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100 ISSUES STRONG
It's hard to believe, but Small Farm Canada magazine has now published 100 issues of the magazine. Time flies when you are having fun! Read more
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Small Farm Canada Annual Seed Guide
The seed guide can help you find open-pollinated, untreated, pesticide-free, ecological, endangered, certified organic, rare, and heirloom varieties. Read more
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Small Farm Canada publication acquired by Farms.com
The acquisition of Small Farm Canada enhances Farms.com’s expanding portfolio of media and publishing products and services for the agriculture and food industries. Read more
NEWS
Canadian Government supports Indigenous agriculture initiatives
The Canadian government commits to supporting indigenous agriculture projects. Read more
Aid for farmers and agribusiness adopting clean technologies
Minister Carr announced a program open to applicants to help farmers and agri-businesses develop and adopt clean technologies including more efficient grain dryers. Read more
Cover Crop Webinar Series
A series of free, practical webinars is being hosted with experienced farmers and technical specialists presented by Soils at Guelph, GFO, OMAFRA and OSCIA. Read more
Tool aids farmers to better manage extreme weather events
The Government of Canada is working with the agricultural sector to equip farmers with tools they need to proactively manage and mitigate risks associated with extreme weather events Read more
Cover Crop Webinar Series
A series of free, practical webinars is being hosted with experienced farmers and technical specialists presented by Soils at Guelph, GFO, OMAFRA and OSCIA. Read more
MyLand Regenerative Ag Solution
"Soil-as-a-Service" strategy extracts live, natural and native microorganisms straight from the grower's soil. Read more
FEATURES
Grain elevator comes down as saddened community watches
Community saddened as it watches the last Saskatchewan Wheat Pool grain elevator in Meacham, Sask. came down on June 8. Read more
Counting hay bales will help you sleep at night
(and not in the way you think.) Read more
Power to the people at Trick Farm
Micro hydro is just one of many traditional forms of production at this Huron Country property Read more
Keeping bugs away
Regular contributor Janet Wallace has a look at what works and what doesn’t. Read more
Day of the Triffids? No, it’s Day of the Goldenrod!
Five ways goldenrod (or the undead weed on your own farm) is like a zombie movie. Read more
Notes from the Larkspur Supper Club
The Canadian collective in a time of peril
As the countryside gradually locked down, I watched my neighbourhood revert to familiar patterns of self-care that I have seen over my lifetime: checking on the elderly, distributing essentials, sharing and volunteering. Read more
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Poultry
Raising happy chickens
What is happiness to a bird? Living out its days scratching, pecking, drinking, eating, clucking, and (if you’re a hen) laying eggs? Amy Hogue has a few tips that will keep your flock happy and healthy. Read more
Home butchering 101
It’s important to ensure everything is set up ahead of time, using a well thought out assembly-line system so the job runs smoothly from start to finish. Read more
A poultry success story
Merrifield Farms is an excellent example of small farm innovation and excellence Read more
Could your birds make you sick?
Regular contributor Amy Hogue, looks at five health risks that could be living in your coop Read more
