Cattle mill in the knee-deep grasslands within the Grey-Dufferin Community Pasture in mid-June 2025. Photo: Beef Farmers of Ontario

Ontario cattle groups pioneer community pastures through first-ever public land lease agreements

New leasing model in Lambton County transforms conservation lands into sustainable grazing pastures with long-term environmental and farm sector benefits.

Lambton Cattlemen’s Association and Grey-Dufferin Community Pasture veer off the beaten path into conservation authority and municipal land leases to develop new community pastures within the St. Clair River Conservation Authority and Dufferin County.

Prime Minister Mark Carney answers a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Photo: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via ZUMA Press

Carney’s new green agenda

Experts suspect the new PM’s approach to the environment will be informed by his corporate roots

While some say Justin Trudeau’s government had a much more hands-on approach to environmental issues, appearing to favour deterrents over incentives, the Carney government’s strategy may be more restrained and integrated with its economic agenda.





Drive for production weakens resilience of farming systems: study

Drive for production weakens resilience of farming systems: study

Researchers say sector should strive for environmental heterogeneity

The drive for greater productivity in agriculture has led to an unprecedented level of food security for much of the world. But according to an article published by the journal Nature in September, that has come at the expense of environmental stability, making it more difficult to sustain high productivity.