Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News SPENCERVILLE — There’s a new business open to the public on this village’s main street proudly announcing with a colourful hand-crafted sign that MacKintosh Ciderhouse, at least for the…
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HALLVILLE — Municipal and farm leaders gathered here to celebrate the debut of available civic address signs for farm field entrances in the Township of North Dundas. Part of a province-wide movement to denote otherwise…
By Peggy Brekveld, Vice President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture ONTARIO — Essential foreign workers are valued members of Ontario’s farming community. Do you know them? These men and women are integrated into the fabric of…
ONTARIO — Ontario farm families depend on the safety and security of their farms to raise livestock, and grow and produce food to maintain a strong, reliable food supply. That’s why Ontario’s farm and commodity…
HULBERT — With the goal of saving lives, the first civic numbers for farm fields have gone up in South Dundas. Dundas Federation of Agriculture members Jackie Kelly-Pemberton and Jim Shaw, along with representatives of the Municipality…
L’ORIGNAL — Residents can now easily purchase a large variety of local food items from the comfort of their homes. Spearheaded by the Eastern Ontario Agri-Food Network (EOAN), the Virtual Farmers Market comes as a…
ONTARIO — The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $10 million in emergency assistance for beef and hog farmers. The funding will help cover the increased costs of feeding market ready cattle…
ONTARIO — The Government of Ontario is taking additional steps to better protect workers in the agri-food sector during the COVID-19 outbreak. The province is significantly expanding the Agri-food Workplace Protection Program and committing up…
By Keith Currie President, OFA Ontario farm families depend on the safety and security of their farms to raise livestock and grow and produce food to maintain a strong, reliable food supply for all Ontarians….
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News BERWICK — It took close to a year, but GreenSide Organics finally obtained certification Tuesday, clearing the way to launch operations beginning in July. The other key piece permitting…
INKERMAN — Christina Suffel must stop feeding her family of eight with nutritious eggs laid by the hens at her rural Eastern Ontario property. The Township of North Dundas says she has run afoul of…
IROQUOIS — Dentz Orchards and Berry Farm is now open for strawberry season, but with a few changes due to COVID-19. “We had a steady stream of customers from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on…
DUNDAS COUNTY — June 1-7 was Local Food Week. Although it’s an opportunity to celebrate and recognize the abundance of fresh, healthy, affordable local food that we are privileged to have access to across the…
By Rejean Pommainville Director, Ontario Federation of Agriculture Leadership development and director recruitment are critical to succession planning for the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA). As a grassroots, farmer-led organization, we aim to develop leaders…
Tom Van Dusen Nation Valley News WINCHESTER — COVID-19 may have forced cancellation of the 2020 induction ceremony into the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame but the other traditional pieces of the recognition are falling…
