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Share the road with farm vehicles
DURHAM: The Regional Municipality of Durham would like to remind residents that harvest season is underway and may continue into...
Colleen Green
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Pine Ridge Garden Club
HELEN NICOLAOU, Special to The Standard The drastic change in the weather has certainly reminded us that winter is near and the time has...
Colleen Green
Oct 28, 20212 min read
ROI 2021-2022 Rural Change Makers
GABRIELLE FERGUSON, Leadership Projects Director, Rural Ontario Institute The Rural Ontario Institute (ROI) is pleased to announce...
Colleen Green
Oct 28, 20211 min read
New Project will Benefit 39 First Nation Communities across Ontario
CHRISTA ROETTELE, Communications Branch, OMFRA The Ontario government is investing up to $550,335 to help the Anishinabek Nation...
Colleen Green
Oct 28, 20213 min read
Funding will support farmers and make the sector more competitive
CHRISTA ROETTELE, Communications Branch, OMFRA The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $10.21 million through the...
Colleen Green
Oct 28, 20212 min read
ROI Announces Launch of New Rural Change Makers 2021-22 Cohort
GABRIELLE FERGUSON, Rural Ontario Institute The Rural Ontario Institute (ROI) is pleased to announce the official launch of the Rural...
Colleen Green
Sep 30, 20212 min read
To transform our food systems we must reimagine how they are financed
To transform our food systems to end global hunger and be sustainable in a changing world, we must first reimagine how they are financed,...
Colleen Green
Sep 30, 20212 min read
Funding will help improve farmland, increase crop production and create new jobs
The Ontario government supports the growth of the agricultural sector, in the Rainy River district, by investing more than $1.3 million...
Colleen Green
Sep 30, 20212 min read
Ontario Delivering Emergency Drought Support for Northwestern Farmers
The Ontario government is following through on its commitment to support livestock farmers, impacted by drought conditions, in...
Colleen Green
Sep 30, 20212 min read
Farm families across province to have access to targeted mental health training & services
CHRISTA ROETTELE, Communications Branch, OMFRA The Ontario government is committing more than $385,000 to expand ‘In the Know’, a mental...
Colleen Green
Sep 30, 20212 min read
Apple Picking Tips for Families
ROB ALEXANDER, Nature’s Bounty Fall is the most beautiful time of year in Scugog. There’s a crispness in the air, and the leaves have...
Colleen Green
Sep 30, 20212 min read
Small-scale farmers need decent wages – IFAD calls on world leaders to commit to action at Foo
JOANNE LEVITAN, International Fund for Agricultural Development “It is an outrage, rural small-scale farmers in developing countries, who...
Colleen Green
Sep 30, 20214 min read
Virtual Farm Tour Highlights Durham Region’s Agricultural Industry
The Durham Agricultural Advisory Committee (DAAC) will be hosting a virtual farm tour, highlighting the full growing season of a local...
Colleen Green
Sep 23, 20211 min read
Helping Ontario Food and Beverage Processors During COVID-19
CHRISTA ROETTELE, Communications Branch OMFRA The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $6 million in projects, to help...
Colleen Green
Aug 27, 20212 min read
Buy local and fresh with Durham Farm Fresh
Buy local and fresh with Durham Farm Fresh by The Standard | August 26th, 2021 https://thestandardnewspaper.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/08...
Colleen Green
Aug 27, 20212 min read
Ontario Providing Additional Drought Support to Farmers
CHRISTA ROETTELE, Communications Branch OMFRA The Ontario government is delivering immediate assistance for livestock farmers impacted by...
Colleen Green
Aug 27, 20212 min read
Funding Now Available for New-to-Ontario Automation and Machinery
CHRISTA ROETTELE, Communications Branch OMFRA The Ontario government is investing in new partnerships in agri-food innovation, including...
Colleen Green
Aug 27, 20212 min read
Do you know the value of your food?
COURTNEY McCLURE, for The Standard NORTH DURHAM: Do you know how much your food is worth? Growing up, you may have been told not to play...
Colleen Green
Aug 27, 20212 min read
Taking Action for Ontario’s Tender Fruit Growers
CHRISTA ROETTELE, Communications Branch OMFRA The Government of Ontario is investing $867,484 to support Ontario Tender Fruit Growers...
Colleen Green
Aug 27, 20212 min read
Ontario Government Supporting Agricultural and Horticultural Societies in HAliburton-Kawartha Lakes-
KAILIE OORTWYN, Office of Laurie Scott, MPP, Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock The Ontario government is taking action, to help support...
Colleen Green
Aug 27, 20212 min read
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