A visit to a B.C. farm amid the summer drought
What does B.C.’s worsening drought mean for farmers? Nothing good — but there’s plenty of...
‘Sell them for nothing or watch them starve’: farmers face difficult decisions amid B.C. drought
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11 min. readAs 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Investors are racing to buy farmland, meaning hedge funds, pensions and wealthy individuals have a...
