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Rich in Agriculture, Poor in food

This past week I attended a Kitchen Table Conversations in Clinton. My wife and I were two of only about seven people who attended. It was the last of 5 meetings held in the past two weeks across Huron County. There were two reps from the local food banks in attendance. It was interesting to learn about how the system operates and what their challenges are. They were "pleased" to see that the number of clients have increased. "Pleased" because the… Continue

Added by Wayne Black on May 29, 2010 at 3:45pm — No Comments

Funding initiatives

This past summer has been an interesting one along the lakeshore. Living and farming in the Ashfield Twp area is particularly interesting each summer due to the influx of tourists that bring their stress and frustrations to the lakeshore for some quality recharge time. Smooth washing waves, romantic sunsets, green fields of crops, quiet countryside and tourist events.

In order to keep them coming some people suggest we need to improve our environmental standards when it comes to water… Continue

Added by Wayne Black on September 26, 2009 at 2:00am — 1 Comment

REACH Grand Opening Gala and Open House

This past week I was fortunate enough to participate in two events at the new Regional Equine & Agricultural Centre of Huron. The first was the "black tie" Gala for invited guests in the new Riding Arena on Thursday night. A great list of sponsors made it a fabulous entertaining night that people will be talking about for quite a while. Not very often something like this happens in Huron County. The REACH staff made sure everything was as close to perfect as possible. It was also quite… Continue

Added by Wayne Black on September 12, 2009 at 2:04pm — 2 Comments

Agriculture Headlines from Farms.com Canada East News - click on title for full story

Massive Fire Damages Hawkeye Pride Egg Farm in Northern Iowa

A devastating fire at a major Iowa egg farm underscores the risks facing large poultry operations and the challenges of emergency response in rural areas.

Broadband Access is a Defining Issue for Rural Canada’s Future

With farm technology, broadband access is no longer optional, and rural Canada is demanding action.

Rural Canada Is an Economic Powerhouse that Policymakers Need to Build Upon

Rural Canada’s people, resources, and exports are driving the national economy, and a new report says policy must finally reflect that reality.

Avi Lewis wins federal NDP leadership

An NDP government under Lewis would expand Farm Credit Canada’s mandate

Will the USDA Acreage/Stocks Report provide a Market Surprise?

Overview of weekly farm and commodity trends for the week of March 23 to 27 highlighting USDA acreage surprises, crop stress, energy driven markets, biofuel demand, livestock outlook and what may happen in the week ahead.

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