Steve Brackenridge has been OFA’s Zone 10 Director for Durham, Peterborough and Kawartha Lakes/Haliburton for nine years. As he prepares to step back from his board role, he reflects on his biggest ...

Ella Shelton’s journey from the family farm in Ingersoll to the Professional Women’s Hockey League and the Olympic Games is a narrative of deep roots, hard work, and steadfast ambition. Raised as the ...

Farmland is a limited resource, leading to a demand for more productivity from fewer acres. Silvopasture can maximize the use of marginal land and create a mutually beneficial relationship between ...

Farmers are accustomed to planning ahead. They track markets, prepare fields, and anticipate changing weather. Yet when it comes to preparing for one of the most consequential events in their family’s ...

Across rural Ontario, all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) have become popular for recreation and trail riding. But for many landowners and farmers, those same machines carry with them a growing frustration: ...

In Canada and around the world, the swine industry is undergoing transformation, driven by evolving consumer expectations, regulatory pressures, and the growing demand for sustainable production ...

While many farmers across Ontario are familiar with growing winter wheat, other winter crops, including canola, barley, triticale, and rye, have garnered a growing interest from both grain farmers and ...

Starting a new farm can be difficult in any industry, but those hoping to access supply-managed sectors face an additional hurdle. Fortunately, for farmers looking to produce milk, eggs, chicken, or ...

Inhaling agricultural dust may pose significant risks to gut health for workers in animal agriculture, a University of California, Riverside, study has found. Led by Declan McCole, a professor of ...

To address the growing ecological and agricultural threat posed by invasive wild pigs, Canada is responding with the launch of Wild Pigs Canada. This new online hub was developed by Invasives Canada ...

For months now, producers have been grappling with a growing season marked by weather extremes and mounting economic uncertainty. With conditions shifting from a rain-soaked spring to a summer defined ...

Crown land represents about 95 per cent of Northern Ontario. As farmers in the North look to expand their farms, some have become frustrated with the barriers limiting their access to Crown land.