COVID-19 weighs heavily in farm country
May 14, 2020
By MPP Toby Barrett To The Haldimand Press Soil temperatures, soil conditions, weather forecasts, commodity markets, availability of labour, and the restrictions of COVID-19 weigh... ...read more
Great Art for Great Lakes holds free online workshop series
May 14, 2020
[masterslider id=”103″] To The Haldimand Press HALDIMAND—Great Art for Great Lakes (GAGL) held its first workshop in a series for this year’s artist projects on... ...read more
GRCA to spray properties for gypsy moth caterpillars
May 14, 2020
To The Haldimand Press BYNG—The Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) will be spraying an organic pesticide at a number of its properties to control growing... ...read more
The time is now to support Ontario’s agri-food system
May 14, 2020
By Keith Currie, President, OFA There’s no denying Ontario’s agri-food sector has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Farmers across all commodities have been... ...read more
AgriStability enrollment an option for farms anticipating financial hardship
May 7, 2020
By Drew Spoelstra, Executive Member, OFA If your farm business is anticipating financial hardship this year due to the impacts of COVID-19 or for any... ...read more
Local farms and greenhouses rise to the challenge of serving the community during the pandemic
April 30, 2020
By Mike Renzella The Haldimand Press HALDIMAND—As warmer winds begin to blow in, this would normally be the time of year when the agricultural community... ...read more
Haldimand Horticultural update
April 23, 2020
By Elsie Eubank To The Haldimand Press HALDIMAND—These are indeed unprecedented times and definitely challenging times for all of us. Haldimand Horticultural Society (HHS) is... ...read more
Six by Sixteen helps families spend more time in the kitchen
April 23, 2020
By Crispin Colvin, Director, OFA Food has always been a key ingredient in bringing people together. And during these uncertain and challenging times when so... ...read more
Community asked to rally to support local farmers
April 23, 2020
To The Haldimand Press HALDIMAND—A group of community organizations is inviting people to work on local farms to keep Canada fed during the COVID-19 crisis.... ...read more
Coping with COVID-19 on the farm this spring
April 16, 2020
By Drew Spoelstra, OFA Executive Member To The Haldimand Press As spring rolls on and the pressures of COVID-19 unfold, Ontario farmers are bracing for... ...read more
