Beef Farmers of Ontario president, Craig McLaughlin, left, and Jeff Wichtel, Dean of Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, right, present veterinarian student Hope Grootenboer, County of Thunder Bay, centre, with a $2,000 grant during the Ontario Federation of Agriculture's annual general meeting, Nov. 25, 2025. Photo: Diana Martin

Ontario farmers support scholarships for veterinary students

Awards given to nine students in veterinary medicine and veterinary technology programs

Nine Ontario veterinary medicine and veterinary technology students were announced as the first-ever recipients of a scholarship created by Ontario farmers to support the next generation of animal health professionals.

Young girl frustrated and screaming.

Shouting into the void

How do we help government recognize agriculture’s true potential?

Investments in a sector as diverse and diffuse as agriculture could help insulate the wider economy from singular shocks.



Ontario 4-H Foundation trustee, Bill Zwambag, left, and canoe builder, Ron McRae, right, presented raffle winner Danny Jefferies with the 15 foot handcrafted cedar canoe at the Idlerton Fair on Sept. 28, 2025. The raffle raised $14,580 for the Ontario 4-H Foundation's Stanley Knapp Resource Development Endowment Fund.

Ontario 4-H canoe raffle raises funds and awareness

Handmade canoe a labour of love and recognition for 4-H founder

Ontario 4-H Foundations raised $14,580 for the Stanley Knapp Resource Development Endowment Fund with a handmade cedar canoe raffle, which was drawn at the Ilderton Fair.