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Chickens will not be allowed in the backyards of urban areas of South Bruce, for now.

The chilly conditions didn’t keep maple syrup enthusiasts away on Friday, Feb. 24, as about 40 people gathered at Hoover’s Maple Syrup operation on Line 78 north of Atwood for the ceremonial first tree tapping of the season.

The Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies held their annual meeting in Richmond Hill in February. Many local agricultural societies and fall fair organizations had representatives on hand for the learning sessions, trade show, and entertainment. Pictured are Hayden Oberle, Walkerton Little R

Local efforts to raise awareness and funding for area elementary school nutrition programs through the 2022 World Milk Day initiative saw nearly 170 cases of Ivanhoe (a subsidiary of Gay Lea) ‘Nothing But’ 100 per cent Canadian cheese snacks delivered to five schools on Feb. 6. Doug and Dave Johnsto

Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority (SVCA) has a new chair – Barbara Dobreen, representing Southgate. She was acclaimed to the position during the Jan. 19 annual meeting of the authority’s board of directors.

Jan. 17 marked the annual meeting of the Walkerton Agricultural Society, and MPP Lisa Thompson made the trip from Queen’s Park to attend.

Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week had what organizer Lorie Smith called “phenomenal attendance” on Crops Day – the final day of this year’s conference and trade show.

This was not your standard tale of woe about galloping inflation, messed up supply chains and grim predictions of the end of the world as we know it.

The Listowel Farm Toy and Sale took place on Jan. 7 at the Listowel Agricultural Hall. The venue was packed full of eager toy enthusiasts looking to score their next big find. (Above) Auctioneer Jason Heimpel of Hei-View Auctions held the charity auction at the event with all proceeds going towards

Maitland Conservation (MC) is slowly trying to rebuild, restore and regenerate resilient forests and wetlands in the Maitland/Nine Mile watersheds and communities, but more needs to be done to speed up the process as the impacts of climate change continue to wreak havoc around the world and in the r

After going virtual for the past two years, Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week – the first agricultural trade show and conference of the season – returned to an in-person format at the Elmwood Community Centre, to the delight of both organizers and attendees.

“We’re back to in-person,” said Lorie Smith of Grey County Agricultural Services, of Grey Bruce Farmers’ Week, Jan. 4-10, 2023.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has been identified in live poultry delivered by an independent third party to a commercial processing plant in Perth County, according to Huron Perth Public Health (HPPH).

Recently, the Listowel Agricultural Society made a donation to Listowel Memorial Hospital. The donation comes as a result of the successful 2022 Listowel Agricultural Fair, held July 14-17.