Farm

Clayton Hern and Brian McGavin earned top honours at last week's Huron County Plowing Match for their prowess in the Junior and Senior divisions, respectively, with many others turning heads as well over the course of the two days near Seaforth.

On Saturday morning, Lucknow's annual Antique Tractor Parade plowed its way through town once again, filling the air with the rumbling music of history's greatest farm machine in action.

Reigning Queen of the Furrow (QOTF) Mackenzie Terpstra is having lots of fun getting ready for the upcoming Huron County Plowing Match (HCPM) at the Dodds farm outside of Seaforth.

While she's still only just 14 years old, Jillian Simpson has crammed a tremendous amount of experience into the last year as she has served the Huron Plowmen's Association - and its annual Huron County Plowing Match - as its Princess.

Profiles for the contestants for the 2025 Princess and Queen of the Furrow competitions at this year's Huron County Plowing Match.

When interviewing Huron County Plowmen's Association President Steve Hallahan about the upcoming Huron County Plowing Match, The Citizen was tipped off about Ethan Price: a tractor-savvy young man with a true enthusiasm for vintage machines.

This is Morris-Turnberry Mayor Jamie Heffer's first full year as Huron County Warden, and that means it's also his first time co-hosting the Huron County Plowing Match (HCPM).

At this year's Huron County Plowing Match, the relationship between the Huron Plowmen's Association and the Huron Soil and Crop Improvement Association continues with another innovative and dynamic presentation at the match.

It's been about 175 years since the Dodds family first started farming in this area, which means it's time for the family to finally host the Huron County Plowing Match (HCPM).

The rhythm of Huron County is the rhythm of the seasons - this is a place where the land itself still shapes daily life for a lot of people.

While many young Canadians chose to spend their Civic Holiday loafing, the best and brightest young dairy handlers in Ontario chose to spend this particular mid-summer Monday strutting their stuff with perfectly-prepped calves and heifers at the 2025...

Ashleigh Scott of Blyth has earned her ticket to the 2025 Western Dressage World Championship Show in Guthrie, Oklahoma next month, but, for a variety of reasons, she won't be punching it.

Grassroots Pizza in Lucknow hosted a sold-out event on Thursday, July 17 featuring a panel discussion and meal focused on the contributions of Ontario's wartime Farmerettes - young women who worked on farms during the Second World War.

It's been 50 years since the first issue of The Rural Voice hit Huron County newsstands, and the world of agriculture sure has changed a lot since then. Just flip through one of the magazine's early issues...

A history of Howson and Howson on the eve of its 150th anniversary.

In celebration of National Dairy Month, The Citizen has once again sent a scout to the farm of a Blyth-based family willing to spend a little time educating a local reporter on the ins and outs of a modern Canadian dairy farm.