Weather guide – for Aug. 30, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes ONTARIO Sept. 5-11:Mainly sunny with highs often in the 20s in the south but one or two cooler, blustery days bring periodic rain. Frost threatens northern areas. Sept. 12-18:Mostly pleasant apart from scattered rain activity on a couple of days this week. Seasonal to mild temperatures. Frost patches north. Sept. 19-25:Frost central and north, otherwise […] Read more

GUIDE WEATHER – for May. 10, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes ONTARIO May 23-29: Changeable and blustery at times. Shower or thunderstorm activity on a couple days, risk severe in places. Seasonal to warm south, cool, showery, frost threat northwest. May 30-June 5: Mainly sunny with highs in the 20s, except cooler near the lakes and northwest. Scattered showers or thunderstorms, possibly heavy in places. June […] Read more


Smart, But Very Wrong

Reading Time: 2 minutes desk In the late 1800s, when Gottfried Daimler built the world s first automobile by mounting an engine on the back end of a stagecoach, you can bet his neighbours thought he was wasting his time. Daimler must have wondered himself. But then a decade later, Daimler met Karl Benz, and together they convinced themselves […] Read more

Weather – for Mar. 22, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Ontario Apr. 4-10: Temperatures climb to double digits in the south but with a frost risk at night. Blustery. Cooler with melting in the north but with sub-zero lows. Expect considerable sunshine this week but rain occurs on two or three occasions in the south, mixed with heavier snow in central and northern areas. Apr. […] Read more


Crystal Clear continued – for Mar. 8, 2010

Reading Time: 3 minutes Twenty-five years after they signed the papers to take over the farm, the Gilmer brothers at South Mountain in eastern Ontario knew it was time to get serious about passing down the family farm to the next generation. Richard was ready to retire from farming. In fact, he had already bought a retirement home close […] Read more

GUIDE WEATHER – for Feb. 8, 2010

Reading Time: 2 minutes ONTARIO Feb. 14-20: Some thawing occurs on a few days in southern regions. Otherwise temperatures vary from seasonal to cold. Bright skies but look for some snow on two or three occasions. Chance of rain in the south. Feb. 21-27: Fair weather will interchange with occasional snow, mixed with rain south. Chance of heavy precipitation […] Read more


GUIDE WEATHER – for Dec. 6, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes ONTARIO Dec. 13-19: Look for fair skies and seasonable to mild temperatures on several days this week. Some thawing in the south. On colder, blustery days expect occasional snow, with a chance of rain in the south. Dec. 20-26: Blustery days bring variable temperatures, occasionally trending to the mild side. Mostly fair but expect some […] Read more

GUIDE WEATHER – for Nov. 9, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes ONTARIO Nov. 15-21: Temperatures fluctuate as colder air advances southward bringing intermittent snow north and rain south. Chance of heavy precipitation in a few areas. Windy from time to time. Nov. 22-28: Windy and colder outbreaks bring snow on two or three occasions central and north, but rain in the southwest. Chance of heavier precipitation. […] Read more


GUIDE WEATHER – for Oct. 12, 2009

Reading Time: 2 minutes ONTARIO Oct. 18-24: Fair skies overall with some rain but a weather system threatens with heavier rain on a couple days. Blustery at times. Seasonal to mild but with frost patches, mostly central and north. Oct. 25-31: Unsettled on two or three days this week with occasional rain and brisk winds. Temperatures trend to the […] Read more

to manage your value chain better

Reading Time: < 1 minute In truth, few of us really even consider it. Despite all the talk about refocusing our businesses on the consumer, it s a tough sell. It already takes all our time to get as efficient as possible in the field and in the barn, plus looking after all the endless demands of farming, from working […] Read more