The Walkerton Agricultural Society held its “Spring into Summer” vendors’ market on Saturday, June 18. Among the vendors were The Old Blacksmith Studio, based in Holstein (fused glass jewelry), and Thornwood Designs. Laura Paletto and Kalyn Wolf take a break to look at what’s happening around the ma
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IN PHOTOS: Over 1,000 attend Premier Equipment open house
Premier Equipment Ltd. north of Listowel held an open house on June 10, an event that over 1,000 members of the public attended over the course of the day last Friday.
For the birds!
An enthusiastic group of visitors from the 24th annual Huron Fringe Birding Festival got a special tour of Brockton’s Greenock Swamp last week. The festival offers an incredible 90-plus events over two four-day weekends in late May and early June each year. Hundreds of individuals attend this festiv
World Milk Day again marked with local effort to support area school nutritional programs
June 1 was World Milk Day and to celebrate, the 100.1FM The Ranch participated in some events at Maplevue Farms just north of Britton.
Equipment Ontario welcomes LDSS High Skills Major class
Grades 11 and 12 students from Listowel District Secondary School’s (LDSS) High Skills Major class spent the day visiting several businesses in the area, including Equipment Ontario, to learn about applications of computer technology in various areas of the ag sector and also aspects of safety train
Saugeen Nature tours Kinghurst Nature Preserve
A group of eight people from the Saugeen Nature club toured the hardwood forest at Kinghurst Nature Reserve near Elmwood on a cool evening in early May to look at spring ephemerals.
‘Welcome Back’ – Little Royal Fair a go for 2022
“It’s a go,” said Morgan Inglis, president of the Walkerton Agricultural Society.
Housing, agriculture, freedom among key discussions tackled at all-candidates’ meeting
MPP candidates for Perth-Wellington came together at Listowel’s Ag. Hall on May 17 as part of the all-candidates’ meeting. Hosted by the Perth County Federation of Agriculture and the Listowel Agricultural Society, candidates were invited to speak about agricultural and rural issues.
Saugeen Conservation plants almost six million trees
Saugeen Valley Conservation Authority is in the midst of its 72nd year of tree planting on Saugeen Conservation land and private land, with the support of Bruce Power, Forest Ontario’s 50 Million Tree Program, and landowners.
Teeswater Fair set for Aug. 19-21
The Teeswater Agriculture Society is gearing up for good times ahead as the fair weekend (Aug. 19-21) is quickly approaching.
Beef Farmers encourage next generation with new award
The Bruce County Beef Farmers are proud of our community’s strong roots in agriculture and want to encourage our youth to consider a future in this industry.
OFA VIEWPOINT: OFA engages election candidates on food security, supply chain resilience
Ontario’s provincial election campaign is now in full swing, and across the province, candidates are engaging with voters in hopes of capturing their support at the ballot box. In turn, voters want to know where candidates stand on the issues that matter most to them.
Huron Perth Ag Science Centre will be ‘something our community will be proud of’
Jill Lewis has a vision.
Supporting the agri-food sector means economic growth, prosperity for Ontario
Throughout the last two years, farmers and farm businesses have worked hard to adapt to the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. That included ensuring Ontarians continued to have access to locally-grown food and keeping farm workers and rural communities healthy and safe.
CFI plants approximately 100 trees at Turnberry Conservation in effort to restore pre-settlement forest
The Turnberry Conservation Area is a flat, grassy field with a soccer field bordering on the Maitland River. On the far side of the river is a dense forest that towers over the field and its soccer posts.
