Agriculture

An increased demand for locally produced food is keeping a Timmins farm busy supplying customers with its grass-fed beef.

The Grant Farms ’ sprawling grain elevator facility north of New Liskeard is an impressive sight. What’s even more impressive is that nothing was there just a few years ago.

All Shane and Heather Hoffman wanted was a good cup of coffee. But it was nearly impossible to find a roasting house in the Algoma region that offered a fresh, tasty cup. So, they started their own.

The Haasen family had to consider some options when their main barn burned to the ground in November, 2011. One of them was to exit the dairy farm industry.

Red tape is having a negative impact on Canadian farmers, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).

Some farmers are finding it harder to access government funding programs since their focus has changed over the years. Temiskaming District farmer Kevin Runnalls said the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp.

Kyla Jansen's farm didn't become environmentally friendly by design. But when you live in a rural area where services are limited, adaptability is your best asset.

Over the last 16 years, beef production on Manitoulin Island has dwindled dramatically, thanks to a tangle of prohibitive food safety regulations and expensive off-Island shipping costs.

Kevin Reed’s ardour for Manitoulin Island was cultivated from a young age, as he spent successive summers growing up on its rocky shores.

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