Farmland in southwestern Ontario’s Wellington County has come under threat as urban expansion threatens prime agricultural land.
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Wellington County farmers push back as urban expansion threatens prime farmland
Proposed boundary changes, driven by growth targets and development pressures, could convert hundreds of acres of high-quality farm land
Why does farm country keep voting blue?
Ford’s government policies are strategically unfriendly to agriculture
Why does rural Ontario continue to vote blue, when the Progressive Conservative policies are inherently against agriculture?
GFO members bring land planning and protection concerns to annual meeting
Fertilizer and carbon tax relief remain ongoing issues
Grain farmer concerns on land use and planning gained traction against ongoing fertilizer pricing and carbon tax issues. Brendan Byrne, Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) chair, and CEO Crosby Devitt fielded questions on what measures the organization was taking toward agricultural land protection and intensification planning to address increasing housing pressure during the organization’s annual […] Read more
Ontario government’s Bill 23 accelerates concern about loss of farmland
More Homes Built Faster Act will allow new house builds on protected lands
After four years of rolling back protective Greenbelt legislation, the Ontario government’s More Homes Built Faster Act is opening acres for urban development. The Greenbelt was established in 2005 to protect environmentally sensitive lands and farmland from urban development but the recently announced act, known as Bill 23, will remove 7,400 acres from protection. Wayne […] Read more