Watershed Farmers Delay the Hay to Protect Grassland Birds Conversations / Bird-Friendly Certified Hay, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Grassland, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Friday, March 25, 2022 Every year, grassland birds like bobolink and eastern meadowlark build their nests in hay fields across the Credit … Watershed Farmers Delay the Hay to Protect Grassland Birds Continue Reading
Good Work Pays Off for Farmers in Peel Conversations / Agriculture, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Partnership Project, Peel, Rural Water Quality Program / Thursday, March 17, 2022 In the 1950s, agriculture was practiced on 74 per cent of the land in the Credit River Watershed. … Good Work Pays Off for Farmers in Peel Continue Reading
LDD Lowdown Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, March 16, 2022 LDD moth (formerly gypsy moth) has a new name: spongy moth. We continue to use the name LDD … LDD Lowdown Continue Reading
New Partnership with ALUS Pays Farmers to Protect Nature Media Release, News Room / Agriculture, Best Practice, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Peel, Rural Water Quality Program / Wednesday, March 16, 2022 March 16, 2022 – Farmers can now receive annual payments to protect and monitor nature on their lands … New Partnership with ALUS Pays Farmers to Protect Nature Continue Reading
Rural Relationship Advice Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers and Equine Operators, Gardening, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners, Septic System, Wells / Wednesday, February 16, 2022 Most relationship advice columnists will tell you it’s probably not a good idea to try to change the … Rural Relationship Advice Continue Reading
Give an Inch and They’ll Take an Acre Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers and Equine Operators, Gardening, Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Rural Landowners / Thursday, October 14, 2021 Invasive Species Spotlight Sometime in the 1700s, someone set sail from Eurasia to North America with the glossy … Give an Inch and They’ll Take an Acre Continue Reading
Everyone Has a Reason To Plant Trees Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers and Equine Operators, Grants, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners, Tree Planting / Wednesday, October 6, 2021 Plant Trees on Your Property Whether you want to reduce your property taxes, add beauty and privacy, decrease … Everyone Has a Reason To Plant Trees Continue Reading
Keeping Fall Colourful Countryside Stewardship Mail / Caledon, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, September 29, 2021 Autumn is a Spectacle Among the many perks of countryside living is witnessing the sweeping display of fall … Keeping Fall Colourful Continue Reading
Bringing the Magic Back to Second Creek Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers and Equine Operators, Fish, Green Your Property, Restoration, Restoration Project, Rural Landowners, Terra Cotta / Wednesday, September 15, 2021 Protecting Brook Trout It is said that brook trout were once so common in parts of the Credit … Bringing the Magic Back to Second Creek Continue Reading
Good Things Come to Those Who Wait Countryside Stewardship Mail / Bird-Friendly Certified Hay, Birds, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Grassland, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, September 1, 2021 They say patience is a virtue. For hay growers who delay the hay cut, it also helps save … Good Things Come to Those Who Wait Continue Reading
A Roadmap to Rural Life Countryside Stewardship Mail / Bird-Friendly Certified Hay, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Private Landowner Tree Planting Program, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, August 18, 2021 You’ve made the choice to leave behind the bustling city life for the sprawling countryside. Once you’ve settled into your … A Roadmap to Rural Life Continue Reading
Protecting Herd Health Creates New Opportunities for Stewardship Countryside Stewardship Mail / Best Practice, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Participant and Partner Features, Rural Landowners / Friday, July 23, 2021 Gillian Northgrave can’t imagine life without cows. Since 1991, she has grazed beef cattle on her bucolic farm … Protecting Herd Health Creates New Opportunities for Stewardship Continue Reading
How to Be Water Wise Countryside Stewardship Mail / Climate Change, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, July 21, 2021 Conserve Water on Your Property Recent rain has brought relief from the hot, dry weather that broke records … How to Be Water Wise Continue Reading
Life Partnerships Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Landscaping for Pollinators, Pollinators, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Pollinators Sustain Life Without pollinators, we would not be able to sustain agricultural food production. Ecosystems would perish. … Life Partnerships Continue Reading
Stop Invasive Species Before They Spread Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Monday, June 21, 2021 Join us for an interactive scavenger hunt to discover if you have invasive species on your property. Learn about programs and … Stop Invasive Species Before They Spread Continue Reading
Keep Chick-a-dee-dee on Repeat Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Monday, June 21, 2021 Create a Forest Management Plan Can you imagine no longer hearing the cheerful “chick-a-dee-dee-dee” of the black-capped chickadee? … Keep Chick-a-dee-dee on Repeat Continue Reading
Managing LDD Moths Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Invasive Species, Rural Landowners / Tuesday, June 8, 2021 Have you seen this caterpillar? If you have, it’s likely you’ve seen more than one. This is the … Managing LDD Moths Continue Reading
Preparedness is the Best Defense Countryside Stewardship Mail / Climate Change, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Over 500 local governments across Canada have declared a climate emergency. At least six municipalities within the Credit River … Preparedness is the Best Defense Continue Reading
“Delay the Hay” with CVC to Protect Grassland Birds Media Release, News Room / Bird-Friendly Certified Hay, Farmers and Equine Operators, Landscaping for Birds, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, May 5, 2021 May 5, 2021 – In celebration of World Migratory Bird Day on May 8, Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) … “Delay the Hay” with CVC to Protect Grassland Birds Continue Reading
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire Countryside Stewardship Mail / Controlled Burn, Farmers and Equine Operators, Grassland, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, April 28, 2021 Ecosystem restoration is an adaptive process. Sometimes it uses methods that seem more destructive than restorative. Fire has … Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire Continue Reading
New Approach to a Countryside Tradition Countryside Stewardship Mail / Agriculture, Best Practice, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, April 14, 2021 If you have a keen eye and are of a certain vintage, you may notice farmers are changing … New Approach to a Countryside Tradition Continue Reading