‘Sell them for nothing or watch them starve’: farmers face difficult decisions amid B.C. drought
As B.C.’s drought worsens, farmers are scrambling to protect their livestock and crops. The impacts...
30,000 homes proposed for Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve, former ‘crown jewel’ of Ontario’s Greenbelt
Craig Bamford passes through what used to be the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve every Sunday...
Can good things still grow in Ontario? Development push adds pressure to shrinking farmland
In May 2022, Oxford County — the dairy capital of Ontario — submitted its five-year-plan...
They left the city for rural Ontario during the pandemic — and they’re still farming
Adventurous customers and open-minded communities proved easier for these racialized farmers to find than affordable...
Windsor mayor says Ontario housing crisis demands developing floodplains and farmland
As head of Ontario’s housing committee, Mayor Drew Dilkens is on board with the province’s...
Farmers want to restore Ontario’s natural landscapes, but we can’t do it alone
As a sixth-generation farmer in Ontario’s Essex County, I know that the desire to restore...
Appeals not allowed, again: Ontario orders Waterloo to sprawl into farmland
Changes to development policy keep coming, as Ford overrides local planners to expand urban boundaries...
An investor is now Canada’s largest farmland owner. Here’s what that means for farmers — and the climate
Investors are racing to buy farmland, meaning hedge funds, pensions and wealthy individuals have a...
‘Crush you like a bug’: BC Hydro’s Site C lawsuit targets farmers, First Nations
The suit brought against peaceful opponents of the most expensive hydro dam in Canadian history...
