Better Farming editor wins gold and silver at Farm Writers' convention Monday, September 19, 2011 By BETTER FARMING STAFFBetter Farming’s field editor brought home two awards from this year’s Canadian Farm Writers’ and Broadcasters’ awards competition on the weekend.At the Canadian Farm Writers’ Federation’s awards ceremony in Niagara Falls on Saturday, Mary Baxter was announced the winner of the Dick Beamish gold award for press feature and the Jack Cram silver award for monthly press reporting.The articles recognized were “Lyme Disease: The painful and hard-to-diagnose infection” (press feature), which appeared in the May 2011 issue of Better Farming and “The obstacle-strewn road to success in agritourism” (monthly press reporting), which appeared in the December 2010 issue.Published 10 times a year, Better Farming is Ontario’s largest circulating farm business publication. It is owned by AgMedia Inc. The awards honour excellence in agricultural journalism, broadcasting, communications and photography in Canada.According to its website, the CFWF represents nearly 400 English-speaking agricultural print and broadcast journalists and communicators across Canada through five regional associations in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Eastern Canada. This year, the organization hosted the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists’ annual congress.A full list of winners will be posted shortly on the Federation’s website, www.cfwf.ca BF Thumbs up for agricultural careers: farmers, consumers Goat group ruminates on marketing board proposal
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Sunrise Farms invests over $100 million to build advanced poultry plant in Woodstock Monday, May 25, 2026 Ontario’s agri-food sector is set for another major boost as Sunrise Farms announced an investment of more than $100 million to build a state-of-the-art poultry processing facility in Woodstock. The expansion—described as the largest greenfield project in the company’s history—will... Read this article online
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Saskatchewan Startup Unveils Portable Device to Detect Crop Diseases in the Field Monday, May 25, 2026 With global crop losses from pests and diseases reaching as high as 40 percent annually, a Saskatchewan-based startup is working to equip farmers with faster, more practical tools to protect their yields. PathoScan Technologies, founded in Saskatoon, has developed a portable... Read this article online
Beau’s and Kubota launch Ontario tractor giveaway celebrating rural life Monday, May 25, 2026 Ontario residents have a chance to take home a brand-new Kubota BX2680 tractor this summer thanks to a new partnership between Beau’s Brewing Co. and Kubota Canada Ltd. Beau’s Brewing Co. is an independent Canadian craft brewer founded in Vankleek Hill, Ontario. Since 2006, Beau’s... Read this article online