Ottawa launches $1 billion Agri-Food Project Fund, invests $150 million in Velocity Agri-Capital

The federal government is launching a $1 billion financing fund for agri-food projects and investing $150 million in Velocity Agri-Capital to boost processing capacity, innovation, and food security across Canada.

Canadian beef regains access to the Dominican Republic

Canadian beef exports have regained access to the Dominican Republic for the first time since a 2003 BSE-related ban, reopening a market that imported about $215 million worth of beef in 2025.

Migrant workers recognized for contributions to Ontario agriculture

The event marked 20 years of community support programs serving the region's seasonal agricultural workforce.

Jupe Pluvius

Originally Published October 5, 1940March 1955

This cartoon depicts the “Rain Giver” sleeping on the job. It refers to him as the “old Hired Hand” who can’t be depended on as reliably as a mechanical sprinkler system in watering crops.

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2026 Bach-Run 1400

Bach-Run Farm Equipment

Listowel, ON

Type: Bare Land

Acres: 104

Location: Gads Hill, Ont.

Big pour today at Walkerton

New barn build replacing 1980 slatted floor barn

Grain Farmers of Ontario’s Annual General Meeting

Grain Farmers of Ontario’s Annual General Meeting