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A group fighting a mega-quarry proposal in Dufferin County wrestles with the implications of the Ontario Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs’ decision to halt a Flamborough quarry development

There’s a mid-May deadline for offers on Saskatoon and Calgary-based Cover-All’s assets; meanwhile the company extends its safety warning to all of its building lines

‘But I don’t think they see it as their long-term role,’ says the executive director of the Canadian Organic Growers

Testing shows the Ontario-bred heifer calf’s sire was a red and white Holstein bull

A Stevensville chicken farmer wants the moratorium lifted by the fall

The Ontario Municipal Board upholds a Huron County municipality’s zoning change that allows the use; neighbours, worried about the impact, say ‘we’re done with it all’

Decision opens the door for appeals in other cases says lawyer

‘It costs a lot money to run an appeal like that,’ says Ontario Quota Rights’ lawyer

Experts list a lousy fall for planting wheat and strong soybean prices as factors behind the expansion

Rural vet shortage is a complex issue unlikely to be resolved by a new program that offers real-life learning opportunities for vet students, says an Ontario Cattlemen’s Association spokesperson

“Justice has not been done,” says one beef farmer still owed thousands

Private member’s bill passes second reading to the disappointment of Ontario’s largest commodity organization

Provincial groups pushing for change in farm risk management seek urban support

“We’re obviously relieved that it’s close to closure,” says Dairy Farmers of Ontario’s general manager

Livestock farmers looking to meet nutrient management requirements is a key factor driving demand

A Norfolk farmer convicted on nine counts under two provincial acts concerning a vehicle he modified for farm use says the fight’s not over yet

The Berendsens want the Supreme Court of Canada to examine an Ontario court decision that exonerates the province from responsibility for contaminating their property with waste

New funding will help with plant improvements as Holly Park prepares to enter the national market

Innovative irrigation system capable of pumping 7,000 gallons a minute

All producers would pick up the cost of a dumping a load that is too warm