Tag: Western
Illinois farmers find that sheep and solar arrays go well together
By Kari Lydersen
This story was originally published by Canary Media.
To all the challenges the solar industry is facing today, add one more: cultivating a domestic market for lamb meat. It may seem an unlikely mission for clean-energy developers, but in many states, including Illinois, grazing sheep between rows of photovoltaic panels is considered the most efficient form of agrivoltaics — the combination of solar and farming on the same land.
Campbell’s Co. admits to years of polluting Maumee River, Lake Erie at Ohio canning facility
The Campbell’s Co. admitted on Monday to polluting the Maumee River that feeds into Lake Erie over a six-year span at the company’s massive canning facility in western Ohio. The […]
Bruce County Memories: Farmerettes were the unsung heroes on the home front
It was 1940, a time of national emergency. At the start of the Second World War, Hitler’s army ruthlessly swept across western Europe. Britain suffered devastating bombing raids and food shortages due to German blockades. Canadian farms would have to supply hundreds of thousands of tons of food to feed the troops and the starving […]
PREVIEW: Owen Sound Attack hope to improve in tough Western Conference
The Owen Sound Attack haven’t made it past the first round of the playoffs since the 2017-18 season.
Attack add overage defender Noah Roberts in trade, release Declan Waddick
The Owen Sound Attack added overage defenceman Noah Roberts to the team in a deal with the Sudbury Wolves on Monday. In exchange, Owen Sound sent the Wolves a 2026 third-round pick, a 2028 fifth-round pick originally from the Peterborough Petes, and a 2029 fifth-round pick. Roberts is the son of long-time NHLer Gary Roberts, […]