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Improve Soil Health This is part two of our six-part Farm Gate series on soil—the foundation of our …
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A Precious Resource
This is part one of a five-part Farm Gate series on soil—the foundation of our sustainable future. It’s …
Only 100 Acres to Go: Certify Your Hay as Bird-friendly
March 28, 2022 – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is inviting hay growers to delay this year’s hay cut …
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Watershed Farmers Delay the Hay to Protect Grassland Birds
Every year, grassland birds like bobolink and eastern meadowlark build their nests in hay fields across the Credit …
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Good Work Pays Off for Farmers in Peel
In the 1950s, agriculture was practiced on 74 per cent of the land in the Credit River Watershed. …
LDD Lowdown
LDD moth (formerly gypsy moth) has a new name: spongy moth. We continue to use the name LDD …
New Partnership with ALUS Pays Farmers to Protect Nature
March 16, 2022 – Farmers can now receive annual payments to protect and monitor nature on their lands …
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Rural Relationship Advice
Most relationship advice columnists will tell you it’s probably not a good idea to try to change the …
Give an Inch and They’ll Take an Acre
Sometime in the 1700s, someone set sail from Eurasia to North America with the glossy green leaves and …
Everyone Has a Reason To Plant Trees
Plant Trees on Your Property Whether you want to reduce your property taxes, add beauty and privacy, decrease …
Keeping Fall Colourful
Among the many perks of countryside living is witnessing the sweeping display of fall tree colour right from …
Bringing the Magic Back to Second Creek
It is said that brook trout were once so common in parts of the Credit River that you …
Good Things Come to Those Who Wait
They say patience is a virtue. For hay growers who delay the hay cut, it also helps save …
A Roadmap to Rural Life
You’ve made the choice to leave behind the bustling city life for the sprawling countryside. Once you’ve settled into your …
Cover Crop Funding for Farmers
Cover crops are planted in between growing seasons to protect soil. They prevent erosion and nutrient loss, increase nitrogen …
Protecting Herd Health Creates New Opportunities for Stewardship
Gillian Northgrave can’t imagine life without cows. Since 1991, she has grazed beef cattle on her bucolic farm …
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How to Be Water Wise
Recent rain has brought relief from the hot, dry weather that broke records across Canada. But don’t let …
Life Partnerships
Pollinators sustain life. Without them, we would not be able to sustain agricultural food production. Ecosystems would perish. Pollinators …
Stop Invasive Species Before They Spread
Join us for an interactive scavenger hunt to discover if you have invasive species on your property. Learn about programs and …
Keep Chick-a-dee-dee on Repeat
Can you imagine no longer hearing the cheerful “chick-a-dee-dee-dee” of the black-capped chickadee? These little forest-dwelling birds are …
Managing LDD Moths
Have you seen this caterpillar? If you have, it’s likely you’ve seen more than one. This is the …