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.
GRAIN AND DAIRY FARM MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS
Now in its fifth year, this year’s dairy program is being promoted by the Progressive Dairy Operators and the grain farm program is offered in partnership with Grain Farmers of Ontario.
Who should apply?
This program is ideal for individual operators, business partners and intergenerational partners who will benefit by building the vision and strategy for the farm collaborately. Grain farmers are ideally those farms who have a significant portion of their business derived from the grain side of their operation. Farms with grain as well as livestock and other business ventures will find this course relevant.
What will you learn?
– Understand what goes into an effective management action plan and how to build one;
– learn to assess and manage risk in your operation;
– learn to think strategically about your business and the future of your operation;
– find out how business structure impacts your farm business;
– improve your understanding of financial statements and taxation; and
– develop a scorecard to monitor and track your farm’s financial performance.
All sessions will be held at Elmhurst Inn in Ingersoll. Visit the website to register for dairy or grain session at advancedfarmmanagement.ca.
DAIRY CALF HEALTH
The Ontario Association of Bovine Practitioners with help from the OMAFRA Vet Sciences group in Elora has organized an information day for veterinary technicians and auxiliaries on Nov. 16 from 8:30am to 4:30pm at the new Livestock Research and Innovation Centre in Elora.
This is a full day of information on dairy calf health programs. There will be speakers from the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph; classroom, lab and hands on sessions.
Participants can drive to Elora Dairy themselves, or meet at the Holiday Inn Guelph (conference hotel) where shuttles will be available. Contact: Ann Godkin – ann.godkin@ontario.ca or 519-846-3409 or contact Kathy Zurbrigg – Kathy.zurbrigg@ontario.ca or 519-846-3418.
