Experts say bison has more health benefits than beef. CTV’s Tyler Kelaher hears from an Elora farmer who made bison his business.
It is a career that you wouldn't think to look for in post-secondary institutions, but Fanshawe College is the only school in Ontario to offer a professional butchery techniques program, which it first introduced four years ago.
A farmer in Elora is carving out a niche, serving up bison to meat lovers across Waterloo Region.
Stewart Skinner grew up with pigs at his family’s farm near Listowel, as did his wife, Jessica Kelly. So, despite forays into the public sector, the pair were destined to return to the industry they love, to start their own pork operation back in 2015.
A Guelph farm, which looks more like it belongs in Sicily than Southern Ontario, is proving a little bit of land goes a long way.
When Angela Devitt started a small scale flour mill a couple of years ago, she thought she’d created a nice part-time job for herself.
A farm in New Dundee is taking an outdoor approach to raising its pigs, using a technique known as pasture raising.
There are few crops that are as hard on the body as picking asparagus. The process hasn’t changed much in the last few decades, as it is common to see workers hunched over, hand picking the ripe stalks for hours at a time.
As farmers get their crops out of the ground before winter, conservation authorities are hoping for a bigger uptake on conservation farming practices such as planting top cover.
A farm in Erin is one of a few farms in Ontario that breeds water buffalos. Majestic Water Buffalo has up to 30 of the animals on their property.
