Sunday, January 9, 2011

INTERESTING ARTICLE FROM ONTARIO FEDERATION OF AGRICULTURE

"Soil is as important to a farmer as a voice is to a singer or a speaker. The OFA has taken the position, unpopular at times, to preserve our good agricultural land and its soil for farming now and in the future.
 There’s an area in Dufferin County that has a special soil suited to potato production known as Honeywood soils. It is unique. Combined with the soils are infrastructure investments by farmers in specialized equipment, storage, packaging and processing facilities.
 However, that area of the province is also home to another specialized product – aggregates, more commonly known as stones, sand and gravel..."

For the entire article click on this link:

http://www.ofa.on.ca/index.php?p=238&a=2082

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