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
OMAFRA LAUNCHES ONLINE LEARNING MODULES
There are 4 online modules that can effectively and efficiently provide you with the convenience of learning at your own pace. Each course is approximately 30 minutes in length.
1. Board Governance – This module will cover valuable information that will help you establish an effective governing body for your organization.
2. Volunteer Management – This module will cover valuable information on how to recruit, organize and develop strong and effective volunteers.
3. Policies and Procedures – This module will cover information that will demonstrate the importance of policies and procedures, distinguish the difference between policies and procedures and discover how to develop them.
4. Conflict management – This module will cover key information that will help identify conflict in an organization. It will show that conflict is common, identify causes of conflict in organizations and the use of strategies to resolve conflicts toward positive outcomes.
Take the courses at http://goo.gl/1UvsVX
COMMUNITY FOOD HUB EVALUATION GUIDE
Supported by the OMAFRA-University of Guelph Research Partnership, Erin Nelson and Karen Landman have developed a practical guide aimed at helping community food hubs conduct evaluation work.
The information and suggestions provided in the guide are based largely on conversations with representatives of community food hubs that have proven track-records of success – both in terms of their overall operations, and in implementing effective evaluation strategies. The insights offered by these experts in the field are complemented by information from the literature available on evaluation.
Please go to http://goo.gl/5NVXmJ to download the guide.
SHAKESPEARE SWINE SEMINAR 2015
Attention Swine Producers! The 2015 Shakespeare Swine Seminar is on Sept. 23 at the Shakespeare Community Centre in Shakespeare.
Topics include: loose housing and high sow productivity and if they can co-exist; increasing employee engagement; PED eradication; new livestock medicine rules in the U.S.; load out designs from a producer and additional topics relevant to the pork industry.
Cost: $30 or $25 if pre-registered by Sept. 22. Call OMAFRA at: 1-877-424-1300 or Ontario Pork at: 1-877-668-7675 or visit http://goo.gl/ebwm6q.
