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In 1976, the DeGoey family were fresh market field growers. John and Jane DeGoey believed that growing flowers was a niche they could build, and in 1980 they built their first greenhouse...
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Jul 9 |
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Starting as a 1-acre greenhouse back in 1990, the Knoteck family has grown Geo Produce to a 12+ acre, high-tech greenhouse operation. Operated by skilled professionals, Geo Produce grows 7...
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Jul 9 |
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Buis Beef is a third generation family farm with a mixed farming operation with vegetable crops (sweet-corn, green beans) and field crops (corn and beans & wheat) as well as a herd of...
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Jul 9 |
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The Jennen’s have been in Wabash for over 20 years. Their family farm has grown every year, with recent expansion to 12 acres of High Tunnels and into long-season berry production....
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Jul 9 |
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River Bell Market Garden has been farming organically since 19990 and has been certified organic for fruits and vegetables since 2003. Their unique “organic vegetable box” program...
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May 7 |
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Giffin’s Maple Syrup Products is a family operation owned Don and Jean Giffin. They began their maple syrup operation in 1980 and have 2800 taps in their 50-acre maple bush. Always...
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May 7 |
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In 1964, Norm VanRoboys sold a load of cucumbers to Walter Bick, founder of Bick’s Pickles. That same year, VanRoboys contracted 2 million pounds of cucumbers to Chatham-Kent farmers,...
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May 7 |
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McGrail Farm Equipment has been a successful Southwestern Ontario John Deere dealer for 50 years. John Deere is continually developing new products to improve agriculture production....
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Mar 27 |
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Recognizing the needs of other farmers in the area, Bob and Diane Devolder established Devolder Farms Seeds in 1988. Today, Devolder Farms is a family-owned and operated business with an...
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Mar 27 |
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Wine production is truly a family experience for Mike and Sue Korpan. Their Early Acres Estate Winery is set on 7.5 acres of sandy loam soil, which is perfectly suited to the success of...
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Dec 15 |
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Sunshine Farms, founded by John and Claudia Jaques, began growing and pickling asparagus in 1982. Once their friends and family tasted the fresh, crisp product, the demand grew....
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Oct 7 |
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Soybeans: Horst Bohner Soybean harvest has now started on short season varieties. Yield reports have been positive ranging from 45 – 70 bu/ac. Depending on the region, most fields...
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Oct 7 |
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This week’s guest commentary comes from Nathan Stevens, General Manager and Director of Policy Development for the Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario The Premier’s recently...
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Oct 7 |
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This week’s guest commentary comes from Mark Wales, President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture Farmers owe their livelihoods to a six-inch layer of topsoil, sunshine and rain. We...
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Oct 7 |
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From FCC Express, by Owen Roberts Ontario farmers’ long-standing support of food banks is being recognized by the provincial government with a new tax credit program, the first of its...
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Oct 7 |
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From the Daily Nationally, production of corn for grain is anticipated to decline 19.7% from the record high of 14.2 million tonnes in 2013 to 11.4 million tonnes this year. In Ontario,...
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Oct 7 |
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From Stats Can, the Daily Canadian farmers reported soybean production could reach another record level in 2014 at 6.0 million tonnes. Production in Ontario is expected to increase 10.3% to...
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Oct 3 |
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From a release Guelph, ON – Managing on-farm drainage to maximize crop production and minimize environmental impact is covered in one of the latest publications in the Best Management...
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Oct 3 |
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From the OMAFRA Field Crop Report Cereals: Peter Johnson Spring Cereals: Finally! Two good harvest days late last week wrapped up the majority of the spring cereal harvest. Yields are...
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Oct 3 |
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From a release Guelph ON, – A new website launched by the Agri-Technology Commercialization Centre (ATCC) highlights innovation in Ontario’s agri-food sector. The initiative,...
