Strength in Numbers Countryside Stewardship Mail / Agriculture, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, July 19, 2023 Importance of Biological Diversity Did you know that across Ontario, almost 70 per cent of all farmland is used … Strength in Numbers Continue Reading
Spring Showers Bring Erosion Powers Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers, Gardening, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Erosion to Look Out For Soil erosion is a natural process in which soil is picked up and … Spring Showers Bring Erosion Powers Continue Reading
Meet the Murphys Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Participant and Partner Features / Wednesday, August 10, 2022 How They Protect The Health of Their Farm Murphy Meadow Farms is a multi-generational family farm located just outside … Meet the Murphys Continue Reading
Keep Soil Rooted Countryside Stewardship Mail / Agriculture, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, June 1, 2022 Roots Support Plant Growth This is part four of our five-part Farm Gate series on soil—the foundation of our … Keep Soil Rooted Continue Reading
Do Not Disturb Countryside Stewardship Mail / Agriculture, Farmers, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, May 18, 2022 Limiting Soil Disturbance Promotes Healthy Soil Structure This is part three of our five-part Farm Gate series on … Do Not Disturb Continue Reading
Cover It Up Countryside Stewardship Mail / Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, May 4, 2022 Improve Soil Health This is part two of our five-part Farm Gate series on soil—the foundation of our … Cover It Up Continue Reading
A Precious Resource Countryside Stewardship Mail / Agriculture, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Wednesday, April 6, 2022 It’s More than Dirt This is part one of a five-part Farm Gate series on soil—the foundation of … A Precious Resource Continue Reading
Only 100 Acres to Go: Certify Your Hay as Bird-friendly Media Release, News Room / Bird-Friendly Certified Hay, Farmers, Farmers and Equine Operators, Green Your Property, Rural Landowners / Monday, March 28, 2022 March 28, 2022 – Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) is inviting hay growers to delay this year’s hay cut … Only 100 Acres to Go: Certify Your Hay as Bird-friendly Continue Reading
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
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
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
Earth Day Food for Thought: Farming for Conservation Conversations / Farmers, Rural Landowners, Rural Water Quality Program / Thursday, April 22, 2021 The Credit River Watershed is a working landscape. Over 50 per cent of the land in the northern … Earth Day Food for Thought: Farming for Conservation 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