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Lambton Farmer Reaps Benefits of No-till Agriculture

Mike Belan and his family made a decision in 1991 would have a profound impact on their Oil Springs-area family farm. Breaking with tradition, the family – including Mike’s father Mike Belan Sr. and uncle Tony Belan – decided to

Jack Greydanus explains Enniskillen Pepper deal with Tilray Canada When Jack Greydanus started cultivating peppers at Enniskillen Pepper in 2004, the average greenhouse operation in Canada was 6 acres, or 260,000 square feet. Now, almost 15 years later, the operation

Members of Lambton County’s agricultural community are trying to bridge the gap between urban and rural and producer and consumer. Farmers this week fanned out into Sarnia-Lambton classrooms, about a dozen speaking before 27 different school groups. The purpose was

Mike Belan is focusing on improving soil health to propel the farm forward.

Cucumbers, tomatoes & peppers are the most common greenhouse produce that is grown. But did you know that some of those greenhouses rely on other farmers to grow the seedlings? That is where we meet Jodi & Adrian Roelands on

Switching the farm operation from conventional tillage to 100 per cent no-till was more of a financial decision, says Mike Belan, a cash crop farmer in Lambton County. Driven by high interest rates at the time, “Dad and my uncle

It wasn’t an easy start into the greenhouse business for Roelands Plant’s owners. The Roelands bought a 100-acre farm in 2013 where they built a four-acre greenhouse. They went 13 per cent over budget. And since they couldn’t afford to

Adrian and Jodi Roelands, owners of Roelands Plant Farms near Forest, have been named Ontario’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2016. The couple that owns the expanding greenhouse operation on Douglas Line will compete in a national event that recognizes excellence