caradoc: From pot to tomatoes, a lesson in innovation
Always evolving, farming underlines how flexibility and smarts add area prosperity. This is Part Four of Postmedia’s How Canada Wins series.
The 2,300 acre farm, about a mile from Lake Erie and spanning the rural communities, is a working cash crop operation but potential buyers are nervous about the market for corn, wheat and beans grow
One of Ontario’s largest working farms for sale has hit the market just outside London for $72.1 million, only to be met with a chilly response from potential buyers due to tariff threats on agriculture exports to the U.S. The 930-hectare (2,300-acre) farm is located about 1.5 kilometres from Lake Erie in Malahide Townshp and […]
How farmer-led research could revolutionize the relationship between agriculture and researchers
The relationship between farmers and researchers has not always been a collaborative one. Douglas Jackson-Smith, professor and Kellogg Endowed Chair of Agroecosystem Management in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University, wants to change that. For decades, researchers and farmers have largely worked in siloes only coming together when the scientists have research that points to something to preserve soil health like crop cover or crop rotation.
Community Solar Gets Big Thumbs-Up From Global Investors
The community solar movement in the US continues to attract support from global financial stakeholders, with or without support from federal energy policy.
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Southwestern Ontario farmland values dipped in 2024
The average price came in at $26,530 per acre