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.

Ontario Agricultural Stewardship Initiative third intake opens in August

Ontario Agricultural Stewardship Initiative third intake opens in August

The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership funded Cost-share program to boost sustainability, productivity and competitiveness through Agri-Food energy efficiency projects

Ontario’s Agricultural Stewardship Initiative (ASI)$3 million cost-share program intake opens on Aug. 13 at 9 a.m., helping agriculture, agri-food, and agri-based businesses improve energy efficiency and increase competitiveness, sustainability, and productivity.

Nominations open for Excellence in Agriculture Award

Nominations open for Excellence in Agriculture Award

Provincial award recognizes outstanding achievement of Ontario’s agri-food leaders

Ontario’s 2025 Excellence in Agriculture Award recognizes farmers, food processors, businesses, and industry organizations that promote excellence, sustainability, and long-term competitiveness across 12 categories.




Farming on the floodplain

Farming on the floodplain

How Latvian cattle farmers improve biodiversity with traditional grazing system

A farming couple in Latvia share how they raise Charolais beef cattle on mixed woodland-grassland meadows that flood regularly.

Environmental offsetting contributes to land consolidation: report

Farmers’ access to land both domestically and internationally is being consolidated into the hands of few owners

Carbon offsets, tree planting, and other green initiatives are now significant contributors to the consolidation of farmland and displacement of farmers around the globe, according to a report from agriculture and environmental think-tank International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems (IPES).

Brewing sustainability through land conservation

Brewing sustainability through land conservation

GoodLot Farmstead Brewing Parnters with Credit Valley Conservation and Wilder Climate Solutions to raise funds for land protection initiatives.

GoodLot Farmstead Brewing is teaming up with Credit Valley Conservation (CVC) Foundation and Wilder Climate Solutions to launch Tree Hug, a beer crafted from the sap of Canada’s national tree, the sugar maple