A weekly report prepared by the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). If you require further information, regarding this report, call the Elora Resource Centre at 519-846-0941. Office hours: 8:30am to 4:30pm. For technical information, call the Agricultural Information Contact Centre at 1-877-424-1300 or visit the OMAFRA website: www.ontario.ca/omafra.
Municipal Agriculture Economic Development And Planning Forum
An opportunity for those involved in municipal and local economic development or planning who have agriculture and food (farming, food processing, agri-tourism, agri-business sector, and agri-entrepreneurship) in their portfolio to network, share successes, experience agriculture in Halton Region.
Learn about resources targeted to the agricultural sector at the Municipal Agriculture Economic Development and Planning Forum Oct. 18 to 19, 9am to 5pm.
Day 1: Full day premium bus tour featuring visits to Chudleigh’s, Springridge Farm where a Ploughman’s lunch will be enjoyed, Terre Bleu Lavender Farm and more. Enjoy a dinner by Fat Cat Catering and networking at Country Heritage Park.
Day 2: Full day of speakers including:
– Young and Farming—there is a new breed of farmer coming along and they mean business presented by Andrew Campbell (Fresh Air Farmer)
For more information, visit headwatersb2b.ca/News/municipal-agriculture-economic-development-planning-forum/ or call Paul Bowers at 519-826-3237 or Carolyn Puterbough 705-324-6126.
New Publications
Best Management Practices — Infosheets
Available in print from ontario.ca/publications.
– Adding Organic Amendments (AF153);
– Buffer Strips (AF155);
– Cropland Retirement (AF163);
– Erosion Control Structures (AF165);
– Field Windbreaks (AF167);
– No-Till for Soil Health (AF173);
– Rotation of Agronomic Crops (AF181);
– Soil Erosion by Water (AF191);
– Subsurface Drainage (AF185);
– Wind Strips (AF187); and
– Winter Cover Crops (AF189).
New factsheets available in English and French:
– 17-013 Raising Dairy Goat Buck Kids – omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/goat/facts/17-013.htm;
– 17-015 Mutual Agreement Drains – omafra.gov.on.ca/english/engineer/facts/17-015.htm;
– 17-017 Antimicrobial Resistance in Agriculture (Replaces 13-077) – omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/animalcare/amr/facts/17-017.htm; and
– 17-021 Managing Minor Phosphorus Leaks in Greenhouses – omafra.gov.on.ca/english/engineer/facts/17-021.htm.
Available online and in print at Publications Ontario in mid-September:
– 17-019 Lighting for Poultry with Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs); and
– 17-025 Programs and Services for Ontario Farmers (replaces 16-045).
COMING EVENTS:
– Oct. 5 to 9 – Erin Fair (Erin Agricultural Society). For more information, call Eileen Brown at 519-833-2808 or visit erinfair.com.
– Oct. 12 – Getting Cattle Onto Cover Crops, Newstadt/Hanover. There are no registration fees, but register early to secure a spot by contacting the Agricultural Information Contact Centre by phone 1-877-424-1300 or by email at ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca.
