Farm and landowner information

Kenilworth farmer Stuart Wright is helping his peers across the province to find and adopt practices that are in tune with   the environment and improve water quality.
He has received a 2017 Watershed Award from the Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) for his work in supporting local chapters of the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA). Wright and his extended family at Wrighthaven Farms in Kenilworth, north of Arthur, have worked on many conservation...
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Here are a few tips to give the trees you plant this spring the best chance of survival, so that they are tall and strong in 50 years when Canada celebrates its 200th anniversary.
Every year the landowners of the Grand River watershed collectively plant tens of thousands of trees. These trees help to restore the natural environment by protecting water quality in streams and rivers, providing wildlife corridors and purifying the air we breathe.
Unpredictable weather patterns...
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Gardeners know first-hand that the weather has always been unpredictable, but the new normal under climate change has shown increased temperatures and more extreme weather events. 
In 2016, they dealt with dry weather beginning in May, followed by heavy deluges of rain in August. The best way to adapt a garden to a changing climate is to build resilience into your landscape. At the same time, gardeners can play an important role in helping the natural environment cope...
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The Grand River Conservation Authority’s Managing Trees on your Property workshop will answer questions landowners have about trees and help them to develop skills and strategies to maintain and improve their trees.
The free day-long event for landowners will take place on Saturday, March 4, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the GRCA head office, 400 Clyde Rd., Cambridge.
GRCA forestry staff, along with experts from Pollination Guelph and other agencies will speak about...
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Pollinators will be grateful if you give them places to snuggle up for a cozy winter.
While some, such as monarch butterflies, head south, most stick around to endure freezing temperatures, just like the rest of us.
Honey bees generate enough heat to survive the winter by clustering together in their hive and eating the honey they produced during the summer.
Mourning cloak butterflies find sheltered spots for winter. Their metabolism slows down to conserve energy through...
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