Agriculture

A Manitoulin Island fish farmer will rally support to keep the Experimental Lakes Area in northwestern Ontario operating for years to come.

Arriving at Meeker's Aquaculture , owner Mike Meeker is so busy answering the rings of three phones that his faithful dogs, Roscoe and Maddy, stand in as the welcoming committee at the Manitoulin Island fish farm.

Manitoulin Island-based aquaculturalist Mike Meeker has been recognized by the Community Futures Network of Canada as an Ontario entrepreneur.

What started as an association to create job opportunities for single mothers has flourished as a viable greenhouse operation.

The New Liskeard College of Agricultural Technology has been closed for 18 years, but its research centre continues to serve Northern Ontario.

“Have you ever heard, when ice is breaking up, that distinctive tinkling sound?” asked Mike Meeker as he surveyed the water surrounding his Evansville-based cage culture fish farm.

The Ontario government has introduced a new Risk Management Program designed to help farmers manage risks beyond their control, including fluctuating costs and volatile market prices.

An open forum will be held for farmers in the Algoma district and those interested in pursuing agriculture opportunities in the goat market.

The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre is launching a new project to improve agricultural innovation in the Algoma district.

For Trevor Laing, it’s no big stretch going from planting trees to growing commercial blueberries. “It’s just vegetation control and management to get the field opened up and covered with berries. Then you keep everything else out."